Chase Raises Sapphire Reserve Price to $795 Annually, Up $245

[rstcso]

I also use the Priority Pass for airport lounges. Today I had some time at DFW, and it worked great. I used two lounges. Neither had that much food, but it was fine. I’ve used lounges in CLT, LHR, MIA, OSL, HAM, SEA, and probably a few others. But many other places I go don’t have lounges. Now, I don’t like long layovers, and I don’t want to spend time at the airport, but the lounges are nice when I have a few minutes. But if I’m going to pay for a card, would the American Airlines higher tier card be better? It’s less money and as I understand it, gives access to lounges. The flip side is that they opened a Chase Sapphire lounge at PHL where I often fly from, but it’s between D and E terminals, which isn’t where I often go. So balancing the use of fee cards at all, let alone premium fee cards, and then what’s the better bet is a conundrum.

Austin has a CSR lounge, but it's almost all outside. Austin. Summer. Outside. But it's still better than nothing, but not much more so.

When we fly out of LHR, I like to get there early, so we hang in a lounge. Last time passing through CLT, I had a 2.5 hour layover, so went to one of the Minute Lounges and snoozed for a bit. The Priority lounges can be awfully busy, but it's still a good way to kill some time.

When work takes me to Connecticut, I used to fly in/out of LGA, but lately use Westchester County (HPN). A CRS lounge has opened in LGA, so I may start flying back into there. I fly out of AUS, and there are zero direct flights to LGA. That's why I started flying into HPN, and it's tiny.

 

[Zee09]

AARP discounts are a joke.
We used an AARP discount when we just bought new phones last month.
Discount provided free activations on our phones, and provided us with a monthly AARP discount.
Got the ATT bill. Phone bill went up $60./month.
Went in to express my extreme displeasure with the upcharge.
They offered me a 55+ plan which took my bill down to the level I was paying prior to the new phones.
To get this, I had to forfeit the "Discount" that I was allegedly receiving as an AARP member , that caused a $60./month jump on the phone bill.
But, hey, that four dollar discount that I get every time I go to Outback really makes me flush with cash.
After the end of September, I will no longer be an AARP member.

Years ago I used it at IHop and they only gave the discount for me not the bill for 3 I was paying

 

[JHZR2]

Austin has a CSR lounge, but it's almost all outside. Austin. Summer. Outside. But it's still better than nothing, but not much more so.

When we fly out of LHR, I like to get there early, so we hang in a lounge. Last time passing through CLT, I had a 2.5 hour layover, so went to one of the Minute Lounges and snoozed for a bit. The Priority lounges can be awfully busy, but it's still a good way to kill some time.

When work takes me to Connecticut, I used to fly in/out of LGA, but lately use Westchester County (HPN). A CRS lounge has opened in LGA, so I may start flying back into there. I fly out of AUS, and there are zero direct flights to LGA. That's why I started flying into HPN, and it's tiny.

I can’t imagine that being a good idea eight months out of the year. And I don’t like being outdoors at airports anyway - jet fuel exhaust stinks. But a viewing platform in a lounge in the right place with shade might be nice sometimes.