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Priority Pass is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and in honor of that landmark it has launched a promotion offering up to 25% off membership.
Both the US and UK Priority Pass schemes are offering this promotion and all three membership options are discounted.
As with most Priority Pass promotions it’s the Standard Membership which is reduced the most (25%), the Standard Plus Membership is reduced by 20% while the Prestige Memberships is only discounted by 10%.
If you don’t have Priority Pass membership through a credit card then this could be a good time to look into it.
Membership pricing will vary depending on your country of residence and there are three levels of membership you can purchase – Standard, Standard Plus and Prestige – and the price increases through the levels.
Standard members pay a low annual fee and then pay a separate fee each time they access one of the lounges in the network.
Standard Plus members pay a higher annual fee but get their first ten visits free. Any further lounge visits come at the same cost as those for a Standard member.
Prestige members pay the highest annual fee but can then access all the lounges without the need for any further payments.
The system works quite well because it allows travelers to pick the membership option that best matches their travel patterns – it’s unlikely an infrequent traveler would want to purchase Prestige membership and it’s unlikely that a very frequent traveler would find the Standard membership economical.
25th Anniversary Promotional Pricing
USA
- Standard members and their guests each pay $27/visit
- Standard Plus members get the first 10 visits included in membership with subsequent visits charged at $27. Guests pay $27 for each visit with no free entries.
- Prestige members have all their visits included in the price of membership. Guests pay $27 for each visit with no free entries.
UK
- Standard members and their guests each pay £15/visit
- Standard Plus members get the first 10 visits included in membership with subsequent visits charged at £15. Guests pay £15 for each visit with no free entries.
- Prestige members have all their visits included in the price of membership. Guests pay £15 for each visit with no free entries.
Is It Worth It?
Priority Pass now has over 1,000 airport lounges world-wide so its unlikely that you’ll have any issues finding a convenient lounge to you…the big question is just how often do you travel?
How much value travelers get from Priority Pass will vary from person to person and will depend entirely on individual travel patterns. The only way to know if its right for you is to work out just how often you think you’d use a lounge and see if you think you’d be getting value out of a membership.
The most economical way to get Priority Pass membership is though a credit card – in the US cards like Citi Prestige and Chase Sapphire Reserve offer the better memberships while in the UK the Amex Platinum card is probably the best option – but if you don’t have one of those cards access to Priority Pass lounges can make travel a lot more comfortable.
