Airport Lounge Access: Best Way?

[DieScum]

The holiday season is making me yearn for some lounge access. Tired of having to rough it alongside families waiting for delayed sunshine breaks.

I fly about 20 return trips a year for business. Always economy class. Mainly Europe but two or three long haul flights as well. I fly with whoever has the cheapest fare to keep costs down. The disadvantage is that I can never get many 'tier points' towards lounge access.

Does anyone have a good scheme for paying lounge access. One that works out at a decent price for around 40 airport visits a year. Although many of those will be rushed so I might only make use of it 20 time a year.

I'd be happy to pay a fiver a time. So a hundred a year would be fine. If it was more than two hundred a year I'd probably just rough it.

[ASB]

The holiday season is making me yearn for some lounge access. Tired of having to rough it alongside families waiting for delayed sunshine breaks.

I fly about 20 return trips a year for business. Always economy class. Mainly Europe but two or three long haul flights as well. I fly with whoever has the cheapest fare to keep costs down. The disadvantage is that I can never get many 'tier points' towards lounge access.

Does anyone have a good scheme for paying lounge access. One that works out at a decent price for around 40 airport visits a year. Although many of those will be rushed so I might only make use of it 20 time a year.

I'd be happy to pay a fiver a time. So a hundred a year would be fine. If it was more than two hundred a year I'd probably just rough it.

Heres one: http://www.prioritypass.co.uk/

Personal strategy is to use Flynig Blue and generally fly KLM/Air Chance since I am usually going via AMS or CDG. Dropped back from Gold last year and haven't quite made it yet this year so when I'm transatlantic usually upgrade with points, especially if I have a longish stop in AMS or CDG.

Quite a lot of skyteam allow you to amass points on FF programs of any other skyteam member but you have to claim manually.

[Clog II The Avenger]

The holiday season is making me yearn for some lounge access. Tired of having to rough it alongside families waiting for delayed sunshine breaks.

I fly about 20 return trips a year for business. Always economy class. Mainly Europe but two or three long haul flights as well. I fly with whoever has the cheapest fare to keep costs down. The disadvantage is that I can never get many 'tier points' towards lounge access.

Does anyone have a good scheme for paying lounge access. One that works out at a decent price for around 40 airport visits a year. Although many of those will be rushed so I might only make use of it 20 time a year.

I'd be happy to pay a fiver a time. So a hundred a year would be fine. If it was more than two hundred a year I'd probably just rough it.

Buy some ear plugs, an eye mask and a spliff at Schiphol.

[The Lone Gunman]

Cultivate a friendship with a gold card member or two.

[ratewhore]

fly business class and stop fecking about...

[pickle]

egg money

Get an "egg money" credit card, and you get 50% off with these guys.

http://www.loungepass.com/loungepass...TOKEN=94561189

Makes them a pretty decent deal with the big chunk of a rebate.

[expat]

Heres one: http://www.prioritypass.co.uk/

Interesting. Business expense?

[milanbenes]

you need a Diners Club Card

that'll get you access to lounges in most airports

keeps you away from the riff raff, free drinks, grub and news papers

sorteeeeeeed

Milan.

[hyperD]

Problem is, the cheaper this is, the more the riff raff will infiltrate business class forcing us into more expensive areas, er sorry, first class.

[ASB]

you need a Diners Club Card

that'll get you access to lounges in most airports

keeps you away from the riff raff, free drinks, grub and news papers

sorteeeeeeed

Milan.

Most airports is a major exagerration. But it does work for some.