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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Free wifi to get work done.
Quietish space in the middle of crazy land.
Free Drinks.
I like the opportunity to hang around the bar and meet fellow travelers.
A place to sit and lounge.
The food in international locations.
Massages in the premium ones.
Mmmmm……. Latte machines w/ to go cups!
I like to stop into the JFK Skyclub and take a quick shower after arriving from LAX on a redeye (that’s about an hour too short for some decent sleep).
I go for the free cocktails.
Exclusive space, nicer than the gate area, free wifi, etc.
-David
A nice place to relax and clean bathrooms.
Exclusive space, free wifi, snacks, coffee, water, etc.
-David
Spent time with family and kids
I love it when they have free showers to clean up after a flight.
I love the free snacks and drinks
Exclusive space, usually clean + nice bathrooms, etc.
A free coffee in the morning always helps.
Reliable free wifi!
Clean bathrooms
Peace and quiet!
I love the quiet space away from the noise to read or work
Free food
A nice chair to relax in.
sometimes you can see rats 🙂 (United at IAD .. was it “D”?)
j/k, I like space, power for my devices, ability to rebook with an agent, etc.
-David
a calmer place to help reduce my flying anxiety
I love being able to find an open seat to relax
Ticketing help
I love staring out at the planes from the windows in the lounge
free chocolate? sign me up!
exclusive space, power for devices, clean bathrooms, snacks, water, etc.
-David
Love the wifi and snacks!
It’s a quiet place to work with typically solid internet access while I’m waiting for my flight.
Power for charging
Access to electrical outlets to charge my devices
I love being able to take a shower and get ready for a long flight
Place to rest without all the rowdyness of an airport settinf
Safe place to put down luggage
Comfortable seats and power for charging.
Showers!
The ability to fire off some emails before a long flight.
Champagne!
A little space in a crowded world.
It’s nice to grab a few drinks before boarding
place to relax without people!
Relative peace & quiet.
I love to be able to step away from the madness of the terminals, set my bags down without worry, grab a free drink, put up my feet, and wait for the boarding time.
Clean up and shower!
Peace/Quiet and dedicated outlets
Thanks!
free food (even if it isn’t great sometimes) and drinks
free wifi