Get 10% off Aspire and Club Aspire airport lounges in the UK and Ireland

It must be pretty busy over at the Aspire lounges HQ, with three new openings in the last couple of months (Eindhoven, the recently reviewed Club Aspire at Gatwick South and the 2nd Aspire lounge at Edinburgh).

To promotes its new sites, Aspire has launched a 10% discount for its UK and Ireland lounges.

You have to use this link to get the discount, which is then automatically applied to any booking.

The offer expires on 19th January 2020, so you must book before this date, however it can be for any future date of travel. The discount is available on all Swissport owned and operated Aspire, Club Aspire and Aspire Plus lounges in the UK and Ireland.

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In addition to this offer, if you have any upcoming trips planned to Eindhoven, this lounge is currently only €25, rather than the usual €35.

Collect rewards too ….

For Heathrow Terminal 5 and Heathrow Terminal 3, you can earn Heathrow Rewards from advance bookings of Aspire lounges at a rate of one Heathrow Rewards point for every £1 spent.

Whether you are booking for Heathrow or elsewhere, you can also collect points through Aspire’s own loyalty scheme, Aspire Rewards.

If you’re not a member of Aspire Rewards, you should be.  You earn Aspire Rewards points even when you use a Priority Pass, Lounge Club or similar card to get into the lounge for free.  These can be redeemed for lounge passes or High Street shopping vouchers.

You can learn how Aspire Rewards works in this Head for Points article.

Aspire lounges we have reviewed include:

• Heathrow T5 (not a full review)
• Heathrow T3
• Gatwick North
• Gatwick South
• Luton
• Belfast City
• Birmingham
• Birmingham (South)
• Bristol
• Bristol (AspirePlus)
• Edinburgh
• Edinburgh (2nd lounge)
• Humberside
• Inverness
• Liverpool
• Manchester T1
• Newcastle
• Newcastle (Aspire Plus)

You can find the full list of lounges on the Aspire website.  You need to book by 19th January to get the 10% discount.

How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (December 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 1,500 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card from American Express is increased to 80,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 80,000 Avios! The spend requirement is changed to £10,000 in six months for this offer. Click here to apply.

You can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

Huge 80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is increased to 30,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 30,000 Avios. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 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 £290 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

A good package, but only available to HSBC Premier clients Read our full review

Got a small business?

If you have a small business, consider American Express Business Platinum which has the same lounge benefits as the personal Platinum card:

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

You should also consider the Capital on Tap Pro Visa credit card, which has a lower fee and also comes with Radison Rewards VIP status:

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th December 2024, there are EXCLUSIVE sign-up offers for our readers on the two Capital on Tap small business Visa cards. You can earn 20,000 points on the Business Rewards card and 30,000 points on the new Pro card. Click here to apply.

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

30,000 points (TO 9TH DECEMBER) plus good benefits Read our full review

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