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 25 percent on Priority Pass membership 2023 for your first year — depending on which of three plans you choose — to enjoy access to the sanctuary of greater than 1,400 lounges and restaurants at airports around the world regardless of airline flown or class of ticket…
Save Up to 25 Percent on Priority Pass Membership 2023 For the First Year
…but you must purchase your membership plan by Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:59 in the evening to take advantage of these discounts.
You have your choice of three types of annual membership plans, with all currencies in United States dollars:
| Membership Options |
Standard |
Standard Plus |
Prestige |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Annual Fee | $99.00 | $329.00 | $469.00 |
| Percentage Discount | 25 percent | 20 percent | No discount |
| Discounted Fee First Year | $74.00 | $263.00 | $469.00 |
| Your Savings | $25.00 | $66.00 | $0.00 |
| Member Visit Fee | $35.00 | Ten complimentary visits; then $35.00 for every visit thereafter | Unlimited visits for the year |
| Guest Visit Fee | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
Benefits of Priority Pass Membership
Some of the benefits of membership with Priority Pass include:
- Complimentary drinks — including alcoholic beverages — refreshments and pre-flight bites to eat
- Digital entry for instant access through a dedicated mobile software application program for both Android and Apple portable electronic devices to help you find the lounges faster with wayfinding technology
- Quiet, comfortable space in which to relax
- Access to the Internet via Wi-Fi
- Free newspapers and magazines
- Access to shower facilities
- Instant access with the Digital Membership Card
- Offers and discounts at greater than 800 additional dining, spa and retail facilities around the world
- Greater than 80 airport guides to help you to plan your time while in the airport terminal
Final Boarding Call
Look at options with premium credit cards, as they could include unlimited complimentary access to Priority Pass lounges and restaurants at airports around the world. If lounge access is important to you and you have not earned elite status in a frequent travel loyalty program at a level high enough to enjoy this benefit, consider that the cost of Priority Pass would help justify the annual fee of the credit card.
If you currently hold either the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card or the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card, note that the benefit of access to Priority Pass lounges will be discontinued for most card holders effective as of Thursday, February 1, 2024. If you are not interested in applying for another premium credit card that has this benefit, you may want to consider taking advantage of this offer…
…but if you decide to take advantage of this offer, know four things:
- Although I appreciate access to the airport lounges which are part of the Priority Pass network, they are usually not as good as those found in hotel and resort properties or many of the airline lounges in airports, in my opinion
- If a lounge becomes overcrowded at certain hours of the day, access may be restricted to prevent holders of Priority Pass cards from entering the lounge.
- Many lounges which are part of the Priority Pass network only allow access to visitors prior to departure of their flights and not upon arrival after the conclusion of a flight.
- Despite greater than 1,300 lounges and restaurants at airports around the world participating in Priority Pass, airports do exist where a Priority Pass membership is useless — for example, at Keflavik International Airport in Iceland, where no lounge accepts the Priority Pass card.
All photographs ©2018 by Brian Cohen.
