Over the years, we’ve seen quite a bit of innovation when it comes to the credit card airport lounge landscape. While Amex Centurion Lounges were the first, arguably we’ve seen Capital One Lounges and Chase Sapphire Lounges raise the bar in recent years.
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Looks like a cool space from the photos (more bar-like than a standard lounge). With 30ish seats I'd imagine it may struggle with overcrowding.
Probably would still visit the CapOne lounge over this on most trips out of LAS (and those are becoming much fewer for me), but I do want to check it out sometime. This concept could be great for PHX, since all the card lounges are small (at least until the T3 extension is complete) and get busy pretty quickly.
More options are always welcome. Even though they aren't official 'centurion' lounges, the Escapes by Amex are also welcome, mostly at secondary airports, like FLL, etc.
I was hoping this would be a slimmed down lounge concept focusing on some food and drink but also grab and go food and drink options, similar to the Air Canada Cafe concept at YYZ. I love spending time in the Maple Leaf lounge and then grabbing some snacks for my flight from the Cafe if I'm flying economy. Perhaps that is too low market for Amex though.
Unfortunately, it's yet another alcohol-focused venue (including the name). And at a time when excessive airport and airplane drinking is causing a increasing number of potentially dangerous incidents.
Some environmental group needs to write a report on the amount of water waste generated by tiny food portions on giant plates. This trend needs to end.
The 90 minute requirement is really tight, it basically means you have a very narrow window to get in here if there is any sort of line. I guess that's kind of the point to limit wait times, but I think it may backfire for customer loyalty if people assume it's not worth the hassle to even try and get in.
"Perhaps that is too low market for Amex though."
It sounds like youre describing a 7-11...so I agree
Mind you, I would absolutely prefer a slushee at the airport over alcohol
Pretty sure this is the old Club at LAS space overlooking the atrium at the D Gates. It was a depressing tiny space, so now it's a less depressing tiny space.
This looks like a really cool concept, however even with access limited to departure times, it is going to be another overcrowded and oversubscribed space that will have a line outside. As long as you have a significant "professional class" of cardholders who (1) can afford the annual fee, yet (2) need to derive value from the annual fee to justify its cost, this will always be the case.
It really is. People with carryons who want to ensure bin space may need to leave the lounge 45 minutes before boarding time (with boarding frequently starting 35-40 min before flights these days). So that gives you just 45 minutes of lounge time. Add in a 20-30 minute wait, and you'll basically need to sit down, pound a drink, and go.
Not to mention, if there are flight delays this place will essentially stay at capacity for hours with no one leaving.
Amex is just such a distant #3 in the lounge game, I feel like this will be executed in a fashion as underwhelming as AA's to-go concept in CLT.
Am I the only one who see this as a very devious concept.
You have people who don't have much time as guests, yet using QR codes is taking up the most time.
Or the BS "more intimate and personalized experience" when you don't even have time to be intimate.
At the end this is just fluff and some PR spin that lines are short. Because people will probably still spend as much if not longer than a regular lounge but the 90 mins rule will deter many people away with the sight of a line to get in.
Certainly glad a bar-focused concept appears to have the cocktail it's named for on the menu.
This is cool but bizarre. 33 seats? 90 minutes of departure? I'd make it grab and go
Doesn't seem much different than a smaller Amex lounge. Amex lounges have a terrible overcrowing issue. That's not to say that others do not, but they do not do a good job to control this.
IDK, looks cool and all but I'm not sure how helpful it will be for people with a short layover when they waiting list is two hours .
The best lounge is one that keeps the masses out
Or going in during off peak hours
Dumping all Amex cards was the greatest move I’ve ever made
Absurd annual fees and benefits that you argue to get posted to your account
Happier at CITI Strata ,CHASE SR AND even the crappy BOA SUMMIT Card among others
Happy to hang with all my gate lice buddies;)
Amex’s problem is that the lounges are overcrowded and members have to wait. Why is their solution to add a space that’s almost designed to be crowded and full?
Looks like CLT is maybe getting one if approved by the city council. Hope it’s approved as CLT overcrowds quite a bit.
https://x.com/joebrunowsoc9/status/2029953878192537964?s=46