{"id":80885,"date":"2022-06-19T19:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=80885"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:43:39","slug":"plaza-premium-lounge-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/plaza-premium-lounge-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital One Adds Plaza Premium Lounge Access for Select Cardmembers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update: As of March 1, 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/credit-cards\/venture-x-plaza-premium-lounge\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital One eliminated Plaza Premium lounge access<\/a> for Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Venture X Business cardholders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week, Capital One announced that the holders of select Capital One Venture-branded and Spark Miles cards can now access <a href=\"https:\/\/capitalonetravel.com\/lounges\/partner-lounge-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">select Plaza Premium lounges worldwide<\/a>. The move adds a further 100+ lounges to the list of over 1,300 lounges you can access with eligible Capital One credit cards.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Capital_One_Cards_Plaza_Premium_Lounges_Access_Terms\">Capital One Cards Plaza Premium Lounges Access Terms<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the new changes, cardholders of three Capital One cards can now access the Plaza Premium Lounge network:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a data-ccid=\"4048272\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x\/\">Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card<\/a> and <a data-ccid=\"5048345\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/CR-CapitalOneVentureXRewardsBusiness\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Capital One Venture X Business<\/a> now provide unlimited complimentary to 100+ Plaza Premium lounges in addition to the over 1,300 Priority Pass\u2122 lounges you can already access. This unlimited access also applies to <a data-ccid=\"4048272\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x\/\">Capital One Venture X<\/a> authorized users.<\/li>\n<li><a data-ccid=\"3006151\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-card\/\">Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>holders can now use their two complimentary annual lounges visits at Plaza Premium Lounges.<\/li>\n<li><a data-ccid=\"265\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/spark-miles\/\">Capital One Spark Miles for Business<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>holders can now use their two complimentary annual lounges visits at Plaza Premium Lounges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Plaza_Premium_Lounge_Network_Overview\">Plaza Premium Lounge Network Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plaza Premium lounges is a lounge network similar to Priority Pass &#8212; but on a much smaller scale. One of the main differences is that Plaza Premium operates its own lounges where Priority Pass partners with existing lounges.<\/p>\n<p>The Plaza Premium network has a much smaller footprint with just over 100 lounges worldwide. In the U.S. and Canada, there are Plaza Premium Lounges at the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dallas\/Fort Worth (DFW)<\/li>\n<li>Newark (EWR)<\/li>\n<li>New York Kennedy (JFK)<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco (SFO)<\/li>\n<li>Washington D.C. (IAD)<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton (YEG)<\/li>\n<li>Montreal (YUL)<\/li>\n<li>Toronto (YYZ)<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver (YVR)<\/li>\n<li>Winnipeg (YWG)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At first glance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plazapremiumlounge.com\/en-uk\/landing-pages\/capitalone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the list<\/a> may seem a little underwhelming. But, it is the quality of lounges that counts. The list includes the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at San Francisco SFO:<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/365\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"San_Francisco_International_Airport_SFO__Plaza_Preeium_Lounges-300x146\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80999 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/San_Francisco_International_Airport_SFO__Plaza_Preeium_Lounges-300x146.png\"  width=\"750\" height=\"365\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/San_Francisco_International_Airport_SFO__Plaza_Preeium_Lounges-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/San_Francisco_International_Airport_SFO__Plaza_Preeium_Lounges-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/San_Francisco_International_Airport_SFO__Plaza_Preeium_Lounges-823x400.png 823w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/San_Francisco_International_Airport_SFO__Plaza_Preeium_Lounges.png 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not to mention, you can now use your <a data-ccid=\"4048272\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x\/\">Capital One Venture X<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to access the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at New York\u2019s JFK Terminal 4.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/342\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport_JFK_Plaza_premium_lounge-300x137\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81000 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport_JFK_Plaza_premium_lounge-300x137.png\"  width=\"750\" height=\"342\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport_JFK_Plaza_premium_lounge-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport_JFK_Plaza_premium_lounge-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport_JFK_Plaza_premium_lounge.png 1249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In fact, you should be able to access all US-based Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses using the new Plaza Premium perk &#8212; except the Clubhouse at Boston Logan International BOS. If you don\u2019t hold the <a data-ccid=\"4048272\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x\/\">Capital One Venture X<\/a> card, but hold the <a data-ccid=\"4028089\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-platinum\/\">American Express Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>, then you can use that card to gain access to the Plaza Premium lounge network when traveling. So, you have a backup option for lounge access.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is excellent news for Capital One credit card holders, especially <a data-ccid=\"4048272\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x\/\">Capital One Venture X<\/a>. While the card is still not <a href=\"\/credit-cards\/credit-cards-with-lounge-access\/\">king of the hill of airport lounge access<\/a>, the card takes another step up the ladder every time Capital One adds new access privileges. Between new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/capital-one-airport-lounges\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital One Lounges<\/a> and these new partnerships, the <a data-ccid=\"4048272\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x\/\">Capital One Venture X<\/a> may start giving\u00a0 <a data-ccid=\"4028089\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-platinum\/\">Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0a run for its money as the best choice for complimentary airport lounge access!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Capital_One_Cards_Plaza_Premium_Lounges_Access_Terms\">Capital One Cards Plaza Premium Lounges Access Terms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Plaza_Premium_Lounge_Network_Overview\">Plaza Premium Lounge Network Overview<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Capital One announced that cardholders of select Capital One Venture-branded and Spark Miles cards will now be able to access Plaza Premium lounges when traveling through select airports. 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