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The International Terminal at LAX will house the new Amex Centurion Lounge
At long last…those of us who either use LAX as a home base, or frequent it, will have our very own Centurion lounge to use. It’ll be located in the International terminal, which by the numbers, has the most passenger traffic, and is easily accessible from terminals 4,5,6,7, and 8. The lounge will span more than 13,900 sq ft, feature a spa, family room, custom visual wall installations, elevated chef crafted food menus, premium wines and cocktails from sommelier Anthony Giglio and mixologist Jim Meehan, high speed internet, and showers. While there isn’t an official opening date, it will be sometime in 2019.
Centurion Lounge access is one of my favorite Platinum Card perks…
On a personal note…I’m tres excited about this. I hold both an Amex personal plat card, and an Amex business plat, but have only been able to utilize Centurion lounges when flying through other airports. While those visits do save money, having an Amex Centurion lounge in my home airport will progressively eat the annual fee away with every visit. I find the food and drink options to be elevated when compared to other domestic lounges, and the spa benefit is going to be amazing. Who doesn’t like a quick 10 min de-stressing pressing 😉
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Current Amex Centurion Lounge Locations:
- New York LaGuardia, LGA
- Las Vegas, LAS
- Dallas, DFW
- San Francisco SFO
- Miami, MIA
- Seattle, SEA
- Houston, IAH
- Hong Kong, HKG
- Philadelphia, PHL
- Soon…
- NYC, JFK
- Denver, DEN
The entire Press release
NEW YORK, June 12, 2018 —
American Express (NYSE:AXP) today announced plans to open the twelfth location of its signature airport lounge network, The Centurion Lounge, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in 2019. Spanning more than 13,900 square feet, the new lounge will feature amenities inspired by Los Angeles, including a unique tranquility area, spa, family room and custom, visual wall installations, in addition to the premium amenities found across Centurion Lounge locations. The Centurion Lounge at LAX will be located post-security in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) and accessible to Terminals 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
“On the heels of announcements that we will be bringing new Centurion Lounges to New York and Denver, we are thrilled to open our next lounge in Los Angeles, the #2 U.S. airport our Platinum Card Members travel through,” said Josh McKay, vice president and general manager, Global Benefits and Services, American Express. “Our Platinum Card Members regularly travel for work and fun, so we’re excited to soon offer our Platinum Card Members a place to relax, reboot and refresh in the busiest terminal at LAX.”
For the first time, American Express will be introducing an enhanced tranquility area, offering both brightly-lit and dimly-lit quiet areas to help global travelers adjust to new time zones as they travel internationally. The new lounge will also feature a spa, a kid and adult-friendly family room, custom, visual wall installations, complimentary chef-crafted food menus, premium wines and specialty cocktails from sommelier Anthony Giglio and mixologist Jim Meehan, enhanced workspaces, access to high-speed Wi-Fi, premium restrooms and showers, power outlets, private noise-buffering work stations and American Express Member Services Professionals to provide onsite Card-related and travel-related services*.
With the addition of the new Centurion Lounge, American Express is being recognized as a Brand Sponsor at LAX and will be launching significant advertising and promotion programs engineered by JCDecaux, the world’s largest out of home media company.
“Creating new and fresh experiences at the airport is a key element of our vision to deliver a gold standard airport at LAX and we are pleased to work with American Express to add the Centurion Lounge to the Tom Bradley International Terminal, ” said Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Chief Executive Officer Deborah Flint.”
LAX welcomes more than 84.5 million annual passengers, making it the second busiest airport in the United States and one of the busiest in the world. The Tom Bradley International Terminal, which has the most passenger traffic of any terminal at LAX, grew by an impressive 18 percent last year.
Current locations of The Centurion Lounge include New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Miami International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Houston’s George Bush International Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. In addition to The Centurion Lounge at LAX, American Express recently announced new locations coming to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and Denver International Airport in 2019.
Access to The Centurion Lounge is complimentary and exclusive for Platinum Card® Members and Centurion Members. Platinum Card Members may enter with up to two travel companions at no additional charge. Centurion Members may enter with their immediate family or up to two travel companions. Platinum Card or Centurion Members may purchase access to The Centurion Lounge for additional guests for $50 each guest.**
The Centurion Lounge is the signature lounge program within the broader American Express Global Lounge Collection℠, which provides Platinum Card Members and Centurion Members with access to the most lounges across the globe compared to other U.S. credit cards, including access to more than 1,100 lounges around the world, in 500 plus cities, across 120 countries and counting. The Global Lounge Collection includes access to American Express Centurion Lounges, international American Express lounges, Delta Sky Club® for Card Members flying on Delta, Priority Pass™ Select Lounges upon enrollment, Airspace Lounges, MAG U.S. Escape Lounges and Plaza Premium Lounges. Card Members can find a lounge at the Global Lounge Collection website or by using the Amex Mobile app.
Complimentary access to The Centurion Lounge is among an expansive suite of benefits designed to create a more seamless travel experience for Platinum Card Members.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
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Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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