Can You Bring Guests Into an Airport Lounge?
This guide explains how lounge guest policies work, the typical options, and how to find out what your card allows.
How guest policies work
Whether you can bring guests into a lounge, and at what cost, is set by the card or membership granting your access, not the lounge itself. The same lounge might admit one traveler free and charge another for the identical guest, purely because their cards differ. This is why there is no single answer, only your card’s answer.
The typical options
Policies cluster into a few patterns. Some cards include a set number of free guests per visit, many, including a lot of Priority Pass memberships, charge a per-guest fee in the range of 27 to 35 dollars, and a handful of premium cards allow unlimited guests at no charge. Children are sometimes free or exempt depending on the lounge and card.
How to find your policy
Because guest rules vary and issuers have been trimming them, check your card benefits guide or the issuer app before you count on bringing someone in. If traveling with others is important to you, factor the guest policy into which lounge card you carry, since a generous guest allowance can be worth more than the lounge access itself. See lounge access explained for the wider picture.
- Guest access depends on your card or membership.
- Some cards include a number of free guests.
- Many charge a per-guest fee, often around 27 to 35 dollars.
- Some premium cards allow unlimited free guests.
- Policies have been tightening, so verify before you rely on it.
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