Alaska Airlines announces changes to Alaska Lounge membership for 2024

Alaska Airlines, via its official website, announced (16-Nov-2023) the following changes to its Alaska Lounge membership, effective 01-Feb-2024:

• Paid member access: Upon lounge entry, guests must present a valid boarding pass for a flight that day with Alaska, a oneworld member airline or any Alaska global airline partner. Previously, members were able to access lounges prior to any flight;
• Annual lounge membership pricing:
  • Alaska Lounge:
    • USD450 for elite status members, up from USD400;
    • USD550 for non-elite members, up from USD500;
  • Alaska Lounge+ (including all Alaska Lounge locations and over 90 partner lounges:
    • USD650 for elite status members, up from USD550;
    • USD750 for non-elite members, up from USD650.