It looks like itโs time to add โunlimited airport lounge visitsโ to the list of critically endangered perks.
Following similar moves by the AMEX Platinum Charge, Citi Prestige and StanChart Priority Private, the UOB Visa Infinite Metal Card will now become the latest to impose limits on lounge access.
To be fair, the warning signs were already thereโ back in April, the bank quietly added a cooldown period of at least four hours between DragonPass visits. Now, itโs going one step further by capping lounge visits at 12 per year, beginning from June 2026.
UOB Visa Infinite Metal Card loses unlimited lounge visits
UOB Visa Infinite Metal Cardholders currently enjoy unlimited visits to DragonPass lounges, together with one guest.
From 1 June 2026, this entitlement will be capped at 12 complimentary lounge visits per 12-month membership period. Any additional visits will be charged at US$28 each.
Effective 1 June 2026, the airport lounge access benefit for UOB Visa Infinite Metal Card will be revised. Cardmembers will receive 12 complimentary lounge passes per 12-month membership period, replacing the current unlimited access.
All existing cardmembers will continue to enjoy unlimited lounge access until 31 May 2026. On 1 June 2026, 12 complimentary lounge passes will be automatically credited and reflected in your Airport Companion App.
We encourage you to check your Airport Companion App on or after 1 June 2026 to view your updated lounge pass balance.
-UOB
Complimentary lounge visits must be utilised by the end of the 12-month membership period, and unused visits will be forfeited.
While itโs not clear from the announcement whether cardholders will be permitted to share lounge visits with guests, a UOB spokesperson has clarified that this will be possible. For example, a family of four could visit the lounge three times, and a couple could visit the lounge six times.
As much as I dislike the nerf, I have to applaud the fact that UOB is providing almost a yearโs worth of advance notice. Other banks have done far worse.
For example, the Citi Prestige Card announced at the end of April that unlimited lounge visits would be removed from 1 July 2025. If you obtained or renewed your card in early April and paid the annual fee in expectation of unlimited lounge visits for the next 12 months, I imagine youโd be rather unhappy.
Which cards still offer unlimited lounge visits?

2025 has been a rough year for those wanting unlimited airport lounge access.
- In February 2025, the AMEX Platinum Charge capped Priority Pass visits for the first supplementary cardholder at eight per year (was: unlimited + 1 guest)
- In April 2025, the UOB Visa Infinite Metal Card quietly added a cooldown period of at least four hours between DragonPass utilisations
- In June 2025, StanChart Priority Private customers had their Priority Pass visits reduced to 24 per year (was: unlimited + 1 guest)
- In July 2025, the Citi Prestige Card will cap Priority Pass visits at 12 per year (was: unlimited + 1 guest)
It pains me to say it, but I have a sneaking suspicion that in time to come, unlimited lounge access will cease to be a benefit for the $120K segment. Instead, it might only be available on cards with four-digit annual fees, such as the AMEX Platinum Charge and StanChart Beyond Card.
Hereโs what the landscape for unlimited lounge visits will look like, following the UOB Visa Infinite Metal Cardโs nerf.
๐ณ Credit Cards with Unlimited Lounge Visits | |||
Card | Min. Income | Annual Fee | Remarks |
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S$120K | S$498 | Principal# |
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S$120K | S$662* | Principal 4x Supp |
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S$200K | S$1,635 | Principal 3x Supp |
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Not stated | S$1,744 | Principal# All Supp^ |
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S$500K | S$3,270 | Principal |
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S$500K | S$3,924 | Principal All Supp |
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S$500K | S$4,328 | Principal 2x Supp |
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S$500K | S$5,328 | Principal 3x Supp |
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Not stated | S$7,630 | Principal# All Supp^ |
*HSBC Premier customers pay S$497.06 ^Supp. cardholders have unlimited access to Centurion Lounges, Plaza Premium Lounges, Delta Sky Clubs and Lufthansa Lounges #Does not include airport restaurants |
For the full list of cards offering airport lounge access, refer to my article below (which will need a mid-year update at the rate things are going!).
Conclusion
From June 2026, the UOB Visa Infinite Metal Card will cap airport lounge visits at 12 per year, a significant cut from the current benefit of unlimited visits with one guest.
While other credit cards still offer unlimited lounge access, itโs starting to look like unlimited lounge visits are living on borrowed time for $120K cards. At the rate things are going, I wouldnโt be surprised if the OCBC VOYAGE and HSBC Visa Infinite are the next to make an unhappy announcement.
If nothing else, UOB is providing plenty of advance notice of the change, which allows new or existing cardholders to make an informed decision when weighing whether to fork out the S$654 annual fee.
Time to do a mid 2025 article on your miles strategy given all the recent nerfs?
Iโd rather have 12 visits including the meals over the unlimited without meals
Looking at all the nerfing, I will be very interested to know which credit card covered lounge are better value. Some lounges covered by Credit Card simply feel filthy.
itโs exactly the issue theyโre trying to solve by nerfing. Lounges are overcrowded and filthy as a result because they were giving out lounge access like candy. They hope to reduce the footfall by nerfing this and therefore improve the lounge experience.
Reducing the cost to them is what the nerfs intend. Card issuers simply donโt care about footfall and a better lounge experience for you and me.
Interesting response. It gave me a different perspectives. Thanks.
Time to update the comparison for 120k cards
Hear hear!
Hear hear
2025. The year of the nurf.
Hmm wonder if meantime they remove the 4 hr wait time and whether the 12 quota can include guest..
All these nerfs are because cardholders have been continuously abusing the privileges. One need only casually scroll through the telegram group chats to see the constant talk of โminmaxโing card benefits. Extreme lounge hopping and milking of the priority pass at the various restaurants within a single trip (not to mention the ridiculous obsession with ASK tumblers). Shouldnโt come as a shock that the banks have decided enough is enough.
Indeed. The pity is that instead of targeting these lounge safari abusers, like, for example, only allowing 1 usage every 12 hours lets say, we are now all going to suffer. Dam annoying. Thanks a lot all those abusers. This is your fault.
should still be ok for the casual or even semi-frequent traveller, 12 visits are good for 6 trips/year ie one trip every other month
Tried to sign up for the HSBC Visa Infinite but it says theyโve temporarily suspended applications. Any idea why this is and when it will be restored?
HSBC is a strange creature. Rejected twice and no reason provided. I think they were just trying to attract new customers of required wealth to sign up with the bank.
wrt โI have a sneaking suspicion that in time to come, unlimited lounge access will cease to be a benefit for the $120K segment. Instead, it might only be available on cards with four-digit annual feesโ, that would be because (1) fewer subscribers for 4-digit AF cards (2) this demographic would already fly J/F anyway (3) they wouldnโt waste time trying to min-max lounge benefits when they could be min-maxing their time (4) if they wanted a good meal or a good nap, theyโd pay for it or pay for something like La Premiere. The unlimited lounge benefit for 120Kโฆ Read more ยป