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Groupon offering 50% off a Priority Pass lounge card

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If you have been thinking of purchasing a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, Groupon has a deal running.  You will find it here.

It is a little fiddly.  You pay Groupon £7 to £11 for a voucher. 

The voucher entitles you to:

Groupon Priority Pass deal
  • 50% discount on Standard Membership (usually £69, pay £24 per visit)
  • 50% discount on Standard Membership with first visit included (price not known)
  • 20% discount on Standard Plus Membership with ten visits included, £24 thereafter (usually £229)

The discount is clearly not 50% since you are also paying £7 to £11 for the voucher.  You will make a saving, however.

This is one way of keeping hold of a Priority Pass if you are cancelling your American Express Platinum charge card, which comes with two free Priority Pass cards.  None of the paid versions of Prority Pass are actually as good as the Amex version, oddly, which gives unlimited free visits for the cardholder and a guest.

There have, of course, been a lot of issues over the past 12 months with overcrowding of Priority Pass lounges. This has mainly been a UK issue – in fact mainly a London issue – but it does mean that you may need to factor in an additional £6 per person reservation fee to use your pass at Heathrow or Gatwick.

The Groupon link is here.

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How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (April 2025)

Here are the five 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.

You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

The Platinum Card from American Express

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 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. 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, as well as a Priority Pass for airport lounge access, also comes with Radison Rewards VIP hotel status:

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) 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.

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  • Alex M says:
    8 Jan8 January 04:56

    You forgot to mention LTN in the last sentence, or maybe you don’t count it as London…

  • Jonathan says:
    8 Jan8 January 05:36

    Minus the cost of reserving a place in some lounges, it would’ve been good if you included an approximate cost you pay for each lounge visit, just a little feedback there Rob…

  • Blenz101 says:
    8 Jan8 January 05:53

    Same issues apply in Manchester. Full time pull down banner outside the lounge denying access.

    • Mike says:
      8 Jan8 January 07:20

      and no paid reservations at MAN

    • Sandgrounder says:
      8 Jan8 January 09:31

      Since the extra lounge for cardholders rather than reservations has been added at T3 has anyone been refused?
      I have never been refused entry at MAN.

      • The Savage Squirrel says:
        8 Jan8 January 09:40

        … and I’ve never been allowed entry at MAN.

        I do tend to travel through there at busy times, but so (by definition) do most people!!

      • Mark says:
        8 Jan8 January 10:32

        I have never been refused at MAN and I use this airport a lot. I do however get denied at Liverpool and Gatwick.

      • Alex says:
        8 Jan8 January 12:00

        The extra lounge was open for about 2 months and then closed for the winter. I generally go to T3 late afternoon and have only once not been able to get in (solo) but you do need to put on a bit of charm most times

        • Blenz101 says:
          8 Jan8 January 14:30

          There are other terminals at Manchester happy to deny entry beyond T3.

  • Ken says:
    8 Jan8 January 07:34

    If you have been thinking of purchasing a Priority Pass airport lounge access card……Don’r.

    Absolutely useless.

  • vol says:
    8 Jan8 January 07:35

    I see the reviews on Groupon reflect various experiences reported online regarding lounge entry denial.

  • Claire says:
    8 Jan8 January 07:54

    And Glasgow last month too. I did get plaza premium with my Amex platinum on the way up but only by joining a queue. We had quite a bit of time so this was OK but won’t work for many. Lack of being able to use this benefit is a big negative for me.

  • steve says:
    8 Jan8 January 07:57

    Problems in Bristol too. If you are thinking of buying a Priority Pass, please reconsider.

    • Rob says:
      8 Jan8 January 09:49

      Bristol is banning walk-ups from May, reservations only. Not sure if all Aspire lounges are doing the same or just Bristol.

  • Ian says:
    8 Jan8 January 08:10

    I’ve recently noticed TV adverts for On the Beach holidays….a key selling point being free lounge access for all the family. No wonder you can never get into them!

    • ba says:
      8 Jan8 January 13:24

      Even when you can get in the PP lounges are often so busy that it isn’t worth the hassle.

    • BlueThroughCrimp says:
      8 Jan8 January 22:11

      Imagine ending up in the lounge with that obnoxious family from the On the Beach advert though.
      Probably best missed.

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