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American Express Opening Centurion New York In Midtown With Food By Chef Daniel Boulud

by Gary Leff on January 14, 2023

Jan 14 2023

American Express has been opening a network of airport lounges over the past decade, because that’s where their cardmembers are. After initially trialing the first Centurion lounge with Centurion cardmembers only in Las Vegas, the program expanded significantly. New York is their biggest market, and it looks like they have a new space coming, at least initially for Centurion cardmembers only.

Centurion New York is expected to open in March on the 55th floor of One Vanderbilt, about a block from the Hyatt Grand Central (former Grand Hyatt), featuring food by Daniel Boulud.

3 Facts Delta Just Dropped About SkyMiles And Their American Express Partnership

by Gary Leff on January 13, 2023

Jan 13 2023

In an 8-K filing with the SEC in advance of the Delta Air Lines fourth quarter earnings call, the carrier revealed three data points about SkyMiles and the importance of their partnership with American Express. More people are getting the card than ever and American Express is the largest single contributor to their profits.

Marriott Revamps Premium Credit Card, Launches Two New Mid-Tier Cards

by Gary Leff on September 22, 2022

Sep 22 2022

Marriott is introducing two new mid-tier cards – Marriott Bonvoy Bevy American Express® Card and the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Card from Chas – and the premium Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant^TM American Express® Card is getting a new slate of benefits.

I don’t quite see the argument for the mid-tier cards, but the premium card product is going to appeal to a lot of customers that stay with Marriott but don’t earn Platinum status or above on their own.

Check Your Customized Bonus For Spending On Amex Cards

by Gary Leff on August 13, 2022

Aug 13 2022

American Express is running several offers to encourage spending on their own-branded (Membership Rewards) cards like the Gold and Platinum cards. These can be found when logging into your account, under Amex Offers. And you have to add them to your card with the click of a button in order to register and earn the bonus for your spending.

Get The New Boeing 747 Credit Card But Don’t Expect To Use Delta Lounges

by Gary Leff on June 19, 2022

Jun 19 2022

Delta’s Sky Clubs have been packed. Not only are they limiting club use to within 3 hours of flight departure (with one executive declaring Sky Clubs ‘aren’t a WeWork’) they’re testing fast track priority lanes for top tier elites to skip the queue to get into lounges.

I love the look of their new premium credit card design, but as far as their lounges go, when everyone has access nobody does.

LAX Centurion Lounge Not Expected To Open Until Fall Due To Faulty HVAC, Jet Fumes

by Gary Leff on April 15, 2022

Apr 15 2022

The American Express Centurion lounge at LAX wasn’t open long, thanks to the pandemic and need for repairs. But the exact nature and timeline of these repairs has remained a mystery until now.

Amex Surveying New Lucrative Points-Earning Business Checking Account

by Gary Leff on March 8, 2022

Mar 08 2022

A month after announcing a new rewards checking account American Express is surveying a new business checking account that’s potentially more lucrative.

How Much Money Do Amex Platinum And Centurion Cardmembers Make?

by Gary Leff on March 7, 2022

Mar 07 2022

Most premium Amex customers live in New York city – more than double the number in second city LA. And, it appears, on average they make quite a lot of money even though I’ve nott found it difficult for readers without such high incomes to get approved for Platinum cards.

Delta Offering Status Matches To A HIGHER Elite Level Than Customers Have With Competitors

by Gary Leff on March 1, 2022

Mar 01 2022

American Express is sending out targeted offers – at least to Platinum cardholders, although possibly to customers with other cards – encouraging them to status match to Delta SkyMiles.

Status will last through August 31 and they will give you a level higher than what you currently have with a competitor.

Two Business Class Roundtrips To Europe For 100,000 Amex Points (A Reader Schools Me)

by Gary Leff on February 9, 2022

Feb 09 2022

The truth is that even Aeromexico has sweet spots especially when you can just book award travel on their own flights. Reader Bill C. emails to let me know he used the Amex transfer bonus with great success.

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