Airport lounges with THS Premium Upgrade

We’ve run into that as well including at Athens but I think it’s 3 hours. By the time you get through what can be a long check-in and security you get closer to 2 hours in the lounge.

We are in the Athens lounge. As you can see it’s not busy, and it’s got a decent selection of breakfast foods, a coffee station with cakes, a bar, and under the bar are refrigerated drinks including sodas, juices, and water. Say hi to my wife :slightly_smiling_face:

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We used the Kuala Lumpur International. lounge a few weeks ago. It was very crowded (hard to find anywhere to sit) and the food was just average. Alcoholic drinks were not included and expensive - £8 for a glass of wine - but it’s a Muslim country. Overall not at all relaxing.

We tried to use the lounge in Saigon/ Ho Chi Minh City a few weeks earlier and that one was closed.

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I’ll be flying out of Lisbon in a few weeks, so I will use my lounge passes there. I’ll report back on how it is.

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With the possibilty that many people will be forced to upgrade to premium but have no intention to travel, it would be good if there was a ‘repository’ where they could leave the passes for others to use.

@idocsteve thanks for those photos , good to be able to check it out. And your wife, I think you might be punching above your weight there :wink: lucky man. Before any one chips me, no disrespect, just joking with my mate Steve :rofl:

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@Goodboyjakey

It’s here https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/any-premium-members-with-an-unused-lounge-pass

Thanks @Silversitters . It seems that, like me, nobody knew it was there. Maybe in the future.

We used IST Istanbul IGA a few weeks ago and it was pretty good. Yes busy but super comfy seats, open bar, decent WiFi, showers & loads of food options. Plus the staff are sweet in there. It’s €110 per person if you just rock up so the pass is absolutely worth it! They were fine with 3 hours too. Will report back on HK :hong_kong_sar_china: in a couple of weeks :raising_hands:t3: #loungepasslizards

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Reported! :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

@idocsteve @Cuttlefish you two might talk me into upgrading to premium yet :wink::thinking:

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You can thank me later. :face_savoring_food:

@idocsteve, good shout out. An extra feature of the THS airport lounge passes is that they can be assigned to anyone.

We passed through Athens airport lounge only a few days before you :greece: on way to UK.

We are privileged to have airport lounge passes through credit cards and a bank account (we reworked various services after embracing full-time housesit lifestyle). So on two occasions we have used THS airport lounge pass for use by a family member that has travelled to join us (with pet parent permission) on our housesit adventures.

In our experience then airport lounges vary a great deal by location. From small basement rooms to modern runway-facing lounges. Hats off to Berlin for a lovely lounge.

Noone needs an airport lounge. But they can enhance the travel experience. I recall a thread (by @Garfield I think ) a while ago on optional purchases (premium economy seats, etc) that can boost travel enjoyment.

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