The universal and convenient Priority Pass Sberbank card is a unique product that offers users an advantageous opportunity to use comfortable lounges absolutely free of charge in more than 900 airports located in 120 countries of the world.

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The recipient of the Priority Pass card becomes a client using the "" service package, and it can be used regardless of the ticket class, which is a significant advantage for both tourists and those who often travel on business.

Membership in the "Priority Pass" is a bonus from the bank, which you can get quickly - within a few days. Together with the card, the client receives an information brochure, which describes all the benefits.

What is Priority Pass

Priority Pass from Sberbank is a card that provides special benefits to frequent-flying clients of a financial institution. The card user can spend free time in special waiting rooms at airports, use comfortable seating areas, showers, the Internet, sometimes massage chairs, and eat and drink. Each hall separately offers its services, which may differ depending on the host country.

Comfortable recreation areas are:

1. Free food and drinks, including alcohol.
2. Free access to the Internet.
3. Ability to charge a laptop, tablet computer or smartphone.
4. Round the clock service that works without interruption.
5. Quality services regardless of ticket class.

There are several ways to find the location of the waiting room and learn about all the rules for visiting it:

• by visiting the official website www.prioritypass.com
• by downloading a special application for iOS , Android or BlackBerry .

You can get a convenient card that allows you to visit numerous waiting rooms in many countries of the world without being tied to other banking services, but Sberbank of Russia offers the most favorable conditions today.

According to the reviews and information for customers presented on the official website, if you are flying with your whole family, then it will be enough to issue a Sberbank Premier package in one copy.

Conditions on the Priority Pass card from Sberbank

A Priority Pass card is issued free of charge to users of the Sberbank Premier service package. Cost of service and conditions for obtaining:

• Always free if your accounts have an amount of at least 2.5 million rubles.
• Paid (2500 rubles per month), if your accounts do not have 2.5 million rubles. and more. But the first two months are free.

The Priority Pass card from Sberbank is issued taking into account unlimited visits to the waiting rooms, and the service applies not only to you, but also to your companions.

Important! The number of guests may be limited by the rules of a particular business lounge (usually from 3 to 8-9 people).

It is important for Priority Pass card users to know:

1. Lounge attendants are not required to tell their patrons when they need to prepare for boarding. Therefore, experts advise not to forget about this fact and monitor the time yourself.
2. At some airports, lounges are located before passport control, so if you get your stamp on the document, you won’t be able to go back. Access to comfortable rooms will be closed.
3. The client may be denied access to a special room due to inappropriate appearance. This does not mean that you have to dress in expensive boutiques and use exclusive perfumes before entering the business lounge. Restrictions apply only to extreme cases. For example, if you have been traveling around Europe on foot for more than two weeks without being able to use the shower and now you want to relax in the VIP area intended for airport passengers.
4. More than two lounges can operate at the same airport, and you can visit them all.

The Priority Pass card is not a payment product that proves the solvency of its owner. Using it in this way can be regarded as a separate type of fraud.

List of airports available to Priority Pass cardholders

You can find out the list of all airports where comfortable lounges are available to passengers using a special application. Download a convenient program to your smartphone and get not only a list of airports, but also the conditions for visiting business lounges. We have provided links to applications above.

Many passengers have to wait for their flight at the airport. For a comfortable pastime, employees offer a business lounge and a VIP lounge, which differ from the standard in a number of additional services. A logical question arises - how to get into the business lounge at the airport? There are several ways, involving free and paid entry.

Description

In the terminals of each terminal there are rooms where the passenger is waiting for his flight. Standard sectors are not intended for a long stay - uncomfortable chairs and a constantly sitting position. This is not very convenient for pregnant women, passengers with back pain and people with small children.

In order to have a snack or drink a cup of coffee, you will have to leave the sector and go in search of a food point. It is not a fact that during this time the chair will not be occupied, and you will not have to look for a free one.

In standard rooms it is impossible to completely relax, unwind and concentrate on doing something. Some airport terminals do not provide free wireless internet to passengers in the general sector.

Airport Business Lounge

Many people prefer to wait for a flight in the lounge area, where there is everything for a comfortable pastime. Premium lounges at airports are designed for everyone who appreciates high-quality service.

Note! In the airport building, as a rule, there is one VIP-lounge, while there may be several business lounges. They are served by the terminal itself and carrier companies. For example, when flying with one carrier, a person cannot get into the lounge of increased comfort of another company. He has access to the business lounge of the airport itself or the carrier whose flight he is waiting for.

The VIP lounge resembles an airport in miniature. For passengers, services for passing inspection and customs control are available. A departing person gets into the business lounge only after he has gone through all the registration procedures on his own in the airport building. The passenger also moves the luggage and hand luggage by himself. Employees of the VIP lounges meet those departing at the parking lot, pick up his things and promptly deliver them to the waiting room, and then on board the aircraft.

The VIP-lounge, unlike the business-lounge, serves not only those departing, but also arriving. Accompanying passengers may come to the sector together with the passengers. The business lounge does not have such privileges, as it is located in a clean area of ​​​​the airport.

Important! Of the advantages of the business lounge, it is worth noting free meals. VIP lounge passengers can also dine in a comfortable restaurant located in the sector, but for a fee.

In the business lounge, a premium passenger can take a shower. In the VIP lounge, this service is provided only with an additional booking.

VIP-hall Domodedovo

Benefits of the lounge area:

• soft and comfortable sofas in the airport building;
• free snacks, drinks and alcohol;
• a TV that works quietly;
• access for accompanying passengers;
• services of a cosmetologist, hairdresser;
• playrooms for children;
• personal escort to the runway of the airfield where the aircraft is based;
• separate area for pregnant women.

Important! All conditions for work are also created for business people. The sector has a desktop computer, fax, copier and scanner. Free wireless internet is available throughout the airport.

In the lounge area there is the possibility of renting a conference room where you can meet with partners or employees. Entrance to the VIP-lounge of each airport can be carried out for any person accompanying the passenger.

In the recreation sector, each passenger must comply with the rules of conduct. If the departing citizen himself or his companions behave noisily, the administration has the right to ask them to leave the zone. The same applies to passengers with small children. Since alcohol is available in the recreation area, if a passenger drinks a lot and starts to behave inappropriately, the administration also has the right to ask him to leave the premises.

There is a specific dress code to enter the lounge area. Men, for example, in beach shorts, flip flops and women in swimsuits alone cannot enter the sector.

Attention! The passenger bears all financial responsibility for damage to property, even if the entrance was free of charge.

How to get to the lounge area

Lounge zone Sheremetyevo

If the passenger wants to get into the VIP lounge, it is necessary to book the service a few days before the intended trip. In order to do this, you need to call the airport administration or send an application by e-mail. If payment was made in 100% of the volume, services will be provided upon arrival. If a passenger arrived at the airport terminal and decided to use the lounge area here, he needs to contact the administration. If there are more than 2 hours before the flight, the service will be provided.

To search for the administration or a card for access to the cozy business lounges of airports, you can use the information desk, where the passenger will be explained where to go.

Note! In order to get into the business lounge, passengers with an economy class ticket must be a Priority Pass holder or participate in the Lounge Pass loyalty program.

These are club cards that can be obtained in several ways:

• Russian banks offer such a card to all holders of a credit or debit card with statuses above the Gold level.
• A bank client can independently apply for participation in the program.
• Order a card through the official website. In this case, the annual maintenance is 99 euros*. Withdrawal of funds occurs through partner banks.

Important! You must present your card to enter the Lounge. In Moscow, all airports are served by them - Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Pulkovo.

Each bank puts forward its own conditions for using the program:

• a fixed number of free visits;
• unlimited access for 12 months;
• fixed cost of each visit - from 24 euros*.

Banking institutions that offer Priority Pass include Sberbank, Bank of Moscow, Raiffeisen, Tinkoff, Promsvyaz Bank, Unicredit Bank and many others.

Priority Pass Card

The Sberbank Premier program from Sberbank involves:

• maintenance cost - 2500 rubles * monthly;
• if the turnover of funds on all cards and accounts of the client is more than 2.5 million rubles, no commission is charged;
• free access to business lounges by the cardholder and four accompanying persons.

Russian Standard Bank and Imperia Platinum card (MasterCard World Signia):

• annual fee - 15,000 rubles *;
• free admission throughout the year by the participant of the program of business lounges, a separate fee is charged for accompanying persons.

Privilege package from VTB 24:

• annual fee of 30,000 rubles*;
• free access to the lounges of increased comfort throughout the duration of the program.

Package "First class" from RosEvroBank:

• monthly payment - 2500 rubles *;
• free service if the turnover of funds in bank accounts exceeds 200,000 rubles;
• free access to the VIP lounge by the cardholder and access for one accompanying person.

Aeroflot Gold Card

PRIME package from UniCredit Bank:

• monthly payment for participation in the program - 30,000 rubles *;
• there is no monthly payment if the amount of funds on all deposits opened with UniCredit Bank exceeds 2,000,000 rubles;
• free passage to the lounge area for the participant of the program and one accompanying person.

Raiffeisenbank and Visa Platinum and MasterCard World Black Edition cards:

• Priority Pass is issued as part of the provision of services at the Premium tariff;
• monthly service 3,000 rubles*;
• free maintenance of the card, if the monthly turnover on the cards is more than 2,000,000 rubles;
• free unlimited access to the lounge zone by the participant of the program and one accompanying person.

If the club card was ordered through the official website, the client chooses one of the payment options:

• Base rate. Annual fee 99 euros*, each visit 24 euros* per person.
• Economy tariff. The annual fee is 250 euros*, during the year the passenger has 10 free visits to the business lounge, however, each guest is required to pay up to 24 euros*.
• Premium rate. Annual fee 400 euros*. Throughout the year, visiting the lounge zone by the cardholder is free, but for each guest a fixed amount. Passage of guests is made only after the withdrawal of a certain amount of money from the card.

Note! Lounge Pass fees vary by airport. For example, in Domodedovo, service under this program is about 1,800 rubles *, a discount system has been developed for children - 1,000 rubles *. As for the latter, this cost is only for children under 7 years old. Passport or birth certificate must be presented to verify age.

If you buy a ticket for a business class flight, you do not need to pay anything to get into the VIP zone. The cost of a comfortable pastime is already included in the ticket price.

Diners Club Lounges

Citibank has developed a loyalty system. Conditions - 3000 rubles * per month, if the balance is up to 2.5 million rubles. If the amount is higher, Citigold Loyalty Card service is free. With its help, you can get into the premises of increased comfort in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don.

The Diners Club Lounges program was developed by Russian Standard Bank. With its help, you can get to the VIP lounge at 96 airports around the world. In the Russian Federation, several types of cards are issued for visiting the lounge zone:

• 3 visits per year free of charge upon payment of an annual fee of 10,000 rubles*;
• 1 visit in 12 months is free when paying an annual fee of 3,000 rubles*.

Important! If all the conditions for obtaining a card are met, but the banking institution did not issue it, you must contact the employee.

Free access to VIP

Some airlines, as part of the loyalty program, offer their passengers free access to VIP lounges:

• Aeroflot - a gold card, as well as SkyTeam Elite Plus. It operates not only in Moscow, but also at other airports where the company is served.
• "Transaero" - silver and gold cards.
• Air France-KLM - Gold and Platinum cards, as well as SkyTeam Elite Plus.
• British Airways - Silver and Gold cards, as well as Oneworld Sapphire and Oneworld Emerald.
• Lufthansa - Frequent Traveler cards (access only to Lufthansa Group's own business lounges), Senator and HON Circle cards, as well as Star Alliance Gold.
• S7 Airlines (Siberia) - gold and platinum cards, as well as Oneworld Sapphire and Oneworld Emerald.

Important! To get a card, you need to make a large number of flights with one of the above companies. The validity of the card depends on the company, on average, 1 year.

Whether to expect your flight in comfortable conditions or not is a personal matter for everyone. Many people prefer to pay for high quality service. It is worth remembering that you can also get into the business lounge for free if you have been a passenger of a certain company for many years.

*The above prices are valid for July 2018

The Priority Pass card is not a payment card intended for payments for goods or services, but a club card certifying belonging to the Priority Pass international club. The presence of this card enables a person to use the services of business and lounge halls at airports in many countries.

The Priority Pass service began its existence in 1992. Since that time, the network of airports where you can access individual lounges using the Priority Pass card has exceeded 1000 pieces, and the number of members has long crossed the mark of several million people who live in 130 countries around the world.

Business Lounge Blues in Sheremetyevo

The main and only function of the card is to provide its holder with access to Priority Pass VIP lounges at airports. A traveler, in order not to wait for his flight among the mass of people, can get into the lounge and take a break from the hustle and bustle there, as well as take advantage of all the benefits of premium service:

• comfortable chairs, air conditioning;
• newspapers magazines;
• free drinks and snacks;
• free alcohol (in some halls);
• free Wi-fi;
• TV;
• computer, printer, fax;
• charging for gadgets.

The Priority Pass card is a handy accessory for travelers who appreciate peace of mind and want to wait for their flight away from the crowds. Convenient if you are traveling with family and children. The maximum age of children passing free of charge varies from a particular hall (usually 2-3 years). Some halls have a children's room, a shower, massage chairs, a room for smokers. All this will help pass the waiting for the flight in comfort and convenience.

The quality of each VIP-lounge varies significantly: from luxurious to wretched.

How to use the card

To get into the lounges, you just need to show your Priority Pass card at the entrance. The cardholder has the right to invite guests with him. The maximum number of accompanying persons depends on the rules of the VIP lounge (no more than 10 people).

An employee of the hall makes an impression from the card or immediately reads information about the owner from the card. After that, it issues a visit coupon or enters information into a special journal. Next, the holder must sign on the slip or in the electronic terminal. The card user is recommended to keep a copy of the "Cardholders Copy" slip. The cost of the service is determined on the basis of a receipt for a visit voucher or in the registration log.

For each personal visit and for guests, a fee is charged in accordance with the tariffs of the service. The commission is withheld from the main payment card of the client by the issuing bank of the Priority Pass card.

Some VIP lounges may also allow people with a Digital Membership Card to pass through. This is a special barcode. It is valid only for a certain period of time and can only be used by the cardholder.

Priority Pass users can also install a special application on their phone that functions as an electronic club card.

It is worth considering that people who have tickets for a plane that is scheduled to depart on the day of the visit are allowed into the VIP lounges. In addition to the documents for the flight, passengers need to have a boarding pass with them (not required in the USA). Europe is also characterized by the placement of VIP lounges in the Schengen areas of the airport. This means that only people with a Schengen visa can get there.

The list of lounges at airports where you can use the Priority Pass card is listed on the official website of the club https://www.prioritypass.com.

Tariff plans

The Priority Pass card provides three tariff plans for its members:

• standard - its price for the year of use is 99 euros. For this money, the holder gets the right to use the services of business lounges at airports around the world for 24 euros and to bring along a guest, for whom you will also have to pay 24 euros;
• standard plus- will cost the client for 249 euros per year. The advantages of this tariff are 10 free visits of the cardholder, over this amount, 24 euros must be paid for each visit;
• prestige- An annual subscription for this tariff is 399 euros. The presence of Priority PassPrestige gives the user the right to free access to VIP rooms, but the same 24 euros will have to be paid for each guest.

How and where can I get a Priority Pass

The card can be issued in two ways:

• independently on the official website of Priority Pass. Disadvantages of this method: expensive, long wait for receipt, you will have to pay for delivery;
• free, from your bank. The Priority Pass card is not presented in banks as a separate product, but comes as an addition to or to a premium package of services.

How many times you can use the VIP-lounge for free and the number of invitees is determined by the issuing bank of the card to which the Priority Pass card is linked.

You can get a card in many banks. The most popular offers in the following banks:

Sberbank

Sberbank issues a Priority Pass card for free when registering a service package.

To become the owner of this package, you need to pay monthly for maintenance - 2.5 thousand rubles. (30 thousand rubles per year). Commission for Sberbank Premier is not paid if all accounts, cards, deposits in total have a balance of at least 2.5 million rubles on the last day of the month.

The first 2 months of service - no commission is charged. The service can be terminated at any time at the bank office.

Sberbank provides completely unlimited and free visits to lounges. The limit on visitors with 1 card depends on specific VIP room.

It is the most popular and profitable offer. It is also available to owners of the Sberbank First package, on the same terms as Sberbank Premier. is a premium service for very wealthy clients.

VTB 24

The Priority Pass VTB24 card is issued within the framework of. It will cost the client 2500 rubles. per month. In order not to pay a commission, the user must ensure that one of the following conditions is met:

• make cashless payments on all debit cards for a total amount of 55 thousand rubles,
• provide cash receipts to the master account of the card in the amount of 120 thousand rubles,
• balances on absolutely all bank accounts must be at least 2 million rubles.

For the fulfillment of these conditions, the client is provided with 8 free passes to separate halls or 4 with a companion.

Promsvyazbank

The Bank offers its users the Orange Premium Club premium program. Clients with a Priority Pass card get access to services in the VIP lounges of international airports.

The monthly fee for the premium package of services is 2800 rubles. from the second month of service. You can avoid expenses provided that the total monthly balance of all bank accounts is 2 million rubles. or 1 million rubles, but the amount of settlement transactions with payment cards is at least 50 thousand rubles.

As a bonus, in the first month, the client receives the right to 2 free visits to the lounges. If in the future the user fulfills the above conditions for free service, then he and his guests are provided with full unlimited access to business lounges for free.

Gazprombank

Gazprombank issues a Priority Pass card for Mastercard World Elite / World Signia / Black Edition or Platinum premium card holders.

The cost of the first year of servicing the card is 15,000 rubles, the second - 25,000 rubles;

Bank Avangard

Avangard Bank provides the card as an additional service to Mastercard (except Cash back) and Visa (except Visa Electron).

The cost of an annual subscription for servicing classic credit cards is 600 rubles. / 25 dollars / 25 euros, Platinum premium class costs 5500 rubles. / USD 200 / EUR 200, and MasterCard World Elite.

You can get a card for free by making average monthly settlement transactions in the amount of more than 20,000 rubles. Elite card users receive Priority Pass for free.

The cost of visiting the hall for one person is 27 US dollars.

UniCredit Bank

Unicredit Bank issues a Priority Pass card to holders of the Prime package. Its cost is 3000 rubles. per month. The client can save and not pay this amount if the average monthly balance of balances on all his bank accounts and mutual funds exceeds 2 million rubles.

Unicredit Bank also provides customers with additional bonuses:

• if on his accounts from 2 million to 4 million rubles. – 2 free visits to the hall,
• from 4 million to 6 million rubles – 4 free visits,
• more than 6 million rubles - 2 free gym visits per day.

Rosbank

Rosbank issues a Priority Pass card free of charge for Premium package holders. The monthly service fee is 2500 rubles.

You can avoid expenses if:

• the average monthly amount of balances on all accounts is more than 2 million rubles;
• or monthly salary in the amount of 150 thousand rubles;
• or the sum of the average monthly balances on all accounts from 750 thousand rubles. at the same time, the average monthly debit transactions on the main card amount to more than 50 thousand rubles.

The package includes 12 free passes to airport business lounges throughout the year.

Alfa Bank

The Priority Pass card is issued free of charge to those who have issued an Alfa-Miles Signature card. At the same time, visits to the VIP-hall will be paid ($ 27).

4 visits per month to the business lounge are free for those who meet the following conditions:

• 3 million rubles on accounts;
• or 1 million rubles. on accounts + made purchases for goods, services in the amount of 50 thousand per month.

You can visit the hall without restrictions for those who have:

• 6 million rubles on accounts;
• or from 2 million rubles. on accounts + made purchases for 100 thousand per month.

When receiving a Priority Pass club card from a bank, remember that the bank can change the conditions for providing services on the card at any time. Before using the card, you need to look at the current tariffs, so that later you do not worry about the debited commission.

To be honest, I have never been to business lounges at airports. But when I got to the lounge area during a flight and a long connection at Sabiha Airport in Istanbul, I decided to study this issue in more detail and in more detail. Because the comfort and benefits of staying in such luxury lounges are worth more than the money that you need to pay for them.

I got acquainted with the rest area at Sabiha Airport in Istanbul. The flight was with a long transfer, there was not enough time to get and see the city, so I decided not to sleep for 7 hours on a bench, but to go to the lounge area.

It cost 15 euros. For this money, you could be accommodated in a more comfortable chair, get free Wi-Fi and a small buffet with alcoholic drinks and snacks. One thing, but at that airport the hall was small and not everyone ended up with enough space to sit comfortably. But in general, I appreciated such leisure. And even shot a short video about this lounge area.

You could sit as much as you like, unlike business lounges where the time of stay is limited, from 2 hours and a little more. Lounge zones do not belong to any airlines and any airport visitor waiting for his flight can stay in them.

Anyone can gain access to such a zone, it is enough just to find where it is located and pay for the entrance.

Business lounges at airports

The business lounges have a different set of services at different airports. It can be just a comfortable chair and Wi-Fi with drinks, or it can be a completely stocked buffet. There is also a shower, sometimes for a fee, and a capsule hotel where you can sleep for a couple of hours. Children's room. But what exactly will be there is a little quieter than at the airport itself.

As a rule, business lounges belong to certain airlines or alliances, but not only a passenger with a business class ticket or with gold and platinum frequent flyer cards can get into them. Visiting the lounges is free with a ticket or by presenting the same airline loyalty card.

But it happens that at some airport there is no business lounge of your particular airline and there is no lounge zone. But there is a business hall of another alliance. How to get there?

• The option for money will not work. Entrance costs from 20 euros and more. At the same time, you get access to all the services of this hall from the Internet to food. Sometimes there are restrictions, for example, in alcohol, you can only drink welcome champagne, and then only beer or wine. But not everywhere you can get by paying an entrance fee.
• Option 1 - buy a "subscription" card with annual access priority pass, dinners club or. It costs from 99 to 399 euros and the tariff plan depends on the number of visits per year to such halls. Moreover, if you have family or friends with you, they pass for an additional fee cheaper than the cost of entry for everyone else.
• Option 2 - open a bank payment card, fulfilling a number of conditions, and get a priority pass for free. At the same time, as a rule, such cards allow not only you, but also those who are with you, to visit the hall for free. Conditions in banks are different. And as a rule, this is a separate tariff plan. That is, it is not enough just to open a card at the bank, you either need to put a certain amount into the account or spend a certain amount per month, or simply pay more for the service. But in addition to the priority pass, such rates also include free insurance with very good coverage.

Of my friends, they use the priority pass from the bank only from the VTB tariff "Privilegia". However, there is a whole list of banks that issue a priority pass card for free. Conditionally free. You either pay more for annual service than you would for a regular card, or you meet a number of conditions, such as account balances or you will need to spend a certain amount per month.

• VTB 24. Privilege package.
• Alfa Bank. Package "Maximum+".
• UniCredit Bank. Prime Club package.
• Raiffeisen Bank. Package "Premium 5"
• Sberbank. Premier package.
• Promsvyazbank. Orange package.
• Citibank. Ultima package.
• Russian standard. Empire package.
• Opening. Premium package.
• Bank of Moscow. Height package.
• Binbank. Premium package.
• Rosbank. Premium package.

In some banks, with a card, you can take 1 companion with you for free, in others you can take a companion, but this visit will be deducted from your visit limit. The number of visits varies from 4 per month at Alfa Bank, 12 per year at Rosbank, to unlimited visits at banks in Moscow and Otkritie.