As frequent travellers to Bangkok will know, immigration lanes can be unpredictable at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
If you don’t have an APEC Business Travel Card or some other form of priority, you could be queueing for hours during peak periods.
However, Visa Infinite cardmembers can now take advantage of complimentary fast-track arrival service, albeit in limited quantities.
Visa Infinite offering complimentary airport fast-track in Bangkok
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| Benefit Details |
Visa Infinite cardmembers arriving at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) can now enjoy complimentary fast-track service, provided by Primex Limousine Thailand.
After disembarking from the aircraft, a dedicated escort will receive you at the arrival gate, guide you through fast-track immigration, assist with luggage retrieval, and then drop you off at the arrival hall.
Here are a few important things to note:
- All bookings must be made at least three days prior to arrival
- Not valid for cards issued in Thailand
- Benefit is not transferable, and name on the booking must match name on the Visa card
- Service is valid for a duration of up to two hours, if passenger cannot be contacted, redemption will be considered used
- Does not include any guests
A limited number of redemptions are available each month, on a first-come, first-served basis. This month’s quota has already been fully redeemed — as expected, given it’s already the 27th — but you can stand by for the 1st of next month when the quota will be refreshed. While you must make all bookings at least three days prior to arrival, there’s no limit to how far in advance you can book, so definitely try to book early.
Do remember that this benefit covers the cardmember only. Additional guests are chargeable at a discounted rate of THB 1,700 (~S$65) per person, so this wouldn’t really be an option for families travelling with kids — though such groups might be able to skip the regular immigration queue anyway.
That said, a couple could redeem this benefit independently, assuming they both had Visa Infinite cards. Supplementary cardmembers are also eligible for this benefit too.
| 💳 Potential issues for SC supplementary cardmembers |
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Standard Chartered supplementary credit cards have exactly the same card number, expiry date and CVV as the principal card. Therefore, once the principal cardmember has redeemed the benefit, supplementary cardmembers may not be able to redeem it (and vice versa). |
Officially, each cardmember can only redeem this offer a maximum of once. That said, I suspect this is a monthly cap, and I think it’s worth checking whether you can redeem the benefit multiple times across different months.
Complimentary Thailand data roaming
While we’re talking about Visa Infinite and Thailand, here’s a reminder that cardmembers are eligible for complimentary data roaming plans from GigSky and Travelgoogoo.
GigSky offers an unlimited 7-day plan for Thailand, which you can redeem through the GigSky mobile app (Android | iOS).
Travelgoogoo also offers an unlimited 7-day plan for Thailand, which can be redeemed on this page.
While both plans are technically unlimited, speeds will be throttled once you hit a specified amount of data each day (GigSky explicitly discloses this as 2.5GB per day; Travelgoogoo does not specify the cap).
All these plans can be redeemed once per card per 365 days, so if you have multiple cards (supplementary included), you can redeem multiple plans.
What other benefits can Visa Infinite cardmembers enjoy?
Visa has been steadily shoring up the benefits for Visa Infinite cardmembers, who now enjoy fast-tracks to hotel and rental car elite status, complimentary data roaming, and an all-access subscription to The New York Times.
For a full runthrough of the various perks, refer to the article below.
Conclusion
Visa Infinite cardmembers can now enjoy complimentary fast-track services upon arrival at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
This is available in limited quantities each month, and reservations must be made at least three days in advance, so be sure to make your bookings early.
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Business class got me the priority lane at BKK as of last Saturday 18 July.
is this departure or arrival? afaik departure is fine, it’s arrival where they lost access (at least earlier this year, based on loyalty lobby)
Arrival
thanks! someone else informed me they arrived yesterday and it was available, so i guess it’s resolved now. have updated.
bro, business class has resumed priority entry within a couple of months that they removed it. flipped it like prata style. lol
you mean it’s not available again?
Not necessary. You get a free pass through priority immigration every time if you are travelling with your Thai wife. 🙂
If you have a Singapore passport, you can use the e-gates on arrival; Could be faster than the priority lanes as there are so many categories of people that can easily qualify for the priority lanes. Also a bonus that you don’t get a stamp in your passport
Why is not having a stamp in your passport a bonus? I do wonder how hotel check in works though – as they always look through your passport to photocopy the page with your entry stamp……..
Well, I don’t want to have to renew my passport any sooner than every 5 years because every time I renew I’ll have 1-2 months of not having an ABTC due to the application process 😦