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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the free snacks…
Expedited customer service when travel plans need to be changed
the free wifi
Drinks.
A place to get away from it all and get ready for my exciting flight to a new destination.
The airline agents – always more helpful in the clubs than elsewhere.
WiFi.
Snacks.
Clean restrooms and the fun new coffee machine.
The free drinks and free wifi! Thanks for running this!
Power outlets.
After the anxiety of getting to the airport, rushing through security, undressing and redressing it’s great to have that oasis of calm where I can just relax! It’s a little bit of heaven for me.
Self-serve booze in the F lounges!
A quiet place to spend time during layovers.
Thanks!
Everything from bathrooms and showers, to food and drinks, to comfortable chairs, ability to charge my gadgets.
1) A place to be pretty confident to be able to sit comfortably.
2) Good wifi, hopefully with security and password, I can rely on and not worry is a fake snooper.
I like the carpeting.
3) Some easy access snacks, and drinks.
coffee
The Quiet 🙂
The food (usually Asian airline lounges)
Free Wifi
Free snacks
Forgot to add, free wifi.
Shower
Quieter space
Tarmac views
Cleaner bathrooms
Peace and quiet and to get away from the crowds.
A quiet place to chill, a place to shower and at a minimum clean bathrooms.
Snickering at Delta’s ugly décor scheme — especially in USAirways’s much more tastefully decorated lounges.
Eavesdropping on DYKWIAs
Like the calmer atmosphere, but LOVE a lounge that has separate areas such as no cell phones/quiet area, free computer workstation area (usually completely vacant), and something more than the usual cheese, crackers, and Chex mix.
I like the grumpy bartenders at PHX who want a tip when I ask for a glass of orange juice.
wi-fi – free!
Free Wifi
Complimentary food a alcohol
Special concierge service with generally better customer service
I like parents who don’t mind their children when they’re scurrying to grab cookies, making a mess in the process.
Cookies!!!
Help when travel plans fall apart.
Cleaner bathrooms!
free wifi
Relaxation away from the chaos of the masses
Free diet coke
Food in international lounges.
Showers.
I love the clean bathrooms
a shower after a long flight.