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Priority Pass launches a Black Friday airport lounge deal

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Priority Pass has launched its annual Black Friday offer early. This is usually the best deal you will see all year for Priority Pass. Details are here.

Priority Pass is a global airport lounge programme which allows you to access 1,600 lounge and airport experiences, such as restaurants and sleep pods, across the world, irrespective of your airline status or ticket type.

You can save 40% on Priority Pass Standard memberships and 25% on Standard Plus memberships when you purchase by 8th December.

Priority Pass app

If you have some upcoming trips and don’t currently have a Priority Pass or lounge access then now may be a good time to try it.

Here is the special pricing:

  • you pay £41 (normally £69) to join the ‘pay as you go’ Standard plan – you will be charged £24 per lounge visit
  • you pay £171 (normally £229) for the ’10 visits included’ Standard Plus plan, with guests or additional visits costing £24
  • you pay £377 (normally £419) for the ‘unlimited visits’ Prestige plan, with guests costing £24

Which Priority Pass membership plan is best?

The Standard Plus membership is the most attractive option for most people.   As long as you hit 10 visits within your membership year, you will only be paying £17.10 each time under this offer.  Compare this to the cost of a light meal and a glass of wine in the terminal and it looks good value.

Standard membership is only attractive if you plan to make a few visits.  If you made six or more lounge visits per year you would be better off with Standard Plus, which is £171 under this promotion, compared to paying £41 plus £24 per visit for the Standard plan.

You can buy on this special Black Friday page of the Priority Pass website.

The offer runs to 8th December.


Getting airport lounge access for free from a credit card

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.

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.

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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