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OT ballers, listen up: AMEX Airport Lounges Cut Back on Free Plus Ones
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:23 pm
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Maddie Davidson and her family hiked to the American Express Centurion Lounge in a neighboring concourse at Sky Harbor International Airport a few weeks ago to enjoy free breakfast and some mimosas before a flight to Orlando, Fla. She was surprised when the front desk agent at the lounge said the price for her husband and two children was $110.
Beginning this month, American Express lounges no longer allow most travelers with its premium credit cards to bring two free guests. Adults now pay $50, children ages 2 to 17, $30. (Ms. Davidson said she paid up because “my kids were hungry and we made them walk all this way.”)
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Travelers with lounge access have long derided overcrowding, and plus ones, especially young ones, are a frequent complaint. A member of one platinum cardholder group on Facebook called the Feb. 1 policy change “the first day of the daycare ban.”
WSJ article
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Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:25 pm to tss22h8
Wow how exclusive, an airport lounge that lets anyone in with a credit card
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:25 pm to tss22h8
This was announced a year ago. For the true OT baller, if you put more than $75K on your Platinum card a year, you can still get guests in.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:27 pm to Upperdecker
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Wow how exclusive, an airport lounge that lets anyone in with a credit card
One of the perks I miss when I used to travel a lot. The classy way to get drunk in an airport.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:27 pm to tss22h8
Oh well.. they’ll just have to chum it up at the Cinnabon like the rest of us
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:28 pm to Pechon
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The classy way to get drunk in an airport.
I just steal booze from the liquor cart
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:28 pm to tss22h8
If you spend enough on your card you can still get people in.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:30 pm to tss22h8
As a Platinum cardholder with two kids, I applaud this.
F dem kids.
F dem kids.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:30 pm to usc6158
It would probably be much more efficient for most people to just pay for Platinum card authorized users than waste all that spending on Platinum purchases vs other cards, especially on unbonused spend.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:32 pm to usc6158
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This was announced a year ago. For the true OT baller, if you put more than $75K on your Platinum card a year, you can still get guests in.
This is true.
Woman in OP should have gone to a Priority Pass lounge. Platinum cardholders get access to those, and you can bring 2 guests.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:33 pm to tss22h8
United lounges are becoming skimpy as well
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:33 pm to nobigdeal69
Or pay $175 total to add her two kids (if over 13) and husband at Platinum AUs, and after two lounge trips be ahead of paying for Amex lounge, if she absolutely prefers the Amex lounge.
This post was edited on 2/22/23 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:38 pm to tss22h8
Frickin poors flying commercial.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 3:41 pm to tss22h8
Amex lounge at my home airport is great. I’m going to get authorized user cards for the kids.
Even if you do put $75k on your card, 1x point purchases vs nearly 4.5x on the CSR could buy you a lot of airport drinks.
Even if you do put $75k on your card, 1x point purchases vs nearly 4.5x on the CSR could buy you a lot of airport drinks.
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