Priority Pass lounge access is coming to crypto cards through a Reap–Collinson deal

Priority Pass is moving into crypto. Collinson International, which owns and runs Priority Pass, has signed a partnership with Reap, a company whose platform lets businesses issue cards linked to stablecoins. Under the deal, Reap's clients can give eligible cardholders access to the Priority Pass network. Collinson posted the announcement on its newsroom on Oct. 7.

Reap works with businesses, not travelers directly. Its clients issue the cards to their own customers. Collinson names the kinds of clients it expects to benefit: crypto exchanges, Web3 neobanks, private banks and asset managers. If you hold a card from one of those firms, Priority Pass may show up as a perk. Whether it does is up to the firm that issued your card.

What cardholders could get#

The release says eligible Reap cardholders will be able to use Priority Pass's network of more than 1,900 airport lounges and travel experiences. That count includes more than lounges. Collinson mentions spas, sleep pods and dining as part of the offer.

That is the same headline network you get with a Priority Pass membership from a bank card or a paid plan. How much of it a crypto cardholder actually gets is a separate question. The release doesn't say.

Collinson describes the deal as a way to bring the perks of traditional premium cards to stablecoin-linked ones. Collinson says the aim is to tie spending on the blockchain to real-world experiences, so issuers can reward everyday card use and keep customers.

What the release leaves out#

Several things a traveler would want to know are missing:

• Start date. Neither company says when the first cards with Priority Pass will be issued.
• Which cards. No issuers are named, so you can't yet check whether your card is included.
• Visit limits. Many bank cards cap free visits each year or charge after a set number. There is no word on whether these cards will do the same.
• Guests. Guest rules and fees aren't mentioned.
• Regions. Reap's quote points to cardholders in Hong Kong and Tokyo, and Collinson's comments focus on Asia Pacific. Neither says the benefit is limited to those markets, but neither confirms where it will be offered.

Until the card issuers publish their own terms, treat this as a promise of access rather than a set benefit.

Why Collinson wants this#

Collinson's case is that lounges sell cards. It cites its own research, which ranked airport lounge access as the most desirable travel benefit. In the same research, 92% of people surveyed in Asia Pacific agreed that travel rewards and benefits encourage them to use a card.

Reap's pitch is that stablecoin cards should come with the same perks as traditional premium cards. "Stablecoins are becoming everyday money for millions of people," said Pablo Che Leon, Reap's head of customer growth. He said a cardholder in Hong Kong or Tokyo should get the same lounge experience as a premium cardholder in London or New York.

The deal fits a pattern. Three weeks earlier, on Sept. 15, Collinson said it would put £500 million into Priority Pass over five years, backed by a new £350 million financing facility. In that announcement, Collinson said the network had grown 6.7% in the past 12 months and now handles more than 6 million guest visits a month. It also said it plans to grow bookable airport fast-track lanes from 28 airports today to more than 170 lanes across 130-plus airports within a year.

What it means for crowding#

Every new card program that adds Priority Pass brings more people to the same lounge doors. Priority Pass lounges at busy hubs already turn members away at peak times. We've covered those waitlist and crowding problems before. One crypto card platform is unlikely to tip the balance on its own. But it is part of a wider push to put lounge access into more wallets, and the 6 million monthly visits Collinson reports show how big the base already is.

In Hong Kong, the market Reap named first, Priority Pass has been adding its own capacity. Collinson opened a second Kyra Lounge at Hong Kong International Airport on Jan. 10, 2026. The 1,200-square-meter lounge seats 230 and is open to Priority Pass and LoungeKey members, as well as walk-in buyers. Our Hong Kong airport page lists the lounges we track there.

The network has also been changing. Chase's Sapphire Lounges left Priority Pass, and Axis Bank's Priority Pass cards in India lost domestic lounge access. What a Priority Pass card gets you can change with the issuer and the airport. Check the Priority Pass program page for the lounges in our directory that accept it, and see our take on whether Priority Pass is worth it in 2026.

If your crypto card adds Priority Pass, read the terms before you travel. Look for the visit cap, the guest fee and whether you need to enroll first. And remember that a lounge listed in the Priority Pass app can still turn you away when it is full, whatever card got you the membership.

Related reading#

• The 10 best Priority Pass lounges: September 2026

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