Priority Pass by Credit Card: Guest Access and Access to Dining / Experiences

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Priority Pass™ Select is a membership offered by a variety of higher annual fee credit cards so that you can access a collection of lounges that varies from airport to airport (you may have access to 3 at one airport and none at another, but the app does a great job of letting you know what to expect).

However, there are almost as many “flavors” of Priority Pass Select as there are flavors of ice cream.

Can you bring in a guest? Two guests? Unlimited Guests?
Can you access airport restaurants that participate in Priority Pass?
Can you access airport “experiences” like BeRelax spas (a certain number of minutes in an auto-massage chair, for example) or gaming experiences like Gameway?

To simplify this, we’ve made a handy chart you can bookmark and reference the next time you are heading to the airport.

Unfortunately, the card with the penultimate set of perks is a card no longer available to new applicants – the Citi Prestige. If unlimited guests is what you crave, you can apply for a Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® card, wait a year, and then call to upgrade to a Ritz Carlton card ($450 annual fee)

Priority Pass Guide – Variations by Issuer

	American Express	Chase	Capital One	Citi
Guest access	2 guests	Sapphire Reserve and JP Morgan Reserve cardholders: 2 guests Ritz Carlton cardholders: Unlimited Guests	Venture X: No guests without additional fee of $35 pp. Venture X Business: 2 guests free	2 guests
Experiences included? (i.e. BeRelax Spas)	No	Yes	No	Yes
Priority Pass Airport Dining Access?	No	No	No	No (except legacy Citi Prestige Cards)
Which cards offer Priority Pass access?	The Platinum Card The Business Platinum Card Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant	Chase Sapphire Reserve JP Morgan Reserve Ritz Carlton – (available only by product change from Marriott Bonvoy Boundless)	Venture X Rewards Credit Card Venture X Business	Citi Prestige (no longer available)