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Old Jul 1, 2021, 1:57 am
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Originally Posted by Mahogany
one quick question: does the guest limit apply to your spouse and other direct family members?
starting 2/1/2023 your / my spouse or direct family member will have to pay $50 as a guest unless they have their own (AU) card or you charge $75k a year to the card.

Centurion Lounge crowding: Platinum cardholders may pay $50/guest effective 2.1.2023

Platinum card slowly becomes a coupon book over the years. One has to have a todo list tracking down which offers/deals haven’t been used. This annoys AF.
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It’s a tough decision whether to keep Plat or not.
yup, it was nice to have some temporary credits added during Covid to make up for the loss of lounge benefits, but long term I think it is not the right strategy for a premium card,
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