My favorite credit card perk is bringing friends and family into lounges for free as guests.
I love letting my kids go to town on hot chocolate and treats during long layovers and hearing their decided opinions on the lounges they've visited. (Their take: The Capital One Lounge at Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington, D.C., has the best food, and the Escape Lounge at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) near Providence apparently has the nicest bathrooms.)
I get lounge access through my Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card, which offers a twofer: a free Priority Pass membership and access to Capital One's exclusive lounges and dining-focused "Landings." I live in Virginia, Capital One's home state, which means on nearly every departing flight, I can swing by the Capital One Lounge and a selection of Priority Pass lounges at IAD — though, realistically, when I'm not at the Capital One Lounge, I'm almost always at the Turkish Airlines Lounge — or the Capital One Landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on The Points Guy Articles.
