Airport lounge access for £50 per year via Diners Club, the card that time forgot

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• Ed E says:

  6 Sep6 September 07:44

  I was given one of these in my first job during my gap year at a big computer company when I was 18. I remember using a lounge for the first time while flying on a ridiculously cheap flight on LH to Florence that I bought on Priceline when it first started. I was completely awed by the whole experience as all I had was this silly card I could never use for anything, except brilliant airport time. I could even take a guest for free all those years ago.
  The lack of places taking Diners still seems to be the case but it is a very good little perk!

  This card may be one of the reasons I can now count myself as an avgeek!

• Paul says:

  6 Sep6 September 07:44

  This brought back memories. I had a diners card late 80’s early 90’s when it was a bit more usable and offered lounge access for free then. Used lounges in Dusseldorf, Glasgow and Heathrow to name just a few!
  Priority club is of course better but too many of their lounges make up the rules as they go along and some are simply decrepit.
  There is urgent need to have a priority club type lounge in T5 to offer some competition to BA.

• MaltapointsTom says:

  6 Sep6 September 07:48

  Great spot this. £50 yearly access to the lounges at Malta airport and beyond!

  I think I can answer your question re lounge access for supplementary card holders too: on the application form it says the following “I would like you to issue a Supplementary Diners Club Card (and any renewal or replacement Cards) to the individual named below. I understand that Supplementary Cardholders are entitled to all the benefits of Diners Club Membership”.

  So that would very much suggest that the additional £19 gets you full lounge access for the supplementary card holder.

  • Marcus says:

    6 Sep6 September 08:42

    I have used this card for a while now and yes, the supplementary card holder also get acces even if he/she travels alone.

    It’s actually a great deal and so far there has been an included lounge at every airport i have used (well except T5 of course).

    Well recomended.

    • Luke says:

      6 Sep6 September 10:56

      Does the supp card get the lounge access for free or do they have to pay the guest fee?

• Johnny5a says:

  6 Sep6 September 07:48

  Priority Pass – no LHR T4 lounge

  • Richie says:

    6 Sep6 September 08:03

    Are no1 opening one at t2 when it opens?

    • Rob says:

      6 Sep6 September 09:15

      We don’t know yet. I have seen floorplans for T2 but it doesn’t say what each area is for, let alone who will occupy it. Because of the number of airlines using it, there will presumably be some third party lounge and they usually link with Priority Pass.

      • Paul says:

        6 Sep6 September 12:23

        The plans I have seen is for ONE *A lounge in T2a. No more. Also apparently been designed to NOT have enough capacity for the number of flights, forcing people to stay in the shopping centre…

        Personally I can’t see this lasting long before another one is built.

• Roger says:

  6 Sep6 September 08:12

  LIke others, I have memories of DC which was my first charge card. My boss at the time referred me and we split the case of wine he earned.

  At the time, I was travelling regularly to TXL and the Hugo Junckers lounge there was very useful, especially recovering from a few days in the former GDR.

  I see the potential minimum spend as likely – how can they pay for lounge access from subscriptions alone, and I wouldn’t be spending too much with such poor redemption possibilities.

  When I was thinking about applying, another obstacle was the lack of online application, so I didn’t. I have a packaged bank account now with PP lounge access should I need it, though I haven’t yet, but can see that this is an interesting option for those without lounge access.

• Evan says:

  6 Sep6 September 08:19

  Our company has Diners as corporate charge cards for travel. Fortunately – Im a US expat based in London so I get the US version of Diners! This card is MasterCard branded so it can be used nearly everywhere. On top of that, Diners Club Rewards for US customers is fantastic. 1 pt for every $1 spent with 1:1 redemption options on BA, AA, AeroPlan, Hawaii, Thai, Alaska, Delta, Korean, SAS, South African, & Virgin Atlantic. Also have all hotel brands (HHonors, Marriott, Hyatt, SPG, IHG, etc.) but not at 1:1.

  I’ve spent ~$75k on my card this year for business travel – which have been converted to 75k avios! They run promotions on miles conversions, usually 30% nowadays, and BA had one earlier this summer.

  If you have any US credit, you might still be able to get a personal card, but can’t confirm this.

• Billy Keegan says:

  6 Sep6 September 09:40

  I have had a DC card since 1983 in its day it was great now really only any good for lounge access.

• Volker says:

  6 Sep6 September 10:02

  The good old days!! Diners Club was my first credit card (together with a VISA issued by Banco Santander – before their merger with Banco Central Hispano)…

  In those days, when Lufthansa upgraded me to first (!!!) on a flight from FRA to LHR, I got hooked forever.

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