Alaska Elites have access to Qantas Lounges Starting today, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan elite members with MVP Gold or Gold 75k status will have access to 13 Qantas operated
International Business class lounges and 24 Australian Domestic Clubs when traveling on Qantas.
Their recent expansion in the U.S. has made them more noticeable, with premium food and speciality cocktails that make them better than most
international business class lounges.
Starting today, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan elite members with MVP Gold or Gold 75k status will have access to 13 Qantas operated
International Business class lounges and 24 Australian Domestic Clubs when traveling on Qantas.
You can relax in one of Qantas»
international business class lounges and enjoy any of the several wines available.
Guests travelling in Business class receive complimentary entry into
the International Business class lounge when departing Sydney or Brisbane and the Plumeria Lounge in Honolulu.
Not exact matches
Not only is United revamping their
business class product to compete with airlines like Delta and American on
international routes, but they're stepping up their
lounge game as well.
If you're departing from Taiwan Taoyuan
International Airport (TPE) in Taipei, make sure you stop by EVA Air's
business class lounge where you can enjoy a nice meal, have a drink, and relax.
You won't found showers at United's domestic or
international lounges in SFO unless you are flying
business or first
class and are invited to the arrivals
lounge, which is not a Star Alliance Gold benefit.
Frequent
international travelers may consider their Oneworld Sapphire status among the best benefits of Platinum and Platinum Pro, since it grants access to partner
business class lounges.
SAS
business class passengers have access to the United Club
lounge in the SFO
international terminal, which is a nice respite from the terminal, but certainly is not in the same league as the SAS Star Alliance Gold
lounges in Scandinavia (more about those
lounges later).
Virgin Australia
international long haul
Business Class guests and Velocity Platinum and Gold members can access selected
international airport
lounge locations operated by airline partners when travelling internationally.
International lounge access at selected ports is also available to Velocity Platinum and Gold members and international long haul Business
International lounge access at selected ports is also available to Velocity Platinum and Gold members and
international long haul Business
international long haul
Business Class guests.
This means that Star Alliance Gold fliers traveling on United (even domestically) can access the Star Alliance
business class lounge in the Tom Bradley
International terminal.
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Class Lounges: Lufthansa — Best
Business Class Lounges: Swiss
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International Airport — Best Airport in the Americas: John F. Kennedy
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This includes super elite Global Services members who are not flying
business or first
class - we asked United for clarification on this and they restated the strict policy: Customers ticketed for United Polaris
business class or United Polaris first
class, as well as customers traveling in
international first or
business class cabins on Star Alliance ™ partner airlines will have access to the United Polaris
lounges.
Not only is United revamping their
business class product to compete with airlines like Delta and American on
international routes, but they're stepping up their
lounge game as well.
As far as access goes, only customers traveling in United Polaris
business class or United Polaris first
class on long - haul
international flights, as well as customers traveling in
international first or
business class cabins on Star Alliance partner airlines, will have access to the United Polaris
lounge.
With Premier Gold and Premier Platinum status you also receive Star Alliance Gold, which provides
business class lounge access on
international flights.
The Citibank Prestige is great if you are a frequent (
business) traveler (you earn 3 points / $ spend), don't have status with an airline you are flying (
lounge access via PriorityPass) and want to redeem for for
international travel on world
class airlines (great transfer partners like Singapore, Cathay or Virgin America)!
Qantas (QF), Cathay Pacific (CX) and British Airways (BA) have jointly opened a new
business class lounge at Los Angeles
International Airport (Tom Bradley
International Terminal), with The Flying Kangaroo being the managing airline.
The food and beverages in the
lounge are on par with an average
lounge, though definitely better than the Sky Clubs and United Clubs in the United States (which also function as
business class lounges for
international passengers leaving the USA).
The
lounge at Miami
International Airport serves
Business Class passengers, LifeMiles Elite members, and Star Alliance Gold and Priority Pass cardholders — full story»
United has one
lounge in San Francisco's
international terminal — called United Club
Lounge — which caters to all
Business Class passengers booked on an
international Star Alliance flight.
Even if you are not a Gold customer, you can still gain access to our
lounges if you are travelling on a member airline in
international First
Class or
Business Class» So Clearly there are no
lounges that will accept our day passes, unless you might know of another way to obtain a pass without having to pay $ 100 for an annual
lounge membership.
I'll foreshadow a little bit by saying that overall the Citi Prestige ® Card is the much better card UNLESS you use American Airlines
lounges quite a bit when NOT flying American Airlines or US Airways (a rather rare condition probably) or only want to earn rewards that are great for
international Business and First
Class.
And even if you don't have Gold Status, you can still enjoy access to our
lounges when travelling in
international first or
business class.
That status will get me 25 % tier bonus Etihad Guest miles on eligible flights; an excess baggage allowance of 10 kilograms; access to the Al Reem Lounge at Abu Dhabi
International Airport (even when flying coach), as well as
business -
class lounges at other airports in the network where offered; and a guaranteed economy -
class seat on a sold - out Etihad flight, provided the booking is made in an eligible fare
class and requested at least 48 hours prior to scheduled departure.
Not valid in
International First
Class Lounges, Chairmans Lounge, Qantas Domestic Business Class lounges, Qantas oneworld ® alliance airline, partner airline or associated l
Lounges, Chairmans Lounge, Qantas Domestic
Business Class lounges, Qantas oneworld ® alliance airline, partner airline or associated l
lounges, Qantas oneworld ® alliance airline, partner airline or associated
loungeslounges.
Paid access at a reduced rate for guests to all Emirates First and
Business Class lounges in Dubai
International Airport
Oneworld alliance members Qantas, Cathay Pacific and British Airways cut the ribbon on a new
business class lounge in the new Tom Bradley
International Terminal at Los Angeles
International Airport.
You can't go into a
business class lounge at the
international terminals at Dulles Airport without running into at least one lawyer headed to Europe or Asia to conduct an internal investigation of a possible bribe or kickback for a corporate audit committee.