Mar 9, 2017, 6:11 pm
Last edit by: mia
Beginning March 30, 2017, The Centurion® Lounge guest policy for Platinum Card® Members will change. All Platinum Card® Members will be limited to two total guests at no additional charge. One-day passes for any additional guests, including immediate family members, may be purchased.
Centurion Lounge new policy 2 guests ONLY (ends exception for immediate family).
Mar 23, 2017, 3:13 pm
#256
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Is offering/soliciting entrance by means of this thread, when clearly they wern't flying with the cardholder part of the problem? That will or will not cease next month?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-thread-7.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-thread-7.html
Mar 24, 2017, 2:17 am
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Is offering/soliciting entrance by means of this thread, when clearly they wern't flying with the cardholder part of the problem? That will or will not cease next month?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-thread-7.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-thread-7.html
Mar 24, 2017, 10:26 am
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I was raised going to lounges with my parents, so perhaps they taught me from a young age how to speak quietly and not disturb other people trying to relax / get work done. I think that many parents now believe their child is "perfect," and can do no wrong ("Look at Johnny putting his hands all over the food, isn't he so cute?"). Some parents are simply bad parents, and undoubtedly lounge workers should reprimand bad parents if their children are causing an issue.
On the flip side, I also have seen some pretty terrible adults too. A man at the SFO lounge the other day was wearing a "Hillary for Prison 2016" shirt that I find totally inappropriate, and I don't think people should be admitted to the lounge wearing attire like that. There are also of course people who speak loudly on the phone, but I don't understand why people don't do what I do, and just ask them to keep it down. A lot of people are unaware of how loud they are.
I hope though that the cutting back on lounge members should reduce the crowding a little bit. Hopefully a family of five will now have to think about whether or not it's worth it to pay $100 to admit their two young children. Should be interesting to see...
On the flip side, I also have seen some pretty terrible adults too. A man at the SFO lounge the other day was wearing a "Hillary for Prison 2016" shirt that I find totally inappropriate, and I don't think people should be admitted to the lounge wearing attire like that. There are also of course people who speak loudly on the phone, but I don't understand why people don't do what I do, and just ask them to keep it down. A lot of people are unaware of how loud they are.
I hope though that the cutting back on lounge members should reduce the crowding a little bit. Hopefully a family of five will now have to think about whether or not it's worth it to pay $100 to admit their two young children. Should be interesting to see...
I agree. I have been going to lounges since before any Tom Dick and Harry could get in. I started flying with my parents in the '60's It was a different time then and behaviour in general was better for both children and adults but for children typically parents had a strict be seen and not heard policy.
Mar 25, 2017, 11:23 pm
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Mar 26, 2017, 6:37 am
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Mar 26, 2017, 8:55 am
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Mar 26, 2017, 9:14 am
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Mar 27, 2017, 12:06 am
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Mar 27, 2017, 4:26 am
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Mar 27, 2017, 10:36 am
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I'd take a photo of the AU card front and back and text it to your AU. Maybe that will be enough. She can say she left it at home.
Mar 27, 2017, 12:51 pm
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Even though I have a teen myself, I would be a-ok with nobody under 18 allowed in the lounge. I fly out of SFO so that's the one I'll frequent and I've seen kids manhandling all the food in the buffet, not long ago I saw a little boy repeatedly running behind the bar and grabbing at things.
The bartender tried to be a good sport but the mom looking up from her phone just laughing in the "Oh, he wants to be a bartender!" tone and the father not even looking up from his laptop.
Last time I was there I was sitting in the back area reading the paper because it was crowded and a family with two parents and 6(!) kids that didn't really look related, I think maybe it was cousins? Each bringing in bags, pillows, blankets, backpacks and luggage and just piled it up in the lounge hallway because there was nowhere to sit. Everyone had to step over their stuff to get in and out of the back seating area.
Good riddance. I'd happily accept no guests allowed or $50/additional and just use it for solo travel use. I don't think it's appropriate for some families. I know some want to bring in all your offspring but you can thank others for ruining it for you. You decided to have all those kids.
Take your $550/year and spend it on Cinnabon, they will probably have a better time.
The bartender tried to be a good sport but the mom looking up from her phone just laughing in the "Oh, he wants to be a bartender!" tone and the father not even looking up from his laptop.
Last time I was there I was sitting in the back area reading the paper because it was crowded and a family with two parents and 6(!) kids that didn't really look related, I think maybe it was cousins? Each bringing in bags, pillows, blankets, backpacks and luggage and just piled it up in the lounge hallway because there was nowhere to sit. Everyone had to step over their stuff to get in and out of the back seating area.
Good riddance. I'd happily accept no guests allowed or $50/additional and just use it for solo travel use. I don't think it's appropriate for some families. I know some want to bring in all your offspring but you can thank others for ruining it for you. You decided to have all those kids.
Take your $550/year and spend it on Cinnabon, they will probably have a better time.
And if everyone is worried about overcrowding, maybe plat members get one guest and a few extra passes per year. Cent members could get two guests and have family access. If the problem is overcrowding from card member guests.
Mar 27, 2017, 2:28 pm
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Mar 27, 2017, 7:48 pm
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But I guess it's fun to keep saying it over and over.
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Mar 28, 2017, 9:30 am
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And it's apparently fun for you to keep telling those of us who support the limited number of passes idea to shut our traps. Yes, it's not what Amex chose to do thus far, but maybe Amex will revisit the idea if overcrowding continues to be a problem (which I think it will). Regardless, this is a discussion board and the passes idea is germane to the discussion.