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About Priority Pass

Priority Pass was launched in 1992 with the goal of providing frequent travellers with airport lounge access, regardless of their class of travel, airline flown or existing membership in an airline airport lounge program.

In 17 years Priority Pass has become the world's largest independent airport lounge access program. Starting with just 55 lounges, today Priority Pass works with over 600 lounges in more than 325 airports throughout the world - and the network of lounges continues to grow.

Priority Pass has members in all corners of the world and there are Priority Pass offices in Dallas, London and Hong Kong.

How Membership Works

Priority Pass offers three membership plans, each appropriate to a different type of traveller.

Prestige Membership offers outstanding value for money for frequent travellers. For a single annual membership fee of $399, members can make unlimited visits to all the lounges in the program.

Standard Plus Membership is available at a lower annual fee of $249, and includes 10 free visits per year to any of the lounges. Further visits during the year are charged at $27 per visit.

Standard Membership is just $99 per year, and members then pay $27 for each visit made.

All three membership plans allow members to take guests into the lounges with them, at a fee of $27 per guest per visit.

Lounge of the Year 2009

Complete list of awards:

Lounge of the Year:
SUMAQ VIP LOUNGE & BUSINESS CENTER, International Concourse, Jorge Chavez Int'l, LIMA, PERU

Lounge of the Year, North America:
CONTINENTAL PRESIDENTS CLUB, Terminal E, George Bush Intercontinental, HOUSTON, USA

Lounge of the Year, Europe:
SWISS LOUNGE, Y Terminal EuroAirport, BASEL – MULHOUSE, SWITZERLAND

Lounge of the Year, Asia-Pacific:
HUB LOUNGE, East Wing, Main Terminal, Incheon, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Lounge of the Year, Middle East / Africa
DILMUN LOUNGE, Bahrain Int'l, BAHRAIN, UAE

Highly Commended lounges:

• CHINA: AIR CHINA FIRST CLASS LOUNGE, Terminal 3E International, Capital Int'l, BEIJING
• FINLAND: GATEWAY TOWER LOUNGE, International Terminal, Vantaa, HELSINKI        
• MEXICO: AEROMEXICO - SALON PREMIER CIUDAD DE MEXICO, International Terminal 2, MEXICO CITY
• MEXICO: MEXICANAELITE LOUNGE INTERNACIONAL, International Terminal 1, Benito Juarez Int'l, MEXICO CITY
• SWITZERLAND: LOUNGE BELLEVUE, Terminal E, ZURICH
• UAE: DCA BUSINESS CLASS LOUNGE, Terminal 1, DUBAI
• UK: HOLIDECK LOUNGE, Terminal 4 International, Heathrow, LONDON
• USA: NORTHWEST WORLDCLUB (TERMINAL CLUB), Edward H. McNamara Terminal, Wayne County Metropolitan, DETROIT
• USA: CONTINENTAL PRESIDENTS CLUB, Terminal C, Newark Liberty Int'l, NEW YORK
• USA: DELTA CROWN ROOM CLUB, Terminal B, Orlando Int'l, ORLANDO

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