Co-branding banking projects – promising direction for the development of any banking organization, offering favorable conditions and an expanded range of additional options for everyday use in partner services. Priority Pass VTB 24 - an additional option for debit and credit cards from the largest commercial bank Russia. The offer is suitable for active people who often travel by air.

In this material we will additionally consider the following questions:

• tariff offers for debit and credit clients from VTB 24;
• description of Priority Pass and the benefits of using this function in 2018;
• the process of connecting the service and additional operating conditions.

What is a Priority Pass card?

Priority pass is a unique service that provides access to VIP lounges at airports and other additional services. Each member of the “closed club” receives a corresponding card, which acts as an identifier and account for tracking the client’s activities. More than 1,000 waiting rooms are distributed throughout the world, which makes the program in demand for use.

The list of basic services includes:

• the possibility of pre-booking VIP waiting rooms, where you can not only spend time in comfort, but also plan a business meeting or meeting. The service includes free snacks, drinks and other extras;
• You can use the service either alone or by a group of people. All details are previously discussed with the manager when booking;
• 24-hour communication with a personal manager who will help resolve any issues that may arise, book a waiting room and provide advice on other privileges of the offer;
• quickly obtaining insurance for flights and spending time abroad on preferential terms.

A special membership card can act as an independent solution, or as a co-branding project with third parties banking organizations. The VTB 24 Priority Pass card is a direct example of such cooperation.

Card design

Both new and existing customers can start using the co-branding offer. Debit and credit card require the provision of different service packages. Apply for plastic card possible in the following ways:

• by contacting the nearest customer service center, where a qualified specialist will consult on the proposed tariff plans, provide a form to fill out and give instructions on further actions;
• by contacting a specialist toll free number 24/7 support service. Pre-formulate your request and decide on tariff plan. You can pick up the finished card yourself;
• using the services of a custom control panel - the most common method for existing VTB clients 24. Go through the registration and further authorization process, go to the appropriate section, fill out the form and submit the application.

For debit card You will only need to provide your passport details, loan offer needs a certificate of income and an extract from the place of work for the last 3 months. Bank employees actively work with credit histories, which may affect the available limit of funds. Having dealt with submitting an application for opening a VTB 24 Priority Pass card, the terms of use in 2018 require detailed consideration in a separate section.

Priority pass from VTB: conditions and cost

Getting started with a modern banking offer begins with a pleasant moment - the release of a plastic product is free of charge. The debit client gets the opportunity to visit comfortable service areas at the selected airport 2 times every month for free. Further work with the service is carried out on a preferential basis. If you want to receive premium status, which gives you free access to all Priority Pass offers, you must meet one of the following conditions:

• the minimum amount of monthly transactions on the card should start from 55 thousand Russian rubles;
• The minimum balance in your personal account must exceed 2 million Russian rubles.

Payment for goods and services in the Priority service contributes to the accrual of special bonus points, which can be exchanged for certain options. You can find out the full list of features in the corresponding section of the service’s official website. Considering the conditions offered by VTB Priority Pass 24, we can additionally highlight a high-quality support service that can quickly solve problems that arise and answer questions of interest.

Rules for entering the VIP room

Access to VIP rooms is subject to the following conditions:

• access to waiting areas requires prior reservation by contacting a personal manager;
• The cardholder has the opportunity to use the services of a high-comfort waiting room every month 2 times free of charge;
• snacks and bar access are offered free of charge;
• the number of people you can bring with you is limited by the rules of a particular airport;
• unlimited access to the service is provided subject to certain rules for storing and using funds on a plastic card;
• clients have access to a personalized control panel where they can get the information they need and make basic settings.

List of airports

Over the long period of existence of the service, more than 1,000 waiting rooms have been added to the database of VIP zones, located in 400 cities in 120 countries. Specialists have developed a special WEB interface where you can quickly find the airport you need, find out detailed information about the conditions of your stay, and book your place in a few clicks.

Priority Pass is a program of free or privileged access to VIP lounges at airports around the world. In fact, the service is provided by the airlines themselves, and the access card is an opportunity to use it on promotional terms. And one of the closest partners of this “promotion” are payment Visa systems and MasterCard, which offer Priority Pass to their “VIP clients”, that is, who use bank cards and have considerable financial turnover. How to apply for a Priority Pass card and where to get it? How much does this service cost? How to get Priority Pass without using traditional bank cards?

The easiest option is to order on the official website

What is the easiest way to get a Priority Pass? Apply for it on the official Priority Pass website. Initially, you just need to register there, by following the link

1. In the window that appears, you need to select your country of residence
   
2. After this, the program will automatically generate for you the tariffs in force in your country. In order to receive a Priority Pass, you must select one of the presented tariffs. If you have a promotional code, you must enter it in the appropriate field.
   
3. After you have chosen a tariff that is convenient for you and clicked on the “Join the Club” button, you need to fill out the necessary information in order to receive a Priority Pass in the future
4. Next, you indicate your name to be printed on the Priority Pass card
5. In the next step we indicate the address to receive the Priority Pass
6. Next, we move on to the stage of creating your account in the loyalty program.
7. Please note that when you apply for a Priority Pass card on the website, you will need to pay for it immediately. You can do this using a bank card, bank account, PayPal. You can even use a virtual bank card. It is possible to receive Priority Pass only after payment on the website
8. At the final stage, you give permission to process your personal data, indicate your preferred methods of contacting you and sign the participant declaration to apply for Priority Pass
   
   
9. So - we answered the question of how to get a Priority Pass!

Before you apply for a Priority Pass, you need to clarify how all the above data is written in Latin - if you try to fill out the form in Cyrillic, the system will give an error. The name that the client indicates must necessarily coincide with the one that will be indicated on the boarding ticket (it is checked upon access to the VIP lounge for identification purposes so that no one else can use their personal Priority Pass card)

Where can I get a Priority Pass card? Her will be delivered free of charge to a location convenient for the client, be it his place of residence, office, educational institution(this information should be indicated when filling out the form on the website). The courier will also contact him in advance to clarify a convenient time and place of delivery.

On average, it takes from 2 to 15 banking days to apply for and receive a Priority Pass.

How much does it cost to issue a Priority Pass card? According to information from the official website:
$99 – for a regular Priority Pass;
$249 — Priority Pass Standard Plus, which gives you the opportunity to visit VIP areas and airport lounges 10 times for free;
399$ — Priority card Standard Prestige, which gives unlimited access to VIP areas and halls.

The above amount is the cost of an annual subscription. It can be debited automatically from the card account (if the client agreed to these conditions).

How to get a Priority Pass for free?

How to get Priority Pass for free? Some banks provide this service to their clients when opening premium card accounts. Unfortunately, each bank has different conditions for issuing a card, so they should be clarified individually.

How to get a free Priority Pass from the bank? In most cases, you will need to open a card account of the Gold, Platinum, Infinite, World Elite type. It is worth considering that not in all cases banks are ready to provide such cards to their new clients. An exception is the presence of a positive credit history. Otherwise, the bank will only be able to issue a Standard card, and Priority Pass will have to be purchased separately (and this will no longer be free, in the same Sberbank - from 2.5 thousand rubles per month).

How to get Priority Pass and how much does it cost in Russian banks? Currently, the conditions are as follows (but they change frequently - you should always check this information with a bank representative):
How to get ? If you have a card balance of 1.5 million rubles or more on the card, Priority Pass Prestige is issued free of charge, otherwise such a card will cost 2.5 thousand rubles per month;
how to apply for a Priority Pass in this bank? You should know that when you top up your card account by 75 thousand rubles monthly and with a balance of over 150 thousand rubles, the Priority Pass Standard Plus card is issued free of charge (but no more than 2 visits to VIP lounges during one calendar month);
Binbank - how to get a Priority Pass card as a client of this bank? With a balance of over 600 thousand on the card and with a turnover of over 150 thousand rubles per month, a Priority Pass Prestige card is issued free of charge;
– if you have a card balance of 2.0 million rubles or more, as well as maintaining monthly expenses on the card in the amount of 100 thousand rubles or more, you can receive a Priority Pass
You may notice that in some cases it is easier and more profitable to apply for a Priority Pass card through the official website.

Where is the best place to get a card in 2018?

Where is the best place to get a Priority Pass in 2018?

1. On this moment– at UniCredit Bank. There is a promotion under which each client who has signed up for the Premium Service package is given a card free of charge. The only condition is that there is an open balance bank card at least 150 thousand rubles and a monthly replenishment in the amount of 75 thousand rubles. In this case, the client gets the opportunity, using Priority Pass, to visit VIP rooms 2 times a month (you will have to pay separately for guests). The conditions are maintained only as long as the condition for the balance of funds on the card account is met (this means only personal funds, and not in the amount of credit funds).
2. Avangard Bank also offers its clients free Priority Pass Standard, but only to holders of Gold, Platinum, World Elite, Infinite, World Premium cards. A prerequisite is that the average monthly turnover on the card over the last 6 months must be at least 20 thousand rubles. With an average monthly turnover of over 150 thousand rubles, the bank offers individual conditions receipt (including unlimited access to VIP rooms).
3. Russian Standard Bank offers to receive a Priority Pass card for free when opening an Imperia Platinum card account. It is worth considering that the release of Imperia Platinum will cost 15 thousand rubles. The proposed Priority Pass option is Standard, that is, you will have to pay $27 for each visit (children under 6 years old with an air ticket and accompanied by a parent or guardian with a Priority Pass are free).

Many people have probably heard that there is such a card with which you can have free access to the business lounge at any airport in the world. Well, such a card actually exists at Sberbank and it’s called Priority Pass. What can it boast of? this map? Let's take a closer look.

A Priority Pass card is automatically received by any Sberbank client who uses. And it doesn’t matter what class you are going to fly in - business or economy - with this card you can use the services of an increased comfort lounge in any country in the world without any problems. When connecting to the Sberbank Premier service, the card is issued as soon as possible, so if you are going to fly to another city in a couple of days, then you can count on a comfortable pastime in the business lounge.

What is Priority Pass

Priority Pass- a special card that allows its owner to comfortably pass the time in a special waiting room, characterized by increased comfort, as well as take advantage of the full range of its services (the range of services may differ in each country).

Typically Priority Pass includes:

• Free Wi-Fi internet access
• Free food and drinks
• Ability to charge any device
• 24/7 service
• Full range of services regardless of the class of air ticket purchased

Priority Pass lounges are available in every country; you can always view their list on the official website of the service: www.prioritypass.com or by downloading a special application to your smartphone.

Conditions for the Priority Pass card from Sberbank

Many people are probably now interested in the question: how to get a Priority Pass card from Sberbank? Very simple.

As we already wrote above, the Priority Pass card is issued to Sberbank clients with the connected Sberbank Premier package. Well, the cost of use depends directly on the amount in the client’s Sberbank account:

• If the amount exceeds 2,500,000 rubles, then the service is provided free of charge
• If the amount is less than 2,500,000 rubles, then the cost of the Priority Pass service is 2,500 rubles per month. In addition, to feel the comfort, the first two months of using the Priority Pass service are provided free of charge.

You can visit an unlimited number of luxury lounges with a Priority Pass card. And another nice addition is the ability to take several friends/relatives with whom you are flying into your comfort zone.

Each individual Priority Pass lounge has its own restrictions on the number of people who can pass through one Priority Pass card. Typically the number of guests ranges from 3 to 9 people.

What you should remember when using the lounge with a Priority Pass card:

• Don’t miss your plane while enjoying your relaxation in the lounge - no one is obliged to inform you of its departure time individually
• To get into the hall you need to look neat, be clean and outwardly tidy. Otherwise, you may not be allowed into the hall - after all, this is a VIP zone
• Some major airports have multiple VIP lounges, you can visit them both if you wish
• The enhanced comfort lounge is sometimes located before passport control - so if you don’t notice this and go through it, you won’t be able to go back. But with a crowd you won’t be late for your plane.

Priority Pass is a program of access (free or at a reduced price) to business and VIP lounges at airports around the world included in the program. Many travelers, forced to wait for hours for a flight during a transfer, bypass business lounges - the price is too high, which can sometimes exceed the cost of the ticket. In this article we will tell you how to get a Priority Pass in order to have a relatively inexpensive holiday at the airport while waiting.

According to the official Priority Pass website, the program now includes more than 1,000 airports around the world. And the Priority Pass card holder can safely spend time at any of these airports while waiting for a flight.

The offer is tempting, because in business lounges travelers have the opportunity not only to relax in silence on comfortable chairs away from nervous crowds of passengers, but also to eat a hearty meal, take a shower, drink something strong and while away the time watching TV or on the Internet, which is provided free of charge.

However, it is worth remembering the following:

• The time spent in the lounge area is usually limited in time (for example, a maximum of 3 hours), or tied to the time of departure (for example, you can enter no earlier than 3 hours before departure);
• Not all halls are open 24 hours a day;
• The package of services in different halls will always be different. In some places you will only be offered free Wi-Fi, snacks and a TV, while in others in addition to this you will be offered a shower, alcoholic drinks and a full hot meal;
• The number of guests you can bring with you free of charge is limited.

Not all lounge areas announce boarding, so always check the time yourself! When viewing information about a particular lounge, pay attention to the presence of the “Flight Information” item

How to getPriority Pass

The question of how to get a Priority Pass card is quite confusing. But generally speaking, there are only two options:

Purchase a separate card on the official websitePriority Pass

When paying for membership on the site, we have 3 options to choose from:

• Package "Standard" - 99€ per year, cost of a club member/guest visit — 24€ ;
• Package "Standard Plus" - 249€ per year, 10 free cardholder visits included, further on 24€ for each visit, guests also pay 24€ ;
• Package "Prestige" - 399€ per year, the number of free visits is unlimited, the cost of a guest visit is the same 24€ .

Now let's figure it out. With “Prestige” everything is clear, but what’s the point of buying the “Standard” and “Standard Plus” packages if you still have to pay extra for each visit?

The benefit for infrequent flyers is, let's be honest, a bit of a stretch - if you only fly a couple of times a year, then it might be a better option to just pay the general price of entry. But if you visit airports at least more than 4 times a year, you will already begin to see the benefits.

The fact is that average cost of visiting a business or VIP lounge begins from 50€. For example, the Perseus business lounge at Sheremetyevo costs 3500 rub.., TOP-Lounge in Vnukovo – 2900 for every 5 hours, Domodedovo business lounge – 75$ . It’s the same story with European airports - for ordinary passengers without a Priority Pass, the cost of visiting is far from 24 €.

Now let's do the math. If you plan to use the lounge areas at least 6 times in a year, both in Russia and abroad, then the cost of one visit will be 99/6 + 24 = 40 €, and this is already below the average cost.

Plus, with a card, you'll always know how much you'll spend—in some airports, business lounges are surprisingly expensive.

Get a cardPriority Passbank as an addition to the package of banking services

Some banks, in order to attract wealthy clients, are introducing the Priority Pass card service included in the package banking services higher than standard/classic.

For example, VTB 24 provides Priority Pass as part of its maximum Privilege package. Moreover, the conditions for such a card from the bank are radically different: you have access to 2 completely free visits airport business lounge per month (or 1 visit together with a guest), after which the maximum cost of a business lounge for a passenger during a month cannot be higher than $30.

Sberbank However, by providing its clients with Priority Pass as part of the Sberbank Premier package, it does not change the conditions for using the card - they coincide with the general ones.

I followed the same pattern Alfa Bank– the Priority Pass card is provided as part of the “Maximum+” package.

Which route should I take - buy Priority Pass directly or purchase through a bank? You will get a decision only after a little analysis of your own financial situation.

But if you can meet the conditions for a minimum account balance and/or a minimum turnover of funds on the card per month, then feel free to purchase Priority Pass through a bank, since in premium packages of banking services, in addition to Priority Pass itself, banks include many more services interesting to tourists, such as which you can save a lot of money on, namely:

• Medical insurance for traveling abroad;
• Transfers to/from airports;
• Cash withdrawal abroad without commission.

Changes from 05/01/2017 access to business lounges via Priority Pass VTB24

VTB 24 is changing the conditions for access to Priority Pass business lounges from May 1, 2017. New rules.

At the end of April, VTB24 Bank notified its clients about changes in the conditions for access to business lounges by VTB cards 24 Priority Passes issued within premium service Privilege.

Members of the Priority Pass program can visit more than 1,000 business lounges at airports around the world, regardless of the airline used and regardless of the class of service.

You can get a Priority Pass card at VTB24 by issuing a Mastercard Black Edition or Elite card.

By the way, on black Mastercard, you can visit the business lounge of the same name at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport in Terminal E, as well as in some other airports around the world where there are MasterCard lounges. , Priority Pass program members are not served.

VTB 24 terms and conditions Priority Pass until May 1, 2017

According to the conditions proposed by VTB24, until May 1, the owner of the Priority card could visit business lounges for free 2 times a month, the remaining visits had to be paid according to the Priority Pass tariffs - this is about 25 euros for each visit.

VTB 24 terms and conditions Priority Pass after May 1, 2017

According to the new access rules, from May 1, VTB24 abolished free visits in the basic version, but increased the number of free visits from 2 to 8 for those clients who meet at least one of the following conditions:

1. Remaining on deposit accounts exceeds 1.5 million rubles
2. The balance on accounts (including savings) exceeds 750 thousand rubles
3. Bank card transactions from 55 thousand rubles. Transactions mean card payments at retail outlets, both offline and online.

The changes are not unambiguous; for some they will certainly benefit, while others will lose.

The first two conditions under which 8 free passes per month are available overlap with the conditions under which a premium banking services in VTB 24 for free. Its cost is 6 thousand rubles per quarter. If these conditions are met, the bank returns the commission to the client’s account. The same thing happens if the account turnover is from 150 thousand rubles, and any turnover is taken into account, even if the client simply deposits money through an ATM.

Thus, the winners are those bank clients who fulfill the conditions - the balance on deposit accounts exceeds 1.5 million rubles or the balance on accounts (including savings) exceeds 750 thousand rubles. For them, service premium package remains free and gives you the opportunity to enter the Priority business lounges 8 times a month yourself and escort your fellow travelers.

The rest will have to pay for each visit to business lounges at program rates according to Priority Pass prices.

At the beginning of May, I used the Priority card under new conditions. Before flying to Zagreb, there were four of us. We wait financial result, I hope it will be zero, as VTB24 promises.))

VTB 24 terms and conditions Priority Pass with July 1, 2017, new rules

VTB24 frequently makes changes. Not much time has passed since the last changes, but from July 1, 2017, the bank again changed the conditions for the Privilege package. The changes affected the criteria for free servicing of the premium package, as well as the conditions for access to business lounges by Priority program Pass. But first things first.

From July 1, 2017, VTB24 Bank switched to a monthly commission write-off schedule. Let me remind you that before this the bank charged commission quarterly. The transition to a monthly schedule will occur from the 1st day of the calendar month that follows the month of renewal of the Privilege package.

Change of free criteria from 07/01/2017

The criteria for free servicing of the Privilege package have also changed. The service will be free for the client if he meets one of the following conditions:

• crediting to the Privilege card from 120,000 rubles
• balances on accounts and deposits with VTB24 from 2,000,000 rubles

Otherwise, a monthly service fee of 2,500 rubles will be charged. For those who activated the premium package before 05/02/2017, the cost of service remains 2,000 rubles until renewal.

The changes also affected the conditions for access to business lounges using a Priority Pass card issued by VTB24.

Changes in the conditions of access to Priority Pass VTB24 business lounges from 07/01/2017

From July 1, 2017, 8 free visits to business lounges are available to the holder of a Priority Pass card issued as part of the Traveler premium package, subject to one of the following conditions:

• payment with Privilege cards from 55,000 rubles
• balances on accounts and deposits with VTB24 from 2,000,000 rubles;

The criteria for free service must be met in the month of access to the business lounge. If the conditions are not met, a commission is debited in accordance with the amount presented to the bank for payment for these visits - about 30 US dollars for each pass to the VIP lounge.

As you can see, the two criteria for free service coincide with the criteria for free visits.

Morality

From my point of view, this time VTB24 seriously worsened the conditions by removing the alternative criterion of 750,000 rubles in savings accounts. And if before that I assessed receiving a Priority Pass card through VTB24 as the best option, but now I’m not sure about it anymore. Currently, Sberbank's offer seems more attractive. Under comparable conditions for the commission for servicing a service package and the free criteria, there are no limits on visits for the Sberbank Priority Pass card, both for its holder and for the guests who accompany him.

For now, due to lack of time, I continue to use the Priority card issued by VTB24, but I am following events and may soon change the bank, especially if events continue to develop in the same direction.

Priority Pass card renewal

In November, my card received from VTB expired. I never found a more profitable alternative and adapted to the new conditions, so I decided to renew the card at the same bank. The extension went quickly and did not take much time. I called my personal manager by phone and asked to renew the card. The application was accepted over the phone and promised to be completed within a few business days. Since there was no rush, a week later I called the bank and they told me that the card was already ready and was in the branch. The time to receive the card at the bank office was no more than 15 minutes. It turned out to be easy to renew or replace a card at the bank, without red tape and loss of time.

Changes from 04/01/2018 of access to business lounges via VTB Priority Pass

From April 1 (and this is not a joke), VTB is changing the conditions for Priority Pass cards, which the bank issues as part of the “Privilege” service package.

The new conditions are:

2 free passes per month – when maintaining balances on accounts and deposits from 2,000,000 rubles or paying for goods / services from 100,000 per month.

8 free passes per month – when maintaining balances on accounts and deposits from 5,000,000 rubles

The criteria for free servicing of the Privilege service package remain the same for now.

Unfortunately, the trend towards worsening conditions for clients continued and has almost reached its climax. It has become economically unfeasible to issue a Priority Pass card at VTB, since the bank offers low rates by deposits. It is more profitable to apply for a card directly or pay for entry to the lounge in cash.

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