Comment Here for a Chance to Win American AAdvantage Miles and Lounge Passes!

by Gary Leff

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.

  1. Leave a comment on this blog post. Answer the question, “what do you really like about an airline lounge?”
  2. Enter by Noon Eastern, Sunday April 27. That’s 5 days from this writing, and there are five prizes.
  3. 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.)
  4. Five prize winners will be drawn at random. As in past, I will use random.org for the drawing.
  5. 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?

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Comments

  23. Very nice of you, Gary — thanks.
    Having access inside most lounges to restroom facilities is my favorite lounge attribute. You can use them without having to drag all of your carry-on luggage, coats, etc. into the stall with you (or take a chance something will be missing when you emerge from the stall), and most lounges maintain the order and cleanliness of their restrooms at a higher level than the restrooms on the concourses.

  24. When flights are cancelled or delayed, it’s usually far easier and more successful to work on a remedy with the airline agents in the lounge — and as a rule they are more knowledgeable, more motivated to help, and friendlier than those at the concourse service counters.

  25. It’s hard to beat free food and beverages — especially in those lounges that still offer free alcohol.

  26. When it’s been a long day (or week), and especially when the day’s route is trying, the relative calm, quiet, and comfort (upholstered chairs) of a lounge is greatly appreciated.

  29. If there’s a long layover, I sleep better in a lounge where there is at least some discretion exercised regarding who has access to me and my belongings and the chairs are usually more comfortable and it’s quieter than at the gate.

  33. I like that agents in the lounge are much more helpful than agents “for the general public.” This has saved my day several times.

  37. I like to get into vacation mode with a pre-departure beverage and lounges are a good place for that.

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