lounge access

That moment when you’ve got an hour till boarding…and then you see this line. The Problem With Lounge Wait Times Lounge access has exploded—premium credit cards, elite perks, day passes, …

When flying out of Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport, I had the chance to stop into the VIP Lounge near Gate 8. My visit was short, but long enough to …

Orlando International Airport, known as MCO in airline speak, was a destination for over 57 million airline passengers in 2024. For many of those passengers, Orlando is their destination. The …

On a visit to the Chase Sapphire Lounge at JFK, I made a mistake that could’ve kept us out of the lounge. Instead of bringing my Priority Pass card from …

For domestic travel, we no longer plan our trips around airport lounges. While visiting a lounge is nice, it’s not a deciding factor when choosing an airline or departure airport. …

The Ritz-Carlton Card is really an #IYKYK (if you know, you know) product. So, how does a card that hasn’t been marketed for several years—and is only available by upgrading …

When you’re familiar with a place, you typically know what the etiquette rules are. What’s OK to do and what’s not. How to behave and how not to act. A …

The Venture X used to offer one of the most generous lounge access policies among travel rewards cards; arguably too generous. But starting February 1, 2026, that story changes. Capital …

Gauntlet thrown! Fodor’s is a publisher of travel guides and online tourism information. It was established by Hungarian Eugene Fodor in 1936 and was meant to be an improvement on …

I originally wrote this post in 2019, and then updated it in 2020, when airlines and hotels were practically giving away elite status due to the pandemic. Back then, I …