Amex Priority Pass Enrollment (2023)

FAQs

Amex Priority Pass Enrollment? ›

Note that you can also enroll in Priority Pass by calling the number on the back of your eligible American Express card. Enrollment required for select benefits. If you add Platinum Card authorized users to your card, they must call the number on the back of their card to enroll themselves in Priority Pass.

Note that you can also enroll in Priority Pass by calling the number on the back of your eligible American Express card. Enrollment required for select benefits. If you add Platinum Card authorized users to your card, they must call the number on the back of their card to enroll themselves in Priority Pass.

Priority Pass and other airport lounge access

These include lounges through free Priority Pass Select membership (enrollment required), as well as access to Escape Lounges and Delta Sky Clubs when flying a same-day Delta flight. Authorized users can take advantage of these perks just like the primary cardholder.

As a Platinum Cardholder, you are entitled to a complimentary membership in Priority Pass. This allows you to wait for your flight in a relaxed atmosphere in one of the more than 1,200 Priority Pass lounges around the world.

Amex Platinum card authorized users — which come with more benefits like lounge access — cost $195 per year. (rates and fees). Do Amex Platinum card authorized users get their own Priority Pass card? Yes, once the authorized user enrolls in Priority Pass, he or she will be mailed their own Priority Pass card.

Cardmembers get full access to every Priority Pass airport lounge for up to two guests (additional guests are $27 per visit). Authorized card users are also eligible for their own Priority Pass Select membership.

Can my membership card be used by someone else? The Priority Pass membership card is non-transferable.

As soon as you register your online account, it's activated. Check under 'Account' on the app or 'My Priority Pass' on the website to see if you have one.

Can 2 people use same Priority Pass? ›

Unfortunately, Priority Pass Select memberships are only meant to be used by the account holder. The Priority Pass website specifies that memberships are valid for the person whose name appears on the card, and can't be used by someone else to gain access.

Platinum cardmembers don't get any complimentary guests but may purchase guest access for up to two traveling companions.

Your Card includes a Priority Pass™ membership (valued at US$99*) and two complimentary visits annually (valued at US$35 each*). So sit back, relax, and enjoy in one of the more than 1,300 Priority Pass™ lounges worldwide. **Values as of January 2023.

Each credit card company sets the terms of Priority Pass Select; while they all include at least 10 free visits to Priority Pass lounges, only some allow unlimited free visits. Others allow you to bring unlimited guests for free, while some cap free guests at two, and yet others still charge for guests.

American Express allows the cardholder and two guests to enter a lounge with the Priority Pass card at no charge. For additional guests, you will have to pay $32 each. A workaround to this fee is adding additional cardholders to your Platinum card.

You can try out the benefits of Priority Pass for free with American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, which is itself free for the first year. Amex Gold comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with four free lounge visits. You can either use these for yourself plus a guest, or for yourself on four separate visits.

First, download the Priority Pass mobile app for iOS or Android, log in to your account and navigate to the "Card" tab at the bottom of the screen. From there, taking a screenshot of the QR code is a good idea in case of any connectivity issues when entering a lounge.

The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card also entitles you to Priority Pass membership for four lounge visits a year. This can be you and three others once, you and a friend twice, or you by yourself four times.