Priority pass is a club card for visiting business lounges (vip zones) at the airport. For those who fly frequently and want to do it in comfort. Only the owners can use the club card. Business class lounges are available only to club members, their guests or relatives. For others, access is available upon payment at the entrance or with a business class ticket. It is not possible to pay for a visit to the business waiting area at the entrance everywhere.
Features of using Priority Pass
- priority pass card is not used to pay for purchases;
- Together with the holder, his companions can visit the VIP lounge (the number must be clarified in advance in the selected waiting room);
- it is possible to use the Digital Membership Card as an alternative to Priority Pass - transfer to third parties is prohibited;
- fee per person for each visit;
- upon presentation of the card, an imprint is made or the data is entered into the database, and a receipt is issued against signature;
- visiting the halls with children may not be available - you need to check in advance;
- the company is not responsible for the provision or non-provision of services, or for the conditions of the visit;
- not missing your flight is the responsibility of the card holder; lounge operators are not required to announce flights;
- alcoholic drinks may be provided free of charge or absent if this is contrary to the law of the country in which the airport is located;
- alcohol and telephone use may be charged separately;
- Only passengers of upcoming flights are allowed into the lounges, in some - only for 4 hours, after which additional fees may apply;
- access to the halls of the Schengen zone upon presentation of a Schengen card;
- in the US, a valid boarding pass is required for access;
- The Priority Pass card is linked to a bank payment card, from which money for visiting VIP areas is automatically debited.
Airports participating in the program
Priority card The pass is valid at 900 airports, 1000 lounges, in 130 countries - a comfortable wait for a flight in almost any country. Used as a pass to the VIP lounge. Visiting conditions must be clarified in advance - in the lounge areas various conditions from dress code to maximum number of guests.
Available to the owner:
- free food and drinks;
- free alcohol (in some rooms, to be clarified);
- Wi-Fi;
- ability to charge gadgets;
- comfortable furniture;
- air conditioner;
- office equipment;
- the possibility of visiting the hall with a small group;
- 24-hour provision of services regardless of the class of plane ticket.
Additional features (not available in every room)
- mother and child room;
- opportunity to take a shower;
- gaming;
- Possibility of visiting with children.
If any of this is important for you and your comfort, select a suitable room in advance. All information is available in the club application or on the website. Sometimes the general condition of the room may differ from the information brochure.
3 service packages for club membership
When registering for Priority Pass, you need to choose a suitable package of services, there are three in total:
Standard
Membership fee 99 EUR in year
Cost of one visit per person 24 EUR
Standard Plus
Membership fee 249 EUR in year
10 free visits available, the rest at 24 EUR
Prestige
Membership fee 3 99 EUR in year
All visits to the lounge are free for the holder
For the guest - 24 EUR
You can get a card by leaving an application on the official website. This requires:
- fill in the form,
- make a contribution,
- indicate your postal address.
Or you can get it from one of the banks. In most cases, the service is included in the Premium package by default - you will have to refuse it if you do not need it.
Top 10 cards with Priority Pass: conditions and cost
To register using the Premium package, you must have sufficient financial resources and stability. Often the choice is made in favor of a bank whose client a person has been for a long time, which guarantees the operation of the banking service system and communication with managers according to expectations. Let's consider offers from Russian banks.
Sberbank of Russia
The Priority Pass card from Sberbank is available in the Premier package.
- receipt: free.
- Service from the 3rd month is paid - 2,500 rubles. monthly
- service is free if the amount of remaining funds for the billing period exceeds 2.5 million rubles. (the balance is taken into account for all card accounts in total)
Promsvyazbank
The bank included Priority Pass in the Orange Premium Club Premium program.
- registration is free
- 1 month preferential, no payment. From 2 months - 2,800 rub. monthly.
Conditions for beneficial use:
- the total account balance at the end of the month should be 2 million rubles.
- total balance 1 million rubles. and the amount of settlement transactions performed is at least 50 thousand rubles.
Bank Unicredit
The Priority Pass service is included in the Prime package.
- subscription fee 3000 rub. per month.
- with a total amount of residual funds for the billing period of 2 million rubles. - service is free
Rosbank
The service is available when purchasing the Premium package. Monthly payment 2500 rub., 30 000 rub. in year.
Payment is not required if one of the conditions is met:
- the total balance on all accounts is not less than 2 million rubles;
- the amount of monthly income is 150 thousand rubles. or more;
- the amount of balances is from 750 thousand rubles, expenses on the main card are not less than 50 thousand rubles.
Alfa Bank
Provided free of charge when purchasing Alfa-Miles Signature. Visiting VIP rooms is paid separately per visit - 27 Euro per person.
VTB 24 Bank
The service is included in the Privilege package. Subscription fee 2,500 rub. per month.
Free if one of the following conditions is met:
- non-cash payments in the amount of at least 55,000 rubles.
- receipts to the account from 120,000 rubles. monthly
- the balance on all accounts is at least 2 million rubles.
Otkritie Bank
For each visit to the VIP lounge, Visa Platinum and MasterCard holders will need to pay $27 per visitor. For Visa Infinite holders - free
RaiffeisenBank
The service is included in the “Premium banking” package - you can earn free visits for yourself and guests by gaining five stars.
For compliance with one of the conditions - one star:
- for every 500,000 rub. on any ruble accounts;
- for every salary 100,000 rub. received to the account from a legal entity;
- for every credit 3,000,000 rub. from Raiffeisen Bank;
- for every 10,000 euros in foreign currency accounts or in the form of a deposit;
- for every RUB 50,000 spent.
If there are not enough stars, the subscription fee is 5,000 rubles. monthly. The first month is free.
Gazprombank
Priority pass is available only to owners of the Premium package of services.
Free registration for Mastercard World Elite, World Signia, Black Edition or Platinum "Gazprombank Premium". Paid maintenance: In the 1st year - 15,000 rubles, from the 2nd year - 25,000 rubles.
Bank Avangard
The annual fee for servicing with a classic credit card is 600 rubles. - €25, with premium, Platinum class - 5500 rub. - €200 — Free receipt when spending over 20,000 rubles. or when applying for a Premium credit card
Important
If none of the proposed options from banks suits you, you can order a card with postal delivery on the Priority pass website by selecting the desired format and paying the fee.
- you receive a card even if you do not use Premium services in the banking system
- unlimited visits only in the “Prestige” plan
Additional terms of use
- To cancel Priority Pass, you need to write an application or wait until its expiration date.
- To renew, you need an application for re-issue or an application for automatic renewal of membership until written refusal.
- If a transfer to a third party is detected, the card is closed and the owner is deprived of privileges.
- For damages due to inappropriate behavior or appearance you or your companions may be fined and asked to leave the hall.
People who fly often are familiar with the tedious procedure of waiting in the waiting room for a flight. Crowded spaces and long lines at eateries are not for everyone. The Priority Pass card will help make your wait more comfortable. What it is and what advantages its owner has, you will learn from this article.
Acquaintance
Card holders can change their lives for the better. Priority Pass - international program access to one of 600 VIP lounges at airports around the world. Regardless of the airline and class you will be flying, a pass to the lounge area (relaxation room) increased comfort) is a map and a plane ticket for the current day's flight. Cardholders are guaranteed peace and tranquility in a separate waiting room, as well as low prices subject to the purchase of an annual subscription. There is a separate range of business class lounges in more than 300 cities around the world.
Opportunities for cardholders
The Priority Pass card holder can invite you to the waiting room with you increased comfort friends for a free snack, drink, and shower before the flight. But in some VIP rooms there are restrictions on the number of invited guests, as well as their age (not all of them allow children). Payment (if any) for the use of telephone, Internet, Wi-Fi, fax is paid directly to the VIP lounge staff. In the list of free available services includes a TV, the latest newspapers and magazines, the ability to charge popular models of phones, smartphones and tablets.
Visits are recorded in one of two ways: through an electronic terminal that is installed at the entrance to the hall, or the card holder is issued a “Visit Card”. In the second case, the cardholder must check the correctness of the data specified in the coupon regarding himself and all the people accompanying him.
The administration of VIP rooms may limit the maximum stay time (usually no more than 4 hours) to avoid overcrowding. To increase the time spent in a comfortable lounge, you will have to pay twice for visiting the lounge. The fee for visiting VIP rooms is charged for each visit per person, based on the conditions of participation in the program. The program includes access to meeting rooms.
Access to the hall is available to persons with an air ticket of the same day, provided that it was purchased without a discount. Outside the US, you must also provide one for your current flight upon entering the lounge. In some European countries, access to VIP lounges is only open to tourists traveling in Schengen countries.
How to become a participant in the program
Great opportunities open up for Priority Pass program participants. How to access it? This card is not a means of payment, it is valid until the period indicated on the front side, and with the owner’s signature on the back side. The Priority Pass card is an application to Gold, Platinum, Infinity, Selective cards. Sometimes it is issued along with classic credit cards. But each bank has its own rules.
At Sberbank, only participants of the Sberbank-Premier program can receive a card, that is, clients who have issued a Platinum American Express card. The cost of annual maintenance is 15 thousand rubles. Subject to a pre-approved order, you will have to pay 10,000 rubles for the annual Priority Pass service. Banks Uralsib and Avangard issue the card for free. For the first, the service fee for 365 days is 6,000 rubles, and for the second, 3,000-5,000 rubles, depending on the type of main payment cat (GOLD or PLATINUM). In some cases, Avangard Bank employees may offer to issue a Priority Pass for free if Mastercard Standard turnover is large enough. Raiffeisenbank issues a card upon activation of the Premium package and charges RUB 3,000 monthly.
How much does it cost
The Priority Pass card in Russia is also issued by Rosbank, Absolut, Unicredit Bank, and SNGB. In Ukraine, a card can be issued at Privatbank, OTP, VTB, VAB, Russian Standard, and Delta Bank has recently joined the program. Before applying for a card at any bank, you need to clarify the service fee. Practice shows that banks more often issue clients the first category of Priority cards. What is it? There are three main tariff categories:
- 100 euro annual fee, each visit of the owner or his guest is paid 24 euros at a time.
- 250 euros - 10 visits included, each subsequent 24 euros per visit per person.
- 400 euros per year - unlimited visit of the cardholder and 24 euros for a one-time visit by a guest.
But if you take the time and apply for a card at the “right” bank, you can find rates at which the card issue and all visits will be free. This is the best option for a large family.
Alternative way
The second way to receive a card is via the Internet, on the Priority Pass website. But, in addition to registering on the site, paying the membership fee and delivery costs, you will also have to link new map to a regular bank account from which funds will be debited. This entire procedure takes approximately 30 days. The amount of the membership fee depends on the tariff:
$399 per year - unlimited.
$249 per year - $27 for all visits starting from the eleventh.
$99 per year - $27 for all visits by the owner and his guests.
Scope of application
When issuing a card, a bank employee is required to provide a directory with a list of airports around the world where this program is valid. Having a directory can significantly reduce the time spent searching for the desired airport with a VIP lounge. But even if you don’t have a directory at hand, you can find out the list of airports in two ways. First, on the official website of the service, in the “Find you lounger” sign in the left column, you need to enter the country, city and airport. The second is through an application for gadgets with the iOS, Android, and, more recently, BlackBerry operating systems.
Interestingly, anyone can install the application. Many airports provide the opportunity to enter the lounge area at a rate of $10-20, on a “pay-per-use” basis for the application. When you first launch the program, it does not require you to enter any membership information. And you can use the application without an active Internet connection. Within the application, you can save your favorite bookmarks and view your search history.
On practice
The advantages of the card are obvious - the opportunity to relax between flights in a lounge with an increased level of comfort. But there are some nuances to participating in Priority program Pass. User reviews on the forums confirm this. Firstly, each VIP room has its own rules: in some the number of admissions to the lounge areas is limited, in others you need to pay separately for guests. You can issue two cards in different banks in your name, then the guest will be allowed in for free. The second option is to apply for a card at Raiffeisenbank. When connecting to the Premium package, guests can be admitted to the lounge areas for free.
Secondly, in Russia, the card’s capabilities can only be used at Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo and Pulkovo airports. In Ukraine - Kharkov airport, Boryspil and Zhulyany. Much more opportunities open up at international airports. Forum participants actively share useful information. In Barcelona and Hong Kong, lounge areas provide free food, hot showers, drinks, and Internet access. The VIP lounge at Nairobi Airport is air conditioned, unlike the airport itself. The ideal use of the card is when traveling with children. In such cases, free places in the rooms with food and drinks are guaranteed.
Summary
If a tourist travels more than 3 times a year, and moreover with a family with two children, then applying for a card will significantly save the budget and allow you to comfortably pass the time between flights.
Editorial fromHow to get to the airport business lounge for free - conditions:
1. Apply for a debit card Opening Travel Premium. You receive an annual free travel insurance with €100,000 coverage, which includes travel cancellation and baggage insurance.
2. Order a Priority Pass card. To use it for free, any of three conditions must be met:
1 - keep funds in the account in the amount of one million rubles (or its equivalent in another currency);
2 - keep funds in the account in the amount of six hundred thousand rubles (or a similar amount in another currency) and make purchases with the card in the amount of fifty thousand rubles / 1000 € / 1000 $;
3 - replenish the card monthly with an amount of two hundred thousand rubles and make purchases with the card in the amount of fifty thousand rubles / 1000 € / 1000 $.
Option No. 3 is available to us. We put money on the card, made purchases for 50,000 rubles, and withdrew the rest to put it next month. Just try not to withdraw more than 20-30 thousand from the card per day. We heard that your card can be blocked for this.
Important. Visiting business lounges for free with a Lounge Key/Priority Pass card is possible starting from the second month of fulfilling the free service requirement!
That is, you need to apply for a bank card two months before your trip!
Another “bun” of using this bank card is that 4 percent of the purchase amount is returned as cashback in the form of bonus rubles for air and other tickets. You will receive 600 welcome bonuses after your first purchase using the card.
Condition free access to the business lounge is also a condition for free servicing of a bank card!
Free access to business lounges with one Lounge Key/Priority Pass card is provided to the card holder and one guest. The cost of visiting for each additional guest is 28 €.
With the Travel Premium card there is no limit on the number of passes to business lounges!
That is, you can fly with two or three transfers and wait in each city for your next flight in comfortable conditions.
You can read more about this map and other maps for travelers in the article ““.
What can you do in the business lounge? Eat and drink (or drink and snack) for free, take a shower for free (not available at all airports), work or have fun using Wi-Fi, there is a children's corner or room for children... In order not to miss a flight, there is a departure board.
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Subscribed to puch notifications, receive a message in their browser (on each of the means of communication from which the subscription was issued) as soon as the news is published on the site! The same news is automatically duplicated inAnyone who flies often knows what it's like to wait for a flight in a crowded airport hall. And this is especially tiring if you are traveling with your whole family and children. The Sberbank Priority Pass card allows you to make your trip more comfortable, as well as conveniently relax and pass the time when your flight is delayed.
Priority pass is a whole set of bonuses for the owner To receive premium service at airports, you need to purchase Premium-level plastic. A similar additional application can be obtained by owners of Visa Platinum Premier and World MasterCard Black Edition Premier.
What is Priority Pass
This program, operating worldwide, provides access to VIP lounges in almost 1,000 air terminals. In fact, this is a club for air passengers who want to spend time comfortably while waiting for their flight. The program card is a kind of pass and allows anyone to freely enter the privileged recreation area international airport connected to this service. In this case, the type of air ticket does not matter: its class (economy class, including), and which carrier company operates the flight.
The most important bonus is always the availability of a place to relax in more than 1000 VIP rooms In addition to access to the VIP zone, owners receive certain services:
- provision of comfortable seating areas;
- free Wi-Fi;
- charging gadgets;
- food, drinks;
- alcoholic drinks;
- massage chairs;
- periodicals;
- video room;
- Some air harbors can offer visitors showers, comfortable massage chairs, and separate sleeping rooms.
The goal of the service is to improve conditions for passengers during their stay at the airport, which significantly improves the image of carrier companies.
Wireless Internet access - free of charge It should be noted that plastic is used only if you have an air ticket. The expiration date must be marked on it. When entering the business zone, the passenger presents a plane ticket and a card, from which a lounge employee takes a stamp.
Passengers should be aware that having a Piority pass does not guarantee access to any hall. Passengers who do not comply with the dress code, have an inappropriate appearance and behave inappropriately may not be allowed into the VIP lounge.
Sberbank Premier priority pass: conditions
All the best and most convenient - for owners of Priority plastic Apply for a card Priority Pass is available through its website. But this is not so profitable if you tie it to a specific bank account. The bank issues it to clients who have signed up for a package of Sberbank Premier services. To obtain a priority pass you must complete important condition– maintain the status of a “premium client”. This means that owners of platinum plastics must have at least 2.5 million rubles in their accounts. (for Muscovites) or 1.5 million rubles. (for residents of regions). By complying with this condition, privileged clients of the bank receive a Priority Pass with unlimited visits for themselves and another 5-9 companions.
What does Priority Pass give you?
What does a Priority Pass card from Sberbank give to an ordinary passenger? First of all, he can leave the general waiting room and relax in a calm and cozy VIP area, taking advantage of various services. At each airport, the list of services may vary; some of them may be absolutely free, while others will have to be paid for. To familiarize yourself in advance detailed information and a list of specific services provided air harbor, it is recommended to look at the PriorityPass website or its mobile application before departure.
A special phone application makes using the card even more convenient Some airports provide special conditions for businessmen and their business partners: in addition to lunch, they may be provided with a place for business negotiations.
Most passengers traveling with family or company are interested in the main question: how many people can be taken to the recreation area thanks to this service and how many times can it be used? If the service is arranged at a bank, then the client is given the right to unlimited visits to business lounges around the world, this is a distinctive advantage of the bank compared to other institutions. Restrictions apply only to the number of people accompanying the cardholder and the time spent in the business zone. As a rule, 5-9 people can accompany him. The exact number of persons allowed depends on the specific airport regulations. You can ask about this in advance. For married couples who often travel with children, it is beneficial to immediately sign up for the Premier package. This will allow you to have access to business lounges and additional insurance for all family members. You can do this with your friends, but the insurance will not cover them.
At some airports, special rules apply: a larger number of accompanying persons allows you to increase the time you spend in the VIP area. In any case, it is worth asking about the rules set by the administration in a particular room.
Priority pass is a service at the highest level at any time of the day, it is a service without a time limit The second advantage of participating in the VIP client club is receiving discounts at hotels or various companies that are partners of the program.
Sberbank priority pass card: list of airports
Every year the number of participants in the Priority Pass program is constantly growing. Having a Sberbank priority pass card in hand, you can go to the official website and find out the list of airports where this service is connected. There are only 3 airports in the Russian Federation that are partners of the program: Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Pulkovo.
Conclusion
Knowing how to get a priority pass card from Sberbank, the owner receives guaranteed comfortable conditions during flights. Exclusive membership in a prestigious international club gives the passenger the chance not to languish in a noisy common room: he and those accompanying him will enjoy the peace and quiet of the business zone.
The Priority Pass card allows you to visit lounges (business lounges) of airports around the world (if such an opportunity is available in the Priority Pass program and at the airport). Majority major airports Mira has not just one, but several halls participating in the program.
Airport business lounges help you spend time at the airport comfortably; as a rule, they have meals and snacks, a wide selection of drinks, alcohol, showers, newspapers, etc. In general, all conditions are created for comfortable work and relaxation before and between flights .
The card is not a credit, charge or debit card. It's more like membership in a cardholder club. Moreover, now in most airports a physical card is no longer needed; it is enough to install the special Priority Pass application on your smartphone. Before visiting the hall, employees scan the code from the smartphone screen and funds can be debited from the card linked to the Priority Pass (depending on your tariff). The application will also help you find and select a lounge at the airport you are interested in.
Which lounges are included in the Priority Pass program?
Answering the question whether all airport business lounges participate in the Priority Pass program - no, not all, you won’t be able to visit any lounge. Firstly, not all airports participate in the program; for example, in Russia, until recently, only the airports of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Sochi and Kaliningrad participated in the Priority Pass program. Now the list has expanded significantly, Anapa, Belgorod, Chelyabinsk, Gelendzhik, Irkutsk, Kazan, Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Nizhnekamsk, have joined the program. Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Sochi, Tyumen, Ufa (data as of July 2016).
That is, in other cities of the Russian Federation you will not be able to visit the business hall according to the program. There are also separate lounges for specific airlines, and not all of them participate in the Priority Pass program. For example, some of the best lounges in the World - branded lounges of airlines and Etihad in Abu Dhabi cannot be visited with the Priority Pass program. You can visit them only when flying business class on these airlines.
The list of halls participating in the program can be viewed on the official website prioritypass.com, or in the special Priority Pass application for smartphones.
How to get a Priority Pass card?
Sometimes Priority Pass cards are issued by banks to their clients, namely those who have bank cards high level(in some banks starting from the Gold level).
That is, a credit (debit) card in itself is not a Priority Pass card, but banks often provide an additional Priority Pass card together with it. Information about this should be clarified with your bank.
You can also become a card owner by submitting an application for a card on the website prioritypass.com. In this case, you will have to pay for participation in the program - from 99 Euros per year.
Do I need to pay to visit the lounge if I have a Priority Pass card?
If you received the card from your bank, then the conditions for visiting the hall need to be clarified with the bank itself. Some banks issue cards with a fixed number of free visits for the cardholder, some with unlimited free visits to halls for a year, or a card with a paid visit.
A paid visit to the hall costs about 24 Euros per person. Fixed price.
If you purchased a card on the website, then it all depends on your tariff.
There are three tariffs: the first allows you to visit the halls for a fee of 24 Euros (the same fee for each guest), the second gives you 10 free visits throughout the year for yourself (you must pay 24 Euros per guest), and the third annual tariff allows you to visit the halls for free , pay only for visiting guests.
That is, if you fly frequently, then for 399 Euros you can provide yourself with an unlimited number of visits to VIP lounges throughout the year.
Priority Pass nuances
When choosing a hall, pay attention to how many hours are allocated for one visit to the hall. In my experience, most often this time is 4 hours. After this time, you will have to pay for the visit again. For example, during a long-term transplant this may be important.
When planning to spend time comfortably in the business lounge when connecting, pay attention to the lounges' opening hours. They do not work 24 hours a day everywhere; for example, in Spain they do not work at night.
Having the card itself is not a prerequisite for visiting the lounge; you just need to download the Priority Pass application on your smartphone and present it for scanning. The program says that this function works in most halls. In practice, I have never met a hall where they did not accept an application on a smartphone.
