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What No1 Traveller is doing at Gatwick’s North Terminal

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There has been some confusion online about what is happening underneath the No1 Traveller lounge at Gatwick North in the old Delta Airlines lounge space.

This confusion wasn’t helped when HfP stated, incorrectly, on Sunday that British Airways was fitting out the space as a temporary lounge to relieve pressure on the No 1 Traveller facility.

This is what is actually happening.  No1 Traveller has taken over the space previously occupied by Delta.  This is being converted into its Clubrooms concept – you may remember that I was very enthusiastic when I reviewed the Clubrooms in Gatwick South last year.

No1 Lounge Gatwick South

Clubrooms allow both large and small groups, from families up to large tour groups, to book a private lounge space of their own or share an exclusive small communal lounge.  The full range of No1 Traveller food and drink is available to order.

As per their website:

The Clubrooms provides the ultimate jet set departure with its hosted table service, hot seasonal dishes freshly prepared in the kitchen, and wide range of wines, beers and spirits. It’s a tranquil retreat with a personal service to match.  As the highest tier lounge in the No1 collection, Clubrooms offers a sophisticated and understated elegance which is perfect for individuals or groups jetting away for a special trip.

The Gatwick North facility is due to open in early April.  Some British Airways passengers, presumably ticketed First Class and possibly Gold card holders, will be allowed to use the Clubrooms.  It is worth noting, at Gatwick South, that children under 12 are not allowed unless a private room is booked.


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How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (April 2024)

Here are the four options to get FREE airport lounge access via a UK credit card.

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two free Priority Pass cards, one for you and one for a supplementary cardholder. Each card admits two so a family of four gets in free. You get access to all 1,300 lounges in the Priority Pass network – search it here.

You also get access to Eurostar, Lufthansa and Delta Air Lines lounges.  Our American Express Platinum review is here. You can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

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If you have a small business, consider American Express Business Platinum instead.

American Express Business Platinum

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American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for the first year. It comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with four free visits to any Priority Pass lounge – see the list here.

Additional lounge visits are charged at £24.  You get four more free visits for every year you keep the card.  

There is no annual fee for Amex Gold in Year 1 and you get a 20,000 points sign-up bonus.  Full details are in our American Express Preferred Rewards Gold review here.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard gets you get a free Priority Pass card, allowing you access to the Priority Pass network.  Guests are charged at £24 although it may be cheaper to pay £60 for a supplementary credit card for your partner.

The card has a fee of £195 and there are strict financial requirements to become a HSBC Premier customer.  Full details are in my HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard review.

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard

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PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.

Comments (16)

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  • Modern Day Sinbad says:

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    • tony says:

      The Nutmeg fee structure, even though recently revised, is still considered expensive in the industry.

      • Emma says:

        Yep, the 0.3% management fee is only triggered at £500,000, and fund fees are on top of that.
        0.95% is steep when there’s no advice.

  • Francesca Tuckett says:

    Happy to refer anyone. For iSA wrappers etc nutmeg is a v economical option – low fees and easy to use

  • MadMike says:

    Well its about time BA did something for First Class passengers travelling vis Gatwick, the current arrangements are a joke and their attitude towards anyone who says they are not happy is appalling. How they can can have the gall to claim that the vastly overcrowded (thanks to BA!) No 1 Lounge is anything like a First Class experience is beyond me.

    • Mike says:

      Yeah, I got in the lounge at 5:50 this morning and it was already pretty crowded. By 6:30 it was full! One passenger asked about needing to pay for champagne – the guy at the bar said that BA chose not to include it in the contract! Could have at least given out vouchers to F/GCH passengers…

  • Genghis says:

    As an investment the nutmeg fees are expensive. As an avios earning opportunity, it’s risky as a less than 2% decrease in the market over the year would mean you’ve lost out (assuming min investment, nutmeg fees, av. underlying fund fee and avios at 1p). I’m not a taker.

  • ringingup says:

    Not sure if you knew already before my comment on the previous article, but glad to see you got your story straight. 🙂

    • Rob says:

      I saw that comment, didn’t respond but the No 1 dropped me a note.

  • Scallder says:

    OT (apologies) – not sure if this has already been mentioned by someone else but the charge for my Curve Card hit my credit card on Sunday (showing at the moment just as ‘WorldPay’).

  • Kathy says:

    Looking for opinions: is the Virgin Money Stocks and Shares ISA a better deal, if your main objective is earning some miles?

    • Rob says:

      Yes, purely because you can pop in £1000 and get the miles within a week – although you still have some risk of capital loss.

      • Lawro says:

        OT: Rob any info on the ‘regular’ every 9/10 months hotel points to BAEC bonus? I’m pretty sure the last one was in May last year.

        Secondly, is anyone aware if the one change every 6 months rule with BAEC HH accounts is the same with avios HH accounts?
        Thanks

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