Yes. But if this policy does indeed go effective in 2023, then it probably won't be too long after that when most of the bigger spenders on the personal Amex Plat accounts end up missing out on the 75k spend threshold on the personal Amex Plat accounts. And then how many months later will it be before the bigger spenders realize they are being more than just nickled and dimed to bring a dear relative or friend or two into the lounges just because they missed the threshold or didn't pay attention to it?

Amex can't be unaware of such dynamics, so this move is clearly being done because of where Amex thinks it can get more money rather than to alleviate lounge crowding. I don't necessarily foresee the lounges being less crowded in 2023 than they are today; rather I foresee the opposite given how much more of a K economic recovery dynamic is going around this time than during many other previous periods of economic downturns. Almost all of the higher income households with kids I know seem to be financially better off today than they were 12-18 months ago. That means they have more money to toss into the vacation pot, including paying for guest lounge access.