Would You Pay 300 Euros For Access to an Airport Lounge?
Most travelers would agree that spending time in a place where you can relax on comfortable furniture, enjoy refreshments, use clean washrooms where you can take a shower, access the Internet via fast Wi-Fi service, and read a magazine or watch some television is superior to waiting for a flight at a gate crowded with noisy people…
…but how much would you pay for the privilege?
Depending on…
My First Time in an Admirals Club Lounge — and The Verdict Is…
Part of the benefit of flying as a passenger on an international itinerary in the business class cabin aboard an airplane operated by American Airlines is access to Admirals Club lounges — and my first stop once I arrived at the international airport which serves the greater Atlanta metropolitan area for an early morning flight to my first stop in Miami was the Admirals Club lounge.
Upon walking through the doors of the Admirals Club…
Save Up to 40 Percent on Priority Pass Membership 2019 For the First Year
If you are tired of dealing with the hustle and bustle of waiting in a public space at an airport prior to boarding the airplane for your flight, you are in luck: you can save up to 40 percent on Priority Pass off of your first year of membership — depending on which of three plans you choose — to enjoy access to the sanctuary of greater than 1,300 lounges and restaurants at airports around the world regardless of airline flown or class of ticket…
…but you must…
Only $266 Compensation for Being Trapped in a Toilet Stall, Missed Flight and Holiday With Family, Downgraded on Another Flight, Assisting in Medical Emergency and No In-Flight Entertainment?
After the in-flight entertainment system was inoperable during a transatlantic flight, a doctor assisted a passenger with a medical emergency during one flight before being trapped in the toilet room of an airport lounge, which caused the doctor to miss the next flight — which led to missing a holiday meal with family members — and was downgraded from a seat in the premium class cabin to a seat in the economy class cabin on a different flight…
…and the total compensation which was initially offered by the airline was $350.00 in Canadian dollars — which is worth…
Access Restriction to The Club Airport Lounges September 2019
If you plan to access one of the airport lounges in The Club network during your travels, note that a new restriction has been added: entry into one of the participating airport lounges will be permitted only within three hours prior to departure effective as of Sunday, September 1, 2019.
Go to the official Internet web sites of any of the airport lounges listed below — all of which are linked for your convenience — and the following sentence appears under the Conditions section…
Alaska Airlines Lounge Membership Rates Increasing in August 2019
Following the lead of Delta Sky Club, Admirals Club and United Club — which are the official airport lounges of Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines respectively — a price increase for membership for access to Alaska Airlines airport lounges has been officially announced, to be effective as of Friday, August 30, 2019.
Although membership rates for Alaska Lounge membership will increase at the end of next month, the rates…
Photographs of the Airport Lounge With an Infinity Swimming Pool
An airport lounge is for someone who has either paid for — or earned — the privilege to escape from the crowds of the terminals and gates while simultaneously indulging in such amenities as food and beverages, comfortable places to relax, cleaner and more stylish washrooms with shower facilities, an assortment of reading materials, access to better Wi-Fi and other technologies, and a view of the airport where one can simply watch airplanes either take off or land…
…but one airport lounge also offers an unusual amenity: an infinity pool in which to swim. That lounge is the…
United Club Membership Rates Increasing in 2019
Not long after Delta Air Lines announced that the cost of membership to access Delta Sky Club airport lounges will increase for the first time in two years effective as of Tuesday, January 1, 2019, a price increase for membership for access United Club airport lounges has been officially announced, to be effective as of Tuesday, August 13, 2019.
Following the lead of Delta Sky Club and Admirals Club — which are the official airport lounges of Delta Air Lines and American Airlines respectively — access to United Club airport lounges will become more restrictive effective as of…
What Went Wrong With This Delta Sky Club Day Pass Fiasco to a Reader of The Gate?
A reader of The Gate — whose identity will be kept anonymous for now — sent a letter to me pertaining to “the Delta Sky Club Day Pass miasma” in which she was inadvertently caught. She thought she was paying $59.00 each for two day passes to Delta Sky Clubs — but when she received her bill, she found out that she was being billed for significantly more that that…
…and she is still being billed to this day on a monthly basis.
So what happened?
Is Airport Lounge Access Upon Arrival Really Necessary?
“I wish there was room for everyone, but many cardholders have a legitimate reason to use the lounge upon arrival”, according to this article written by Matthew Klint of Live and Let’s Fly. “If AMEX wants to limit ‘camping’ in its lounges, fine. But don’t totally take away arrival access. How about for 1-2 hours after arrival? That seems like a fair compromise that limits ‘abuse’ by cardholders.”
The aforementioned statements from Matthew Klint refer to the new policies announced from American Express for access to its Centurion Lounges for holders of certain American Express Platinum cards, which become effective as of…
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