Priority pass

Marcuscollings

Hi is any one a member of the priority pass system? www.prioritypass.com
i am thinking of joining as i live in canada and i fly to the uk about 5 times a year. Was hoping someone may be able to tell me if it is worth joining or not.
Also hoping someone may be able to tell me if they know of any discounts that can be had with it, i know about the 8 pounds i can get with the Quidco.

Thanks for looking
Marcus

bluemorph

I have been a member for a few years now and find it great if my plane is delayed, or the airport is really busy and i want to get away from the crowds, must admit though i find that the lounges are better abroard than they are in the uk.

Cat72

We had priority pass free for a few years there with a royal bank of scotland premier account .We loved it- and I agree the airports abroad are better than the Uk ones.Especailly when you are in some of those mad , busy airports in foregin countries where no one speaks english- you just pop into your nice,cool lounge.Have a few beers/wines/snacks - relax and they tell you when your flights ready to board.
The royalties premier acccount costs £15 per month but you also get reduced concert/theatre tickets & discounts at some restaurants- plus free travel insurance. So if you go abroad a lot it would probably be worth investing in the royalties account to get your priority pass & free travel insurance- however it would only be good for british residents- sorry OP.
However american express also have priority pass membership with some of their cards as do some visa cards. Apart from that some companies have 20% discounts for their employees. Here are some in a search I found through google.

Marcuscollings

thanks will check that out. i am a Uk resident i will have a look at the royalties account

GlennTheBaker

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I can't see any real benefit of Priority Pass Standard membership. The annual fee is £69 and then you have to pay £15 each time you visit a lounge. You can pay for ad hoc lounge access via sites like Lounge Pass for around £17 or £18 a throw, with a 10% discount for Egg card holders or 10% cashback via Quidco.

You would have to make something like 50 lounge visits in a year just to break even!

richardw

I thought priority pass gets you in to some lounges run by the airlines and not the ones run by airports/ground handling companies

GlennTheBaker

I looked on the Priority Pass website to see which lounges you get access to and they seem to be the usual Servisair Globeground-type ones you get via Lounge Pass.

*EDIT*

I've just looked at Heathrow and Gatwick and it does appear that you can get access to some of the airline-run lounges too.

Marcuscollings

so is it worth it ?
i go home about 5 times a year.

GlennTheBaker

I would say not. Paying £69 annual fee plus 5 lots of £15 (£144) every year sounds like an awful lot of money to me.