I would totally buy caviar with miles.
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Sounds like Amex is also changing up their lounge strategy - and increasing annual fee along with it.
Lounges must be big drivers for some.
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The late father in law worked for British Airways as a loading supervisor. As a perk, he got one flight a year free, always on standby rather than confirmed seats. He always wore a jacket and tie when flying, working on the basis that he might be offered a freebie upgraded seat if he was âproperly dressedâ. Seemed to work - fairly often he would mention theyâd flown business class.
Itâs my completely unscientific observation that dressing up often works to oneâs advantage.
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Right. We have Global Entry, which has made things much easier/faster.
Lounges are best for long connections, not for before the flight (though the use of the lounge for a shower after a red-eye, as mentioned above, is also a great thing). If youâre on a multi-leg international trip with many hours between flights, the lounge is a godsend.
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Even for layovers domestically itâs a very nice thing to have. If you only fly âhub-to-hubâ in the US I get not seeing value, but so many places require flying to a hub and having a somewhat long layover.
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We each get one set of lounge passes per year thanks to our airline-branded cards. They come in very handy when we fly out East for Thanksgiving, especially when we need to have a decent breakfast & coffee.
