Spacious seating area at the AmEx Centurion Lounge in Miami Airport. (Image: American Express)
American Express unveiled plans to add two more locations to its Centurion airport lounge collection this year – including its first international one — and to expand an existing location.
The first Centurion Lounge outside the U.S. will be at Hong Kong International Airport. The 8,000-square-foot Hong Kong lounge will be in Terminal 1, but AmEx provided no other details except to say it will offer “a unique selection of premium amenities, food and beverages.” The company noted that Hong Kong is one of Asia’s most popular destinations for premium AmEx cardholders.
The other new lounge this year will be in Philadelphia International’s Terminal A West. That 6,300 square foot facility will have a complimentary premium bar and a food menu with “Philadelphia favorites,” as well as floor-to-ceiling windows, bathrooms with a private shower suite, and free Wi-Fi.
AmEx did not give estimated opening dates for the new lounges. Centurion Lounges are available at no charge for AmEx Platinum Card holders with reservations for same-day travel; other AmEx cardholders can access the lounges with a day pass that costs $50, subject to capacity limits. Click here for details on the lounges.
Seattle-Tacoma’s Centurion Studio is getting bigger. (Photo: Amex)
Meanwhile, the company said it also will expand its Centurion Lounge in Seattle-Tacoma International’s Terminal B from the current 3,100 square feet to 4,500, adding a private shower suite, additional restrooms, extra seating, a full premium bar, and “spectacular views of Mount Rainier.” Work should be finished in the first half of this year, AmEx said.
I sure wish they’d find a way to expand the Centurion Lounge at SFO— nearly every time I go, the lounge is a mob scene and I turn around and leave.
Besides Seattle, existing Centurion Lounges are in Dallas/Ft. Worth International, Las Vegas McCarran, New York LaGuardia, San Francisco International, Miami International and Houston Bush Intercontinental.
What do you think of Centurion Lounges? Have you experienced crowding issues? Please leave your comments below.
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I echo your comment about how crowded — and, therefore, unpleasant — the Centurion Lounge is at SFO. There’s no reason to go there.
I have access but have never been in one. I flew in and out of SFO a number of times last year but never the right terminal–same with DFW. They need to spread a lot more of them around. I tried to get in the little Amex lounge at Universal Orlando but was denied entrance–although I had paid for my ticket with my Platinum card they insisted the purchase had to be directly from Universal. Mine was from an approved vendor–but why would that matter?
Love it when they expand to new locations! Getting more value out of the fee I already pay is a good thing.
There is nothing spacious about the Miami Centurion Lounge. Packed, all the time!
I believe you must be thinking of the Amex international lounges. See http://thecenturionlounge.com/
I still like the lounges but they are chaos at peak times.
First Centurion out of the US!? There’s plenty of centurion lounges out there Get the facts straight !!