Get 12.5% off Plaza Premium lounges for couples – or kids go free for families

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If you want to book a Heathrow Airport lounge for this August, and don’t have access via a lounge scheme, Plaza Premium has launched an interesting offer.

As you can see here, you can:

save 25% on the 2nd person (so 12.5% off the total cost) on a Plaza Premium lounge booking until 31st August 2019

kids between two and 11 go free (maximum two per adult) when you use promo code “KIDSFORFREE” until 31st August 2019

All of the Heathrow lounges seem to be on the list of participating locations:

Arrivals, Terminal 2 – review
Arrivals, Terminal 3 – review
Arrivals, Terminal 4 – review
Departures, Terminal 2 – review
Departures, Terminal 4 – review
Departures, Terminal 5 – review, photo below

The ‘best’ lounges are Terminal 2, which regularly wins ‘best independent airport lounge in the world’ awards, and Terminal 4. However, because it is not in Priority Pass or Lounge Club, the lounge in Terminal 5 is of particular interest to HfP readers.

You can find out more about the promos, and book, on the Plaza Premium website here. These offers do NOT work ‘on the door’.

Getting airport lounge access for free from a credit card

How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, here are the three options to get FREE airport lounge access via a credit or charge card:

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two free Priority Pass cards, one for you and one for a supplementary cardholder. Each card admits two so a family of four gets in free. You get access to all 1,300 lounges in the Priority Pass network – search it here.

You also get access to Plaza Premium, Delta and Eurostar lounges. Our American Express Platinum review is here. You can apply here.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for the first year. It comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with two free visits to any Priority Pass lounge – see the list here.

Additional lounge visits are charged at £20. You get two more free visits for every year you keep the card.

There is no annual fee for Amex Gold in Year 1 and you get a 20,000 points sign-up bonus. Full details are in our American Express Preferred Rewards Gold review here.

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard

A huge bonus, but only available to HSBC Premier clients Read our full review

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard gets you get a free LoungeKey card, allowing you access to the LoungeKey network. Guests are charged at £20 although it may be cheaper to pay £60 for a supplementary credit card for your partner.

The card has a fee of £195 and there are strict financial requirements to become a HSBC Premier customer. Full details are in my HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard review.

PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.

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roberto says:

5 Aug5 August 17:06

Hot off the press…

A strike by more than 4,000 workers at Heathrow due to start tomorrow (Tuesday 6 August) at 00:01 and finish at 23:59 has been suspended while the workforce votes on an improved pay offer, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, said today (Monday 5 August).

Unite said it would not be revealing the details of the improved offer until its members involved in the ongoing pay dispute have had an opportunity to consider and vote on the new package.
However, Unite said that the strikes already announced for Friday 23 August and Saturday 24 August remained on the table until the result of the ballot was known.

Unite will not be commenting further until its members have considered the improved offer.
Mark2 says:

5 Aug5 August 17:56

Could you remind me of that energy company please Harry.
- Shoestring says:
  
  5 Aug5 August 18:07
  
  Avro
  - Mark2 says:
    
    5 Aug5 August 20:40
    
    cheers
Harvey says:

5 Aug5 August 18:27

Ot
Marriot Bonvoy- How long does it take to transfer between two member accounts?
- BJ says:
  
  5 Aug5 August 18:43
  
  Instant, CSA deletes from one anc adds to the other when you call.
  - Harvey says:
    
    5 Aug5 August 18:47
    
    That’s what csa told me, but not showing in online account so can’t make a booking
    - Stu N says:
      
      5 Aug5 August 19:24
      
      Try logging out of destination account and logging back in again.
      - Harvey says:
        
        5 Aug5 August 19:37
        
        I’ve tried a few times
      - BJ says:
        
        5 Aug5 August 19:47
        
        In that case I think you need to call them back, something has gone wrong Harvey.
    - Stu N says:
      
      5 Aug5 August 19:57
      
      Odd. I’d phone back and check the transfer has gone through OK.
      
      Remember you can usually book a Marriott redemption before you have the points, unless its short notice (10-14 days, I think).
      - Harvey says:
        
        5 Aug5 August 20:04
        
        Thank you. Now its all showing and the booking has been made. Was weird as it showed on activity but not in points balance
Roy says:

5 Aug5 August 18:48

Probably unsurprisingly, the £5 August Add Lee promotion doesn’t stack with the peak time discount you get if you have elite status in ClubLee.

So if you’re ClubLee gold, for instance, then you can apply the peak-time 15% ClubLee gold discount or the £5 August discount, but not (as far as I can see) both to the same journey.
- Andrew says:
  
  5 Aug5 August 19:29
  
  What about the general off-peak discount? Does the £5 stack with that?
  - Roy says:
    
    5 Aug5 August 19:54
    
    I would expect so, because that’s just factored into the price, and not fine by a promo code
AndyGWP says:

5 Aug5 August 19:07

Nice one – well done!
Andrew says:

5 Aug5 August 19:35

I’m a bit of a “doubting Thomas” with some offers.

On my employer’s staff benefits package a 25% back offer has appeared on all bookings made *directly* with TripAdvisor. Thing is, having clicked through to Trip Advisor, I can’t see any hotels that TripAdvisor sell directly – it’s a sub click through to Expedia or in my case Agado.

I’m paying on departure so will have no idea if it’s worked or not until about 6 weeks after my stay next May… But if I get 25% back – I’ll be quite happy.
3742 says:

5 Aug5 August 20:34

LNER/Nectar.

Recently mentioned on here that Nectar points currently convert at twice the normal rate to LNER vouchers. Terms and conditions indicate can only be used on LNER trains, but is that the reality or can they also be used to book non-LNER trains via the LNER website in your experience?
- BJ says:
  
  5 Aug5 August 23:29
  
  Only LNER advance tickets, however, there have been reports of some successes for some journeys combining LNER and another operator but don’t count on that.
  - 3742 says:
    
    6 Aug6 August 10:46
    
    Thanks BJ. Unfortunately no use to me then. I travel monthly from London to Manchester, but closest LNER itself seems to go is Leeds…
    - BJ says:
      
      6 Aug6 August 13:12
      
      Yes, it’s a pity VT and TPX don’t do this offer. I’d have like to travel Edinburgh to Manchester myself but too much hassle via Leeds when there are direct options.