# Is Premium worth it for house sitters? I'm especially curious about the travel lounges **URL:** \ **Category:** Sitter Questions, Advice & Chat\ **Created:** [14 July 2026 20:43 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440 "2026-07-14T20:43:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jenny](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/jenny/32/43703_2.png) [@Jenny](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Jenny)\ **Post date:** [17 July 2026 08:21 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440/41 "2026-07-17T08:21:36Z")
What a great thread this has turned into! I am really enjoying reading everyone’s take on Premium, the lounges, and the lifestyle… There are some interesting insights here. I loved what @ChiefPetOfficer said earlier… posts do have a shelf life, and it’s exactly why questions like this are worth asking again and again. New members join every day who haven’t seen the older threads, and the search function isn’t always the easiest to navigate (fair point, @Newpetlover!). @dksnook, we’re so glad you’ve found your way here. Keep the questions coming! I hope you managed to drop @cuttlefish a DM but if you still need help just let us know. ---
**Author:** ![Newpetlover](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/newpetlover/32/36857_2.png) [@Newpetlover](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Newpetlover)\ **Post date:** [17 July 2026 09:40 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440/42 "2026-07-17T09:40:55Z")
> [@Cuttlefish](#): > > get them gifted on [trip.com](http://trip.com) as well Can you elaborate a bit about how this works. The first time I used a premium lounge it was a benefit from my account at citybank, there was no limit and I could even have guests. I got spoilt. Then citybank left Spain and I have since tried other options. THS passes came handy when I did a few sits in other continents. As you said, if lounges are used, they alone pay for the upgrade. If they aren’t, you can always give them away. Last year, I just used one and I gave the other to someone in the forum who needed it. ---
**Author:** ![Cuttlefish](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/cuttlefish/32/24382_2.png) [@Cuttlefish](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Cuttlefish)\ **Post date:** [17 July 2026 10:04 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440/43 "2026-07-17T10:04:53Z")
We have a [trip.com](http://trip.com) account and we use it a lot for flights, trains, occasionally hotels and sometimes car rentals. Somehow we’re now up at platinum membership or diamond it might be called, and every now and again a message pops up when we book flights offering free or heavily discounted lounge passes. Also free e-sims which are handy. #tripdotyes ---
**Author:** ![Newpetlover](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/newpetlover/32/36857_2.png) [@Newpetlover](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Newpetlover)\ **Post date:** [17 July 2026 11:58 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440/44 "2026-07-17T11:58:09Z")
Thanks. That’s really useful. I don’t think I fly as often as you do but it may be worth a try. ---
**Author:** ![GotYourBack](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/gotyourback/32/48153_2.png) [@GotYourBack](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/GotYourBack)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2026 07:47 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440/45 "2026-07-18T07:47:43Z")
> [@dksnook](#): > > A few questions: > > - How do they make money to pay for their expenses other than housing? > - How do they not get too lonely? > - I feel a bit of pride, that like, if I’m doing this I’m not getting more established and “growing up” @dksnook, conscious of not pivoting this thread even further from lounge passes! But brief responses - we are early retirees with sufficient capital to fund expenses. we housesit for pleasure rather than need. though housesitting with negligible shelter costs (home+travel) has allowed us to retire earlier, spend less/differently and travel extensively. - great question - multiple Forum threads on this topic. we are a couple. various tactics for this - we periodically take a break from housesitting to see family/friends - great psychology self-reflection. many of our family/friends think our lifestyle is nuts! but they are envious of our travels! life choices. full-time housesitting is unquestionably an alternative lifestyle (more Forum threads on this). we are happy not to defy convention and try hard not to “grow up” 😀 > [@dksnook](#): > > I am a tech entrepreneur there are multiple countries that offer digital nomad visas or equivalent. that’s taking this thread even further off topic … but once someone lets-go of conventional lifestyle then creative options emerge and evolve. Jalaluddin Rumi “When you start to walk on the way, the way appears”. ---
**Author:** ![GotYourBack](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/gotyourback/32/48153_2.png) [@GotYourBack](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/GotYourBack)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2026 07:52 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440/46 "2026-07-18T07:52:14Z")
> [@dksnook](#): > > headed to Switzerland Sounds very cool. We completed two housesits in Switzerland last year. Beautiful country and enjoyable experiences. But some costs (trains, restaurants) seemed staggeringly high relative to neighbouring countries. One evening we walked to Italy for dinner (we were close to border 😉). Hope that you enjoy a great visit. ---
**Author:** ![GotYourBack](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/gotyourback/32/48153_2.png) [@GotYourBack](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/GotYourBack)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2026 08:31 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440/47 "2026-07-18T08:31:07Z")
> [@dksnook](#): > > I’m American but looking to spend the majority of my life outside of the USA, preferably between Southern Europe and Beunos Aires. @dksnook, we’ve bounced between North America (Canada) and Europe over last few years. As this is your first THS Forum post, suggest use magnifying glass in header to search prior Forum threads. Lots lots insight available. Suspect that you’d find huge difference in housesitting opportunities between US, Schengen area and South America. - US has over 50% of listings and likely currently only attracts US housesitters. Seemingly many non-US housesitters, like ourselves, will not consider US listings. Probably oodles of choice, if you seek such listings - Schengen area has few listings and faces very high demand. Listings often posted last minute, shorter duration, smaller property size, likely higher travel costs relative to Canadian listings (in our experience) - South American THS listings are rare Given your entrepreneurial status, worth noting that property rental costs in Southern Europe during winter months are a small fraction of peak summer months. > [@In what geographies should THS spend its marketing?](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/in-what-geographies-should-ths-spend-its-marketing/64474): > > THS Forum community, in interests of helping THS Management then thought brainstorm input on geographical focus for THS marketing budget. This may include attraction of new pet parents and new housesitters. THS does not publish data on the number of pet parents or housesitters; the number/location of confirmed housesits; the trends in numbers over time; or other relevant metrics. The only publicly available metric seems to be the number of active housesit listings. As at 27 May 2025 then THS ha… [https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/south-america-housesits/59551](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/south-america-housesits/59551) [Previous page](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/is-premium-worth-it-for-house-sitters-im-especially-curious-about-the-travel-lounges/78440.md?page=2)