VIP treatment

Special guest privileges

VIP treatment is the special attention and privileges given to important people—expedited service, exclusive access, comfortable accommodations, personal attendants.

The phrase often appears when such treatment is extended to someone not typically entitled to it: After the donation, they gave us the VIP treatment.

It implies being made to feel important and valued.

Opposites
service quality/priority

VIP treatmenteconomy class

Lowest-fare travel tier

coach class · poor service · cattle class · neglect · self-service

social status/recognition

VIP treatmentcold shoulder

Intentional dismissive treatment

brush-off · runaround · disregard · red tape

Family

treatment, treat, treats, treated, treating, treatable, untreatable, mistreat, mistreated

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G