Terms apply. To see rates and fees for The Platinum Card® from American Express, please visit this link. (To see rates and fees for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, please visit this link. Maybe Amex’s math says a few $50 guest charges is more valuable than several years of $695 annual fees. I’m just a blogger - not a financial expert. Those friends then applied for American Express Platinum cards.īut, hey. Then they told their friends about the great lounges. And you know what some of those business colleagues did? And it was a legitimately great use of The Business Platinum Card® from American Express : I was entertaining business acquaintances. It was a great way to relax before the flights home (and upon arrival - before the departing-passengers-only change). I’d often bring a couple of colleagues into the Vegas Centurion Lounge. Longtime readers of this blog may remember I worked in Las Vegas several times a year (until COVID). Here’s another thing to consider: people love showing off.Īgain - been there, done that. So as someone who travels with family, I really don’t like this change.Īnd, frankly, I’m surprised that Amex isn’t allowing even one guest. (Especially before they got rid of the family play area.) My daughter loving the kids/family room (RIP) at American Express Centurion Lounge in Las Vegas. So, us visiting together won’t be a problem.īut we’ve brought our daughter into the Las Vegas Centurion Lounge - and she loved it. I’m the primary account holder on both The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express. Perhaps they were smashing successes and Amex is suddenly afraid everyone will flood their lounges?Īmerican Express Centurion Lounge DFW The Negatives I suppose it’s entirely possible that a ton of people jumped on some lucrative welcome offers that were available during 2020 and early 2021. So now I’m really curious why Amex poured resources into expanding the Las Vegas and San Francisco Centurion Lounges. Many solo travelers hate when others bring guests into lounges. But that suddenly changes when they have a companion (or two).īut even after Amex mandated its lounges can be accessed only by departing passengers, a Centurion Lounge agent told me that change was mildly effective. So this move will, theoretically, help open up space.
If you’ve visited Centurion Lounges - especially the Las Vegas and San Francisco locations - there’s a chance you’ve seen major overcrowding. Guests will still be allowed - for $50 a pop.īut that charge is waived for cardholders who rack up $75,000 each calendar year on their Platinum cards.Īmex spells it out in their updated Centurion Lounge Terms & Conditions. Starting in February 2023, only the primary account member and paid additional cardholders will receive complimentary access to American Express Centurion Lounges. These cardholders may bring up to two guests for free.Īnd that’s where Amex is dropping the boom. Huge changes are coming for the American Express Centurion Lounge guest policy.īoth The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express give primary cardholders and paid additional cardholders complimentary admission to American Express Centurion Lounges. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities.
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