Originally Posted by DrivingRain

2) Speaking of standards, Amex seems to be consolidating its lounge portfolio growth in the US into Escape more and more with the smaller markets and Cent with the bigger and I assume they like that approach more than the hodge podge of mom & pop-ish restaurants that PP contracts with. Though the food varies market to market, the quality of Escape food is usually the same(ish) lounge-to-lounge; same with Centurion. I can see them wanting to go in that direction. More lounges, more standards.