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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A shower when getting off a flight
Hide away from the masses
the relative quiet
More relaxed and courteous airline staff
Free drinks from water to soda, beer or wine depending on time of day
Peace and quiet
Free wifi
Reliable help with ticket problems
Nice restrooms
Better reading material
a bit of peace and quiet
a chance to catch up on mail with (usually) decent free wifi
free champagne
sometimes a ride out to the plane via a car service
power sockets!
Free wifi and a place to relax
Quiet place to escape the hustle and bustle.
A place to feel pampered in an era of charging for everything.
Dedicated agents who can ease travel headaches.
The views!
When more luxurious, the food can be quite delightful!
Peace and quiet.
Being treated as a special guest.
Relaxed atmosphere where most of the people are experienced travelers.
Free food and snacks for me!
Peace and quiet too.
The chance to get some work done.
The showers.
Clean restrooms!
I love the free wifi in airline lounges!
I love the more relaxed feel in airline lounges! It’s so much more relaxing than the regular waiting areas…
Easy – I love that I don’t have to search 14 different waiting areas for a power outlet. They’re all over the place in lounges!
A quiet, generally (though not always) more relaxed place to sit than the terminal waiting area
Wifi
A shower if in between long hauls..
Free wi fi and snacks !!
The showers, while I don’t use them every time, are a really nice bonus when flying long distances! Sometimes you just don’t have enough time to get back to the hotel, check in, shower, etc., and you have to go to your meeting straight from the airport!
Something to eat, snacks
Something to drink
paying premium prices for middle shelf drinks and having no place to sit!
Free Snacks/Food & Drinks might be one of my favorite things about airline lounges! They cost so much once you step outside to the regular terminal!
i love paying premium prices for middle shelf drinks while having no place to sit!
Free snacks
still love paying premium prices for middle shelf drinks all while having no place to sit!
free aloohol that can double as a paint thinner, and stale pretzels that every child has put his hands in
the unattended children running everywhere
s-i-l-e-n-c-e Can you hear it?
enjoying pleasant conversations with experienced flyers and sharing travel stories
relaxation
clean bathrooms