Anyone else have their access extended until 1/31/25 based on aggregate $75k spend? Not that I'm complaining...
I posted the following in another thread in early December:
Originally Posted by
friedablass
This is interesting, I must have missed that thread somehow.
I went back and checked all of mine and my spouse's Biz and personal plat cards. I see that all of them have the lounge access activated until 1/31/24 even though I know for sure that they each didn't have $75k spend on them in 2022. Probably none of them did but I can check definitively another time just to make sure.
I then added up the spend trackers for the current 2023 year for each of us. My spouse has a total of $114k in spend across all Plat cards and the card with the highest spend, although it did not quite reach $75k, received an email in October that guest access was activated until 1/31/25. The email specifically states you must use that card so I'm not sure how you can test if all your active Plat cards will have the benefit extended to it based on aggregate spend.
I have a total of $105k in spend which isn't that far off from my spouse but none of my cards have the guest access activated beyond end of Jan 2024.
Today I received 2 emails from Amex letting me know that "In appreciation for being a valued American Express® Platinum Card Member, your account is now eligible to enjoy complimentary guest access for up to two guests for no fee each time you visit The Centurion Lounge through 1/31/2025, subject to space availability."
One email for my personal Plat and another for 1 of my Business Plats (thankfully not the one I'm planning to close shortly due to AF posting 1/11 and doubtful I'll receive a good retention). Neither one of these cards reached $75k spend in 2023 by themselves.
My spouse still only has the extension until 1/2025 on a Business card and it was not added to the personal plat card like it was for me so not sure how Amex decides which cards do or don't get this.