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I used to have Priority Pass as a perk of a corporate card. I was unimpressed with the priority pass lounge in SJC. Filthy, bad food, mediocre service. Far worse than Centurion and Delta lounges.

Their lounges in other aiports seemed to be closed whenever I was in need of them.

Based on that, when we switched to a different corp card, I did not try to get a personal card w/Priority pass access (nor did I buy my own membership).

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Priority Pass is great internationally. In the US, the lounge access is usually fairly mediocre, but the airport restaurant access they have at some airports is great - up to $56 credit for food and drink each visit if you're there with another person (e.g. https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/usa/los-angeles-ca-l...). It's been a while since I've last been on a plane thanks to the pandemic, but I was generally getting a few hundred dollars worth of value from the restaurant access alone each year.

When you're coming back from a busy trade show or convention like Defcon in Vegas, that Centurion lounge is almost essential for a decent place to sit, eat or nap in McCarran.

And using Delta's lounge would mean having to fly Delta. Ew.

It just depends on one's use cases. If you're primarily traveling to large conferences such that airports are especially packed, just Priority Pass is probably a poor match. But that's not everyone's scenario.

Yeah, Priority Pass lounges are generally more useful internationally given I (normally) have a Star Alliance lounge pass anyway.

Dining is very hit or miss. For example, there is (was?--who knows) a specific breakfast option at my usual home airport/terminal that's a great deal but I've not really found a use for it otherwise.

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