Capital One launches airport lounge access

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Editor’s note: This article was written by Nick Cole and originally appeared on Clark.com.

If you’re taking a plane trip this summer, you may want to keep your Capital

One credit card handy in your wallet.

In an effort to compete with major travel card issuers like American Express, which has its own well-established network of airport lounges, Capital One is offering access to airport lounges through its new Partner Lounge Network.

These lounges are considered a travel credit card benefit that gives you a place to relax between flights in an area that is isolated from the hustle and bustle of the airport terminals.

Capital One’s new network is a combination of its own new facilities along with lounges from Plaza Premium Lounges and Priority Pass.

In total, select Capital One Venture and Spark cardholders will have access to more than 100 airport lounges. And if you have the Venture X card, that number expands to more than 1,300.

Here are the details, as provided to Clark.com by Capital One:

Venture X cardholders will now receive unlimited complimentary access to 100+ Plaza Premium Lounges worldwide, in addition to current lounge offerings (unlimited complimentary access to 1,300+ Priority Pass Lounges worldwide and Capital One Lounges).

Venture and Spark Miles cardholders can now use their two annual complimentary lounge visits to any of the 100+ Plaza Premium Lounges worldwide or Capital One Lounges, a unique benefit for a travel rewards card with a $95 annual fee.