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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However, fortunately for me, I do not have the Citi card so no longer can access the lounges unless I’m going international. This helps the waistline!
Access to agents
Finally, they generally have the cleanest bathrooms you’ll find at an airport.
Free Wi-Fi (when it’s working); had trouble last time at CLT’s C-concourse club and got very little help.
I like having a comfy seat while I wait.
Peace and quit, plus free drinks and foods 😉
Comfortable chairs are a major perk.
Free Wi-Fi
clean crappers (sometimes)
Escaping the chaos that is the terminal.
Free snacks
Knowledgeable agents…and without a (long) line when plans go south!
I like having a glass of wine.
Wifi and accessible outlets that actually work
When things go bad, it is much easier to change your ticket in the lounge than at the main customer service desk.
less kids (sometimes)
Comfy chairs
Who doesn’t love free beer and snacks!
I like the exclusivity feeling.
Free internet
Great view for plane spotting
Peace and quiet!
The clean bathrooms
A bathroom that doesn’t give you a disease just by walking in…
Shower and place to relax
Even if the quality of the free wine and spirits is not so great, there’s nothing like watching tarmac activity with a drink in one’s hand.
better tv (most of the time)
I like free wifi.
A place for R&R on a journey and environment that can be stressful and chaotic.
Free snacks.
The showers are welcome!
The staff’s attention
Free food.
A shower, particularly after a long o/n flight.
The (more or less) freshly baked cookies in some United Clubs
No screaming childrens
Plentiful charging stations
In the US, that they have more comfortable chairs and are less noisy.
Internationally, the shower after a long flight.
The possible chance of meeting a travel blogger…
I really like the ease of being able to plug in and not fight for outlet space.
Clean bathrooms!
Wifi in airports that don’t offer it for free.
Free Wi-fi!
The free cookies!
More comfortable seating.
Access to agents
A reliable place to plug in my gadgets!
I definitely like the peace & quiet!!
Comfortable seats
Better service from the airline in case of irregular operations!