Priority Pass, the world's largest airport lounge network, has been getting creative the past year or so in terms of the "lounges" they're adding to their network. For example, they've added a restaurant at London Gatwick Airport to their network, where Priority Pass members get 15GBP of free food and drinks. They've also added seven…
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Wow. Why bother with elite status for airline lounges anymore these days.. I'd take perks like this over the United and Admirals Club any day!
I also got a Priority Pass from the Hilton Honors Surpass Card, just came in a few days ago.
@ Dimitriy, Congratulations on getting your PP from Hilton Honors Surpass Card, just so you are aware you still need to pay USD 27 every time you use a PP lounge with that card. So basically it is like a standard membership ( 99 USD per year) where you pay for each visit
Can you use the restaurant credits at multiple restaurants on the same day? For example, at SYD airport, where they offer it at seven different locations?
PDX is my home airport and I was just at this distillery last Friday for a couple of Negronis. This will help offset not being able to get my GF into the Alaska boardroom anymore. Though I would prefer pancakes over bourbon before a morning flight:)
Do you need to tip? If yes, what's the appropriate amount and procedure in this situation?
Yepper - I was once a devoted Air Canada / KLM FF. Now I take the cheapest flights on any airline and use Priority Pass. I am way ahead financially now that I fly Air Asia, Cebu Pacific along with air fare error opportunities. I love the lounge in Calgary with the sleeping pods.
Great to see such innovation on the part of Priority Pass. Reckon they'd do well to partner up with cool new offerings such as this one in airports where their lounge footprint is otherwise lacking (like CLT).
I wonder if arriving passengers without boarding passes can access the distillery?
Huh, in Oregon you can't serve before 7am, but I wonder if airports have some workaround to that law.
That's, uh, what I heard, anyway....
@echino tipping is a matter of opinion, but I'd base it as the same I'd do in any bar $5 if it's just a 1 and done pitstop, otherwise (having 2 drinks, drinking a flight, adding food....) $7 OR .2x the menue listed value and round down (whichever is higher).
I would say that tipping is more than a matter of opinion, at least in the USA. 15-20% of the bill is appropriate; before the priority pass credits are taken off. So if your bill is $25 and PP takes it to zero it's appropriate to leave $3-$5
I don't see where a "visit" is defined. Couldn't you pay your bill, go to the bathroom, and come back for more?
thank you lucky! i'm flying out of pdx this evening. guess i need to get there a little early!
@ Kyle -- In theory, but it's up the establishment to control that. So there's a chance they may let you swipe multiple times, though I doubt it.
@ Ry -- Shouldn't be an issue as long as you're arriving or departing same day.
@ ngoc -- Sure can, though keep in in mind some of them are located in different terminals.
@ Dimitriy Altukhov -- Keep in mind the version of the card offered by the Surpass Card doesn't come with free visits. You have to pay 27USD per visit, so I wouldn't recommend using it.
Drinking the whiskey flight right now, using my priority pass card. Was sitting in the Alaska Lounge when I saw the article and made the move over here.
Awesome place, great whiskey.
Other than calling up Priority Pass Customer Service, Is there a way to identify the priority pass card to know which one is related to which credit card? I'm pretty sure there's many of us here have are holding multiple priority pass cards from different credit cards. I got all the cards mixed up and now I can't tell which is from Amex, Citi and chase.
FYI, the tasting room is near The Hollywood Theater in C Concourse which shows short films by Oregon filmmakers. Free admission. PDX possibly has the best restaurant program of any American airport. Drinks, dinner and a show, all in C Concourse!
So, you can eat, drink, sleep, and shower with priority pass so how long before someone tries to live in an airport on PP?
Hi...i travel very exclusevely in Europe lke Paris/London/Amsterdam/Franfurt/Munich also in Asia singapore/Dubai/Doha/Abudabi..cn i use priority pass in these aeroports...
a reply is appreciated
a vivid traveller..
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Good to see PP being innovative with the options their members can benefit from.
"Huh, in Oregon you can’t serve before 7am, but I wonder if airports have some workaround to that law." Skyclub has served me right as they open at 5:45am a few times. They claim the 7am rule applies to "public" areas, and since the skyclub is a private membership, it doesn't apply.
Is there a list of priority club restaurants by airport posted somewhere? perhaps on their website? Ideally also other amenity caegories e.g. sleeping rooms, bars, showers, etc.