A couple of weeks ago I wrote that American Express Platinum cards would still get you into US Airways and American lounges through the end of April.
Platinum cards lost access a month ago. Citibank is now the sole issuer of cards that offer lounge access with the new American Airlines.
And they’ve got – by far – the best credit card offer in the market with a 100,000 mile signup bonus for their Executive Card which bundles American and US Airways lounge access.
This month they’re ready to tell you about this card in American and US Airways lounges. If you come in with a card that used to come with lounge access, they’ll give you a club pass (valid for a year).
They’ve also given me plenty of miles and club passes to give away here on the blog!
I stopped into one club yesterday. And I discovered that they weren’t just giving away lounge passes (I picked one up that I’ll give away this weekend at Frequent Traveler University) but also giving away swag. They had dark chocolate in credit card wrappers. I ate that.

I figured, since Citi is being especially generous right now, why not share that with readers? I reached out they’ve generously offered to provide readers with miles and lounge passes for me to give away (for full disclosure I am not being compensated by Citibank, nor am I keeping any of the prizes for myself).
Here are the prizes:
- Grand Prize: 25,000 American AAdvantage miles and 4 American Admirals Club passes
- Four Additional Prizes: 4 American Admirals Club passes (each)
So here’s how you enter.
- Leave a comment on this blog post. Answer the question, “what do you really like about an airline lounge?”
- Enter by Noon Eastern, Sunday April 27. That’s 5 days from this writing, and there are five prizes.
- Enter no more than 5 times. Five prizes, five days to enter, you can enter by commenting up to five times. (It doesn’t have to be one per day, it can be five in a row if you wish.)
- Five prize winners will be drawn at random. As in past, I will use random.org for the drawing.
- Fine print. Void where prohibited by law. All of my decisions are final and unappealable, I want to make giveaways as easy as possible and with the fewest headaches possible. Redemption of Admirals Club passes are subject to Admirals Club Terms of Service and AAdvantage miles are subject to AAdvantage program terms.
So, what do you really like about an airline lounge?
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Convenient access to agents during IRROP
Just being away from it all.
Quiet place to relax
relative calm
Did I mention clean bathrooms?
Most of all I like the peace and quiet 🙂
cubicle to plug in laptop and get some work done
like an escape from the insanity
View of the airport to plane-watch
Free food and free drinks!
Comfy chairs and desks for working (or sleeping)
Nice clean bathrooms (and occasionally showers!)
Love how much quieter they are than the gate areas.
Escape from all the chaos with a good seat
Love the free WI-FI.
Love the free drinks and snacks.
Pleasant, helpful and attentive staff.
My kids think it is a fun part of the travel adventure…the pass to get in, good views of the plane, etc
Love that the bathrooms are much cleaner than the public ones in the terminals.
Good food!
Love that the airlines have agents to help you with your flights and anything else you need.
Excellent wifi.
Chargers!
I like having a quieter space to do work or relax.
Not having to listen to my kids ask, “Daddy, why can’t we get into the lounge?!?”
Bottled water.
I really enjoy free wi-fi and a chance to spread out a bit and get some work done in between flights. I also enjoy plane watching in some of the better located clubs.
Beer machines in Asia.
I like the relaxing aspect a lounge offers. High end booze doesn’t hurt though.
Having access to a shower is great when getting off an international flight.
and.. fresh (usually) fruit
Just the quiet atmosphere.
Sanity.
I like getting a comfortable seat and a beer while I relax before my flight
free snacks & drinks
I like to have my flights fixed in the lounge when there is a cancellation instead of waiting in the terminal.
I also like the cleaner restrooms although this is lounge and airport dependent
Help with any scheduling snafu.
Relaxing before a taxing flight.
Clean Bathrooms
Quiet and calm
OK–the free food.
more power outlets
A place to clean up.
showers
snacks
I like when there’s a decent Kosher selection of food. Delta’s JFK lounge has kosher bagels and muffins in the morning.
I appreciate a quiet place to sit and work… With speedy WiFi and an outlet of course.
A low volume place to put my feet up.
A shower and some coffee after an overnight flight.
I also appreciate a nice selection of complimentary alcohol. Finding Johnnie walker black is a nice bonus in domestic lounges.