Westpac Altitude Black/ Priority Pass

Pumpkin_rrr on 24/10/2018 - 11:43

I have the Card for a few years now and despite having been travelling overseas a few times, I was never able to use the Priority Pass for a myriad of reasons. Just thought maybe I should downgrade my card to save paying that hefty fees.

So I rang them up and kind of was threatened that once I downgrade, I cant go back up; My current income wont support it.

So here's a question to the Brains Trust: have you been able to use the Priority Pass successfully? Is it worthwhile to keep the Card for this privilege?

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  • spiff on 24/10/2018 - 11:48
    +1

    I've used Priority Pass from Citibank Signature in Bali and London. Not the best lounges but a place to eat and relax nonetheless. Also brought my partner in for USD 27.

    • macrocephalic on 24/10/2018 - 12:07
      +1

      Is this available to all Citibank Signature card holders? I tend to ignore a lot of the benefit notices spam they send me.

      • spiff on 24/10/2018 - 12:10
        +1

        From PointHacks:

        "The way this works in practice is that you’ll receive a promotional pack from Citi with a Priority Pass access code soon after receiving your card in the mail. The code then lets you sign up for the relevant membership from Priority Pass."

  • djkelly69 on 24/10/2018 - 11:49
    +1

    I had this card for a year, and managed to use the PP $36 credit you get for some places at a cafe at Brisbane airport one time. I usually only travel by air a few times a year though, so maybe not a great data point.

  • redforever on 24/10/2018 - 13:25
    +1

    I have been using my 2 free visits yearly that Comes with my citi signature.

    What sort of issues stop you from using yours?

    • Pumpkin_rrr on 24/10/2018 - 13:46

      First I only do international travel a couple of times a year
      I find the lounge hard to find, or far away from Entry or check-in counter
      And transit/waiting time is not that long and by the time we work out what we want to do, minus toilet stops, not much time left.

  • cheapisgood on 24/10/2018 - 13:33

    just for reference, I believe the minimum income to get that card is $75,000 gross p.a.

    • Pumpkin_rrr on 24/10/2018 - 13:47

      Good to know. We are semi/quarter retired now so income-poor :-(

  • SirFlibbled on 24/10/2018 - 16:25

    Good to know this exists. I got one a few months ago and had no idea I could access it.

    Except the link on the Westpac site goes to a 404.

  • AusGP on 24/10/2018 - 22:53

    It depends on which cities you fly into and out of. Some lounges in Rome were rubbish, but on the other hand some others are quite good.

    Nothing beats a shower before flying home from a hot tropical day.

  • Blargman2001 on 27/10/2018 - 00:25
    +1

    Have used the PP a few times. As above, a shower and somewhere nice to sit when transiting on a long haul flight is worth it.

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