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Chase cutting Priority Pass Select benefit?

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A friend forwarded me this screenshot from a Chase Facebook group and it looks like Chase is going to cut the benefit which allows Priority Pass holders to access certain airport restaurants, cafes, and markets effective July 2024.  I haven't seen this anywhere else but I could have easily missed the news. I googled and couldn't find anything about it online, either. *Shrug* I really hope this isn't true. Often the restaurant/market option is the only choice you have what with all of the recent lounge overcrowding and subsequent restrictions placed on visitors. My original hometown airport was PDX and their Capers Market was such a great place to use this benefit. I usually popped in there on arrival and departure whenever I went back to visit my family.  "As of July 1, 2024 you will no longer have access to restaurants, cafes, and markets participating in the Priority Pass Select network as part of the Priority Pass SelectTM Benefit associated with your Card. Access

Trip Report: Asiana A350-900 Sydney to JFK via Seoul in Business Class (SYD-ICN-JFK)

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A quiet, efficient, reasonably-priced option for getting back to New York from Sydney. It's a bit longer in the air, but a guaranteed lie-flat seat sure beats doing 14 hours in a United Premium Plus recliner to SFO followed by 6 crowded hours in Economy to NYC. pros good lounges Seoul airport has Toto Washlets in the lounges AND in the terminal  very attentive service split boarding and deplaning (aka, separate jetways for Business and Economy) the A350 has decent wifi for $21 (full flight) transiting thru Seoul you can bring sealed duty free items (liquor) through transiting thru Seoul you don’t need a K-ETA visa like you do to enter Korea  bathrooms have toothbrushes and lotions and mouthwash so you don’t have to open the amenity kit to get just one thing out of it  seat is quite long when in flat mode  espresso! cons no personal air vents   ran out of korean style menu  fairly limited liquor selection. and like who’s ordering Drambuie?  neutral food was good, not great. IFE w