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 place to leave my luggage and walk around unencumbered
With kids and hours waiting time, the lounge is a great place for family travel.
A place to relax
snacks
free beer
free wine
free wifi
(some lounges)cell phone-free rooms
Depends on whether it’s a US carrier or international.
US- free wifi
International- free food (in US lounges you’d be lucky to get a cracker or an apple)
The free wifi. Very helpful when checking last minute seat availability or for rebooking missed flights.
(usually) clean bathrooms. Way better than the main restrooms in the terminal.
The Ethiad lounges where you can order off a menu and have made to order food. Best lounge I’ve ever been in! Beats Lufthansa.
Bottled water!
The perfect place for my older children and I to get my husband in the right frame of mind for traveling for hours n hours we can get him fed get him all drunk up and get him relaxed we can get him on the plane
Better wine and reading material
Peace
Relaxation
Good food and drink, hopefully.
Honestly, I’ve never been in an airline lounge… I always imagined them to be exclusively for the swanky business travelers. But I’d be more than happy to report back if I win passes 🙂
Comfort.
Flight Boarding announcement.
great wine.
Peace
Quiet
Free food
Free drinks
Comfort. Thanks!
Free food!
The free wifi is great since I don’t have a Smartphone!
I love quality food and liquor at a reasonable price.
I love when a Lounge has a fitness center so I can work out.
A quiet place to relax
The free showers so I can clean up after my workout.
Any free chocolate bars!
Definitely the free food since I’m always hungry.
A comfy place to sleep for long layovers.
Free wifi.
I love seeing famous people. I saw the gray haired guy from Dateline in the Terminal B Admirals Club at DFW last month.
Buffets, when they have them.
Flight info monitors so I can see my flight status updates.
Comfortable seating
Calm and quiet atmosphere
Nicer restrooms
Shower upon arrival
Assistance with travel reservations
A bit of peace and quiet, some personal space, newspapers, and a convenient place to recharge my electronics.
Escape reality? 🙂
Assistance with rebookings in the event of weather/delays or other cancellations
Free drinks!
A free glass of wine (or two, or three) to help me fall asleep on the flight.