"Lounge Pass" at Venice Marco Polo Airport?

On Jan 12, 9:47�am, "Jeff" <jrh....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> "zorba" <jimo....RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > Anybody have any experience with a British Company called Lounge
> > Pass, which has airport VIP lounges in many international airports?
> > I'm flying US Airways business class out of Venice Marco Polo airport
> > in April. �US Airways doesn't have a club there but I see that Lounge
> > Pass does. �You pay a fee of around $25 per person and can access it.
> > Just wondering if anybody's had any experience with it. �Or if there
> > are any other lounges I might access, even thought I won't be flying
> > their airlines.
>
> Don't know about Lounge Pass, but have had good experience with Priority
> Pass (www.prioritypass.com) which likely has a lounge under contract at
> Venice.

Thanks. They do have a lounge at Venice and I just joined.
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"zorba" <jimoran.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Anybody have any experience with a British Company called Lounge
> Pass, which has airport VIP lounges in many international airports?
> I'm flying US Airways business class out of Venice Marco Polo airport
> in April. US Airways doesn't have a club there but I see that Lounge
> Pass does. You pay a fee of around $25 per person and can access it.
> Just wondering if anybody's had any experience with it. Or if there
> are any other lounges I might access, even thought I won't be flying
> their airlines.

Generally, if your airline doesn't have a lounge at a given airport and
you're entitled to lounge access (which you would be in J class), there'll
be an arrangement with a partner airline (US Airways are a Star Alliance
member) or the airport [in Europe, lounges are often operated by the airport
or an independent company, rather than the airline].

Have you called US and asked?
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On Jan 28, 5:09�pm, "Traveller" <mcg... DeleteThis @mindless.nospam.com> wrote:
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> Generally, if your airline doesn't have a lounge at a given airport and
> you're entitled to lounge access (which you would be in J class), there'll
> be an arrangement with a partner airline (US Airways are a Star Alliance
> member) or the airport [in Europe, lounges are often operated by the airport
> or an independent company, rather than the airline].
>
> Have you called US and asked?

Yes. They said the lounge there (which I believe is run by Alitalia)
does not reciprocate with US Air and that my US Airways Club card
would not be honored. I joined Priority Pass, which allows me entry
into the lounge there, as well as many lounges all over the world.
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"zorba" <jimoran.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Yes. They said the lounge there (which I believe is run by Alitalia)
> does not reciprocate with US Air and that my US Airways Club card
> would not be honored.

While that may be true, I'm very surprised they haven't got an arrangement
for business class passengers - regardless of their club status - for lounge
access.

> I joined Priority Pass, which allows me entry into the lounge there, as
> well as many lounges all over the world.

Yup, had it for years - it's good
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