Airport lounge network facilitator Priority Pass is a very popular membership, usually offered by all the major premium credit cards, and they do offer to register the membership card online to establish a profile.
One advance is that you can reconcile your previous lounge visits and even rate them which makes for a few interesting memories when looking through the list every once in a while.
I think at this point almost every frequent traveler has AT LEAST one Priority Pass and some even have multiple given how many financial products come with this benefit. I currently have three of them, obviously needing only one at a time.
Being primarily based in Bangkok, I’m using my Priority Pass quite frequently or at least I did until now as John reported last week that there will be a mass exodus of the best lounges at BKK airport.
But today I’d like to highlight a feature that maybe isn’t all to well known, you can check which lounges you visited in the past and you can rate them too!
The feature is available in your online account:
The online account is useful in more ways than one. You can also retrieve your digital membership card, so there is no need anymore to carry around the physical card. Although I still carry one of mine, you never know if there isn’t a tech issue of sorts.
When I looked up my visit history, this was the result:
Sadly, the Oman Air lounge will soon disappear from the portfolio if the rumors are true. It was always my favorite and will be missed.
This record makes me realize that the Priority Pass actually has quite a bit of value for me, and I frequently use it whenever I travel. Even though I usually have access to airline-specific lounges due to status or class of service, that lounge might not be the best option (Bali being a great example here).
Last year, I visited at least ten Priority Pass lounges, but to be honest, there must have been more that don’t show up here for whatever reason. I have been to Phuket more than once, and I have also been to the Miracle Lounges and Turkish Airlines at BKK several times, so these stats might not be entirely correct.
Conclusion
If you’re interested in looking at your Priority Pass details, retrieving the digital card, or rating individual lounge visits, I suggest setting up a profile on the PP website. Everything will be visible.
One very useful feature is the historical data of lounge visits, which allows you to see which airports you went to and which lounges you checked in at. Now mind you, the entries might not be 100% accurate (Priority Pass seems to have some registration issues) but overall most data is correct.
I wish there was some way to profit from having multiple memberships but there really isn’t. I have three premium credit cards that each give a Priority Pass, and of course you can only use one. I enrolled each card anyway so at least the bank has to pay a few bucks.
