EVERY holidaymaker knows the pain of the airport gate: battling for a single plug socket, sad soggy sandwiches and expensive pre-flight pints.
Luckily, this travel trick lets you skip that dread entirely, letting you kick back in a glamorous lounge with complimentary food and booze instead.
Bag 30% off a Standard Priority Pass membership in the Black Friday sale
The key to bagging yourself a luxurious lounge pass for cheap is by signing up to Priority Pass.
Now’s the perfect time to bag a bargain, too, with 30 per cent off standard memberships in their early Black Friday sale.
The membership gives you access to over 1,900 airport lounges around the world, which means no more painfully stuffy airport gates.
With so many lounges under one roof, it immediately solves the problem of signing up for one specific lounge brand, then having to hope they have one wherever you go on holiday.
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85% of the world’s top 100 airports are covered by Priority Pass, so chances are you’ll be sorted.
In the lounge you can help yourself to free food, drinks (including alcohol) and relax on comfy sofas that are worlds away from those hard plastic chairs.
Depending on the airport you fly from, you could even be taking advantage of hot showers, quiet zones and private sleep pods to catch up on rest after that gruelling early morning alarm.
The VIP perks also extend beyond the buffet and lounge experience.
Priority Pass members get access to Be Relax spa treatments at participating airports, meaning you can treat yourself to a pre-flight massage or a fresh manicure to show off on your hols.
You also get a takeaway freebie to use at home: complimentary access to the WithU Fitness app.
Bag 30% off a Standard Priority Pass membership in the Black Friday sale
This freebie workout app is worth £79.99 a year, and creates you a personalised exercise programme to use in the gym or even your living room.
This means that for one yearly price you’ve got all your glamorous travel and fitness plans taken care of, so you can live that luxurious lifestyle on a budget.
The Priority Pass Standard membership normally costs £69 per year, but the Black Friday sale shaves 30 per cent off this plan.
That drops your year-long membership fee to just £48, which works out at £4 per month.
When you tot up how many expensive airport meals and pints you can rack up over only a few holidays a year, then £48 becomes totally worth it.
Once you are signed up to the Standard membership, you pay a flat £24 entry fee each time you visit a lounge.
When you factor in the sky-high prices of standard airport bars and restaurants, that £24 easily pays for itself through the complimentary food and free-flowing alcoholic drinks available inside.
All Priority Pass member benefits
Priority Pass members get access to the following:
- Complimentary food and drinks at ALL lounges
- Sleep pods and showers at select lounges
- Be Relax spa treatments at select airports
- Bring along a guest (£24 Guest visit fee)
- Discounts on more airport dining and extra spa treatments
- The option to re-book selected lounges for a supplementary fee
- Free membership to the WithU Fitness app (worth £79.99 per year)
Bag 30% off a Standard Priority Pass membership in the Black Friday sale
Priority Pass plan options
Here are all the types of plan you can sign up to with Priority Pass.
- Standard Plan is on a pay-as-you-go basis – all lounge visits are charged £24 at the time of usage to your payment card.
£69 £48 for first year (30% discount) / £4 per month
- Standard Plus includes 10 free visits during your membership year, visits after this will be charged £24 to your payment card.
£229 for first year / £19.09 per month
- The Prestige Plan is unlimited free member lounge visits. Under all three plans members can take accompanied guests into the lounges for the visit fee stated which is charged to your payment card.
£419 per year / £34.92 per month
Prices correct at the time of publication.