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Home » Airport Lounges » Can I Access An American Express Lounge Without My AMEX Card?
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Can I Access An American Express Lounge Without My AMEX Card?

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 28, 2014 6 Comments

I was in Las Vegas today and giddy to check out the American Express Centurion Lounge that opened last year. Available to American Express Black and Platinum cardholders for free or $50 to other AMEX cardholders, the lounge offers a great spread of food and a comfortable oasis from the airport concourse. But there was one problem–I left my Platinum card in Germany…

I can be a scatterbrain sometimes and although I was anticipating this trip to Vegas when I left Germany last week, I left the card on my desk thinking I would be fine with my many other cards. That was a dumb move.

American Express does not have a clear policy online about what happens if you forget your card, so I was left wondering whether it would be like Lufthansa (no card, no access) or like United (we’ll do our best to look up your info for you). Thankfully, AMEX was like the latter.

Upon entering the lounge I presented my ID and one of the friendly concierge agents tapped on her computer for a few moments to verify my information. I was asked a security question–the name of my primary school–and upon successfully answering that was allowed access to the lounge.

I’ll have a full report on the lounge coming up (it was great), but wanted to post separately that at this lounge and all AMEX lounges you can gain access even without your membership card.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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6 Comments

  1. Anthony B. Reply
    May 28, 2014 at 1:07 am

    Glad you enjoyed the lounge! I loved my visit at DFW. Expect openings at LGA, SFO, & MIA this year.

  2. Jamison @ Points Summary Reply
    May 28, 2014 at 7:33 am

    Thanks for the tip Matthew! I love the Centurion Lounge at LAS airport. Can’t wait to read your report.

  3. McMunch Reply
    May 30, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    Matthew, your information is not correct. The general public cannot purchase access to the Amex Centurion Lounges at any time, only Amex card members have access. The pricing structure is as follows:

    1. Amex Centurion and Platinum card members are free.
    2. Holders of all other Amex cards are 50.00
  4. Matthew Reply
    May 30, 2014 at 6:23 pm

    @McMunch: I’ve updated the post because the rules do say what you wrote, but there were some people who came in while my credentials were being processed who just paid $50 and were granted access…

  5. Rapid Travel Chai Reply
    June 2, 2014 at 3:50 pm

    Had my first Austrian/Swiss/Lufthansa lounge experiences last week and darn glad I am a stickler about carrying frequent flyer cards. Not flexible people!

  6. Greg Cunneen Reply
    July 20, 2014 at 3:40 am

    For access to the Amercian Express OPEN Business Lounges in Las Vegas, Chicago, and New York the card member must have their card with them in order to enter the lounges. There is no computer system to verify card member information. Entrance policies for lounges differ within Amex depending on the lounge.

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