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How to Get Airport Lounge Access: The Best Memberships to Sign Up For
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Airports can be stressful to navigate, especially the busiest ones. The best way to find calm within the chaos—and generally enhance your preflight experience—is to seek refuge in an airport lounge. In addition to personal space, power outlets, and free Wi-Fi, airport lounges may offer amenities like full-service cocktail bars, gourmet food spreads, showers, micro-spas, design-forward relaxation areas, and dedicated work zones.
Once upon a time, airport lounge access was exclusive to those holding business- or first-class tickets. But times have changed. Nowadays, entry is granted by simply having the right credit card or buying your way in. To make your next preflight experience or layover an enjoyable one, here are the best airport lounge memberships and passes out there—and how to get them.
As the world’s largest independent airport lounge program, Priority Pass offers access to more than 1,400 lounges in more than 600 cities across 148 countries, making it the most worthwhile lounge membership. (The network’s app makes it easy to search for lounges by global airport code and terminals.)
Priority Pass does not actually own and operate airport lounges but rather consolidates them through a single membership program. Making things a bit complicated, about 100 of the Priority Pass lounges are part of another cohort called Plaza Premium Group (PPG). PPG operates its own network of lounges plus numerous airline-branded lounges. PPG’s proprietary lounges are bundled into Priority Pass membership, but these lounges can also be accessed by purchasing day passes for those who don’t have a Priority Pass membership.
There are two main ways to become a member of Priority Pass. The first is buying a membership outright. There are three levels of membership—Standard, Standard Plus, and Prestige—all of which have an annual membership fee and charge for guests.
The second—and more optimal—way of obtaining a Priority Pass membership is getting complimentary membership through a credit card. This second avenue is far more cost-effective. Why? The cost of Prestige membership is in the ballpark of the annual fee commanded by most premium credit
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