Link: Learn more about the Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite Credit Card
$ 395 annual fee for a credit card ? The Mob in NYC wouldn't pay it .
@Alert Seems like you're gunning for the September award, and since Tim is apparently on a break (yay!), I'm going to help move you along...LOL
Yes I'm in NYC and paid for it because it includes primary car rental insurance for residents of NY state, while the Chase cards exclude NY.
Difficult to use with limited lounge network and HNL lounge not allowed yet. But it’s nice that we can give the pass to others and those flying partner airlines such as KE can access the lounge regardless how the ticket was purchased (no need to buy through AS website). We could give the pass to relatives and friends who fly KE back to Korea.
@lucky and those who have this card, what are your experiences in trying to use these passes? Have you ever been turned away? I would primarily use these at LAX. TIA!
@ PhilBob -- Since I have an Admirals Club membership (which offers Alaska Lounge access), I haven't actually directly used these. Instead, I've gifted them to others, and I haven't received any reports of issues with using them. For what it's worth, the Alaska Lounge LAX seems to be one of the better ones when it comes to not having crowding issues, so I doubt you'd run into any problems.
My husband and I flew business class the few times we traveled last year, so we didn't need the passes for ourselves. But I was able to give away 4 of my 10 passes to friends and relatives. (I ended up with 10 passes in the first year since I got the Summit card in August.) My 22-year-old daughter and a friend flew British Airways out of Portland, and they loved their time in the fancy new PDX Alaska lounge--their first lounge experience. My sister had an unexpected 3 hour layover in Anchorage and enjoyed her time in the lounge there. And finally, my daughter just used a pass in PDX and LAX en route to Costa Rica on Alaska. LAX was actually the only lounge with a waiting list--she had to wait about 30 minutes to get in there.
In all cases, I just texted the code to the person using the pass, but I also gave them my Alaska number, and that's what the agent actually used, since the codes are super long strings of characters. It would be easier if Alaska would use QR codes.
I've never been turned away, used them 2x per quarter since last fall. You generally need to tell the staff on check in that you want to use a summit day pass.
Wow did not know it officially allows guest passes to be gifted. I thought I was doing some work around when I gave them to my brother. Good to know!
The Fees just came Due for the 2 Cards above (One for me & one for wife). cost almost $800.00 plus $100.00 due for another Alaska Air Business Card. That is almost a Grand. Hmmm I know they are keepers But the Devalued points is making me think twice. Are the Certificates worth it?
As I have the Citi AAdvantage Executive Card, which -- as I'm sure everyone knows by now -- 1) gives you access to both Admirals Clubs and Alaska Lounges, and 2) is less expensive than buying a membership for either one, I've been giving my passes away to my kids and friends who are flying Alaska. /so, for me, it's a great benefit.
My biggest issue with the lounge passes is their restrictiveness. If the card offered 8 passes annually that are valid for 12 months, that wouldn't be a problem. But, giving only 2/quarter and having a 3-month validity period is absolutely ridiculous.