Of that miniscule number, some have qualified in good part due to AmEx’s targeted NLL offers. In the most aggressive situations, some have received a new biz plat every 3 months, potentially 4 in a year. Minimum SUB spend is usually $15K each leaving only $15K “additional” to spend for guest lounge access. Should AmEx terminate those offers, or the timing for some not work so well, that miniscule number might be even smaller.

For my N-of-1 datapoint, I made 3 $5K (1.5X) tax payments on existing biz plats early in 2022 (mainly to show activity on those accounts) and then was fortunate to be approved for a targeted NLL biz plat offer every 3 months for 4 new accounts in 2022. Met the minimum spends quickly (estimated taxes and/or donations) and voilà, unexpected guest lounge access. The last account was approved on 12/15, minimum spend met on 12/18 with a single donation (to the USO a very worthy organization ). Guest lounge access (which I rarely take advantage of); pure serendipity . Especially since some people (like me), rarely take advantage of this benefit.