Crowded airport lounges are looking less premium as passengers leave behind dirty tables, used plates, and even bare feet on furniture.
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Minneapolis Airport Gets A Priority Pass Gaming Lounge With Real Food And A Robot Bartender
Minneapolis airport just got a new Priority Pass lounge that’s got 17 gaming stations and an Italian robot bartender — and because it is treated as a lounge rather than an “experience,” Amex Platinum, Bilt and Capital One Priority Pass members should be able to use it too.
Alaska Lounge Returns To Priority Pass At SFO With A $15 Co-Pay — After Pulling Back Flights There
Alaska’s San Francisco lounge is back in Priority Pass, but access now comes with a mandatory $15 co-pay on top of your visit. The fee is annoying, but the bigger signal may be what it says about Alaska’s shrinking presence at SFO: the airline now has enough spare lounge capacity to start selling access again.
Airport Lounge Charged A $5.30 Cleaning Fee At The Door — Drip Pricing Comes To Priority Pass
A Priority Pass member says Minute Suites at BWI charged a mandatory $5.30 “cleaning fee” just to enter, and Priority Pass’s response suggested lounges and airport services can tack on extra charges outside its policy. it’s a warning that undisclosed lounge add-ons could turn access into drip pricing.
Inside Venice Airport’s Only Lounge: Why Marco Polo Club Nails Exactly What Priority Pass Lounges Should Be
I decided to write about the Marco Polo Club at the Venice Airport for only one reason: it’s exactly what a Priority Pass lounge should be. It’s not the greatest lounge. It doesn’t have great food. But it’s spacious and clean, offers plenty of seating, and has food and working espresso machines available.
TSA Agents Caught Red-Handed Exploiting Priority Pass For Unlimited Free Meals—And It’s Costing Banks A Fortune
TSA employees have learned this trick, “invading” the Aspire Lounge at the Ontario Airport in California run by Swissport. They don’t ask for boarding passes either. After all, that means more card swipes – and they get paid per swipe.
Priority Pass Fail At JFK: Air India Turns Guests Away, HelloSky Isn’t Even Worth Trying
This may be the strangest lounge review I’ve ever written. It combines two different lounges I did not visit.
Virgin Atlantic’s Iconic JFK Lounge Now Charges $4 For Espresso—And Bartenders Aren’t Allowed To Serve You
The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse JFK was once a truly fantastic lounge. Now it’s still a nice space, with big windows and plenty of light. It’s comfortable, though maybe with too much furniture? But it feels dated to me and could use a refresh.
Priority Pass Now Unlocks Virgin Atlantic’s Brand New LAX Clubhouse—$35 Co‑Pay Required
The new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at LAX, which opened on March 28, 2025, is now accessible via Priority Pass – for an upcharge.
Capital One Cutback: No More Unlimited Priority Pass Guests
This appears to be new language. The card has covered unlimited guests in the past. I’ve reached out to Capital One for clarification about whether this is a hard limit that’s already gone into effect, or just a change in marketing language.











