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My Lounge now open in Gatwick’s South Terminal as an alternative to the No1 Lounge

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The brand new ‘My Lounge’ is now open in London Gatwick’s South Terminal, which is the one used by British Airways.

Based on the one in Gatwick North, you should expect ‘urban chic’ bordering on ‘hipster’, if ‘hipster’ is still a ‘thing’.

Annoyingly, I have no idea where ‘My Lounge’ is, except that it is located on the upper level along with all of the other lounges.  Apparently it has the only outside terrace at the airport:

Given that the ‘My Lounge’ in Gatwick North is cheap – I have seen it offered for as little as £12 via promos – I was surprised to see that Gatwick South will cost £30 on the door or £24 booked in advance.  Children are allowed at half price.

This is our review of My Lounge in Gatwick North to get you in the mood.  It is available via Priority Pass (free with Amex Platinum or buy one here) and Lounge Club (two free visits with the free Amex Gold) which should reduce the pressure on the main No1 Lounge.

You can find out more about My Lounge Gatwick South on their website here.  I will be Gatwick South in January and hope to take a look then, assuming there is no official media event.

Getting airport lounge access for free from a credit card

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Comments (104)

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  • Darwin says:
    10 Dec10 December 18:22

    I have a spare ticket for the HFP party tomorrow night. Please let me know if you’re interested in buying it at cost.

    • Rob says:
      10 Dec10 December 20:57

      Lisa on the desk will give you the 2nd drinks voucher if you ask her – that will save you £6ish so you won’t be much out of pocket. Need to decide if you’re allowed a spare raffle ticket though ….!

      • Polly says:
        10 Dec10 December 22:24

        Rob, do you have a waiting list for cancellations or spare tickets?

        • Rob says:
          10 Dec10 December 22:33

          We don’t officially have one, but I have been trying to match up people who email saying they want to sell and people who email saying they want to buy. We are totally clear of both buyers and sellers at the moment though.

  • Voltron says:
    10 Dec10 December 18:35

    OT – Have the plat charge and gold CC, applied for nectar card and got rejected. Never been rejected before and credit file seems fine to me, noticed that some other people mentioned they had also been getting rejected from AMEX? Or is it just me.

  • Alan says:
    10 Dec10 December 20:34

    OT Bits – am really liking this new ‘savings’ tab on Amex website (not present in-app) – offer credits seem to show there at least a day before appearing in the main account. Gave me reassurance that my latest Morrison’s credit is coming through OK (was slightly worried as the transaction line is showing as Morrison’s petrol station even though it was in the main superstore, not the petrol station!)

    • Polly says:
      11 Dec11 December 07:21

      Alan,
      You know, l never even noticed that tab til you mentioned it. My Morrison’s ones are very slow coming through. How many days did yours take. It’s very useful, and it’s adding up with shop small too..

      • Alan says:
        11 Dec11 December 07:34

        First one was quicker, this one still hasn’t shown up from Wednesday and Shop Small from Thurs not showing yet either, although as I say both now showing in pending at least.

      • Jill (Kinkell) says:
        11 Dec11 December 12:08

        Mine are all showing.Morrisons, shop small, but are taking about 6 days

        • Nigel the pensioner says:
          12 Dec12 December 20:08

          You see…..shop small does indeed appear to be all AmEx places except ‘Arrods!! 😁😁

  • Wally1976 says:
    10 Dec10 December 21:21

    OT – is anyone else having trouble with the BP Me App? I used it twice last week no problem but then tried yesterday and today and when I come to select the pump number it throws an error. Very disappointing as I was enjoying getting a third off my diesel (and have the offer on a further 4 Amex cards)!

    • Shoestring says:
      10 Dec10 December 21:57

      Sure, the app can be a bit rubbish. Try shutting down app & your phone & re-loading.

    • TGLoyalty says:
      10 Dec10 December 22:52

      I’ve added 4 amex no problem but won’t let me add my last one. Very frustrating.

  • Elliot says:
    11 Dec11 December 08:00

    On the BA Amex, does purchasing these Avios count as BA spend thus generating you 3 Avios per £1 spent which one can factor into the cost of these Avios?

  • Joe Mannion says:
    11 Dec11 December 09:41

    Is the BA 50% Avios promo working? Have tried the links several times Dec 10th and 11th, and it just shows the usual prices and no bonus Avios.

    • Rob says:
      11 Dec11 December 09:57

      Yes, it should show. Have you clicked all the way through to the end of the sale process?

    • Peter says:
      11 Dec11 December 10:06

      Just worked for me. It is not obvious on the first page but when you click the “Treat Yourself” button the bonus appears on the next screen.

  • Peter says:
    11 Dec11 December 19:42

    Are you sure that BA is selling Avios with a 50% bonus? Can’t see any BA advertising about this or anything but normal prices on the web-site.

    • Shoestring says:
      11 Dec11 December 19:49

      log in to BAEC first & you’ll see the 50% bonus on the ‘Please select Avios’ bit

  • Rich says:
    11 Dec11 December 21:45

    Access MY Lounge Gatwick south immediately after security. Turn left before walking down the Stairs to World duty free., then follow it around to the right. Looks clean and smart and available for discounted entry via Caxton pre-pay Card

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