Do you want to know if your credit card have airport lounge access particularly in Mactan Cebu International Airport? If you answer ‘yes’, then this post is for you.
Airport lounge access offers a more comfortable and convenient travel experience, providing a quiet, relaxing space while you wait for your flight’s boarding time. Lounges usually comes with amenities like complimentary food, drinks, Wi-Fi, and comfortable seating, all of which can help travelers like you unwind or work before your flight. Take note that there is a time limit in staying in a lounge, most of these establishments allow guests to stay for 2 to 4 hours.
The usual entry requirements for credit card holders in accessing an airport lounge are your active credit card with available credit limit, an unused boarding pass bearing your name, and a valid government-issued photo-bearing ID. But there could be additional requirements depending on the bank which issued you the credit card or your type of membership like if it’s Priority Pass, LoungeKey, or DragonPass.
Can you bring a companion or guest to the lounge? It depends on your card issuer. Best to reach out to your issuing bank. If if turns out that you can’t bring a guest with your cc access, there is an alternative and that is your guests or companion will pay the lounge walk-in access fee.
Piso Fare PH shared a separate post detailing which locally-issued credit cards have access to Manila’s PAGS, Marhaba, A Lounge.
You can find the Plaza Premium Lounge inside the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) complex. There is one dedicated for Domestic and another one for International travellers.
*There is also the Mabuhay PAL Lounge in MCIA exclusive to Philippine Airlines passengers.
This post is focus on the Mactan Cebu International Airport Plaza Premium Lounge.
LOCAL CREDIT CARDS WITH LOUNGE ACCESS
These are the credit cards issued by local banks in the Philippines with access to the Plaza Premium Lounge located in Mactan Cebu International Airport.
AUB PLATINUM (Cardholder only)
MAYBANK VISA INFINITE (Twice/year)
DINERS CLUB BDO (Once a year)
DRAGON PASS
PRIORITY PASS / LOUNGEKEY
GLOBE PLATINUM (members only)
UNIONBANK (under Priority Pau)
*UB Elite World Debit Mastercard (5 visits/year)
*UB Platinum Debit Mastercard (2 visits/year)
INTERNATIONAL ISSUED CARDS WITH LOUNGE ACCESS
This list the credit card issued outside the Philippines with lounge access in Mactan Cebu International Airport.
CANADIAN AMEX GOLD CARD (4 visits a year)
AMEX SCOTIABANK CANADA PLATINUM (10 visits a year)
AMEX CENTURION / PLATINUM CARD (Consumer/Business)
AMEX EXPLORER CREDIT CARDS HK (8 visits a year)
AMEX KRISFLYER WITH VOUCHER
AMEX PLATINUM EVA AIR (Cardholder only)
HSBC EVERYMlLE / PLATINUM (Malaysia, Macau, Hongkong)
MAYBANK (Malaysia, Singapore)
CITIBANK PREMIER / ULTIMA / REWARDS (Hongkong, Malaysia)
CIMB (Malaysia)
AMBANK BERHAD
CAPITAL ONE VENTURE X (Unlimited visit • 2 guests)
CAPITAL ONE VENTURE X BUSINESS (Unlimited visit • 2 guests)
GET YOUR GUIDE VOUCHER
BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG (5 visits a year)
DREAMFOLKS
MILE ON AIR (ON PASS)
PPG E-MALL (CHINA)
TAISHIN BANK
MEGA BANK
YUANTA BANK
ASIA MILES VOUCHER
HIS (JAPAN) VOUCHER
SUSSEX AUSTRALASIA
CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
HIGH PASS VOUCHER
Walk-in Rates in MCIA Lounge
If you do not have any of the credit cards above, you can still enter the Mactan Cebu airport lounge by paying the walk-in fee.
Adult – P2,500
Child – P1,750
Shower – P750
Senior / PWD – P1,750
SMAC Prestige 20% off – P2,000
Maybank Platinum 20% off – P2,000
The info here are updated as of March 2025. If you have concern or query, you can contact them at +63 32 494 7817.