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!
Picking up something light to eat.
Getting help with changing a flight.
The free food!!
wifi
snacks
Honor bar and free snacks.
electric outlets!!
showers
quiet place to get some work done
free, working wifi
stiff drink
peace and quiet
snacks and fruit
so I can get away from co-workers that are on the same flight with no lounge access
I love getting away from the madness and crowds!
Free drinks!
Wonderful place to relax!
free wi-fi, decent wines and snacks!
Snacks!
The great lounges have hot and cold food to eat.
Working Wifi!
Showers are what I really like in a lounge.
Free wi-fi!
Snacks and wifi
Sometimes amazing panoramic view of tarmac!
I like the quiet parts of the lounge away from the madness when waiting at the gate.
Hot shower!
Great place to charge your tech gear!
Free FAST wifi is the most important item for me in a lounge.
Food! Glorious food! Ok, snacks, whatever, it’s still food.
I like being able to relax there away from the crowds and noise of the regular terminal.
Bathrooms don’t look like they require an intervention from the CDC.
Quiet and comfortable seating!
Free booze
Free Wi-fi
Hot showers (and a cleaner bathroom in general)
Chocolate chip cookies!
A zone of peace and quiet
It’s much quieter than the terminal
Love the free wifi and quiet away from the crowds in the terminal
I like space to spread out!
Hot food
It helps with passing time during long layover.
The snacks of course….Still debating on trying lounge sushi….Should be better than gas station sushi
getting a quick bite before the flight
The free wifi is good.
Free drinks!
I favor airline lounges that offer ample power outlets for charging, a relatively quiet environment with different rooms for guests with different needs, good wifi.
The shower after 13 hours in the air is so refreshing and I am always thankful when am to access one.