How to access Amex Centurion Lounges
If you want to visit the SLC Amex Centurion Lounge when it opens, or any of the other 20+ Centurion Lounges worldwide, you’ll need the right American Express card.
Accessing these exclusive lounges is a benefit only available with a small handful of publicly available rewards cards, including:
The Platinum Card® from American Express
On the American Express secure site
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Rewards
Earn 5X Membership Rewards® Points for flights booked directly with airlines or with American Express Travel up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year, 5X Membership Rewards® Points on prepaid hotels booked with American Express Travel, 1X points on all other eligible purchases
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Welcome bonus
Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $8,000 on eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. Apply and select your preferred metal Card design: classic Platinum, Platinum x Kehinde Wiley, or Platinum x Julie Mehretu.
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The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
On the American Express secure site
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Rewards
Earn 5X Membership Rewards® points on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com and 1X points for each dollar you spend on eligible purchases. Also, earn 1.5X points (that’s an extra half point per dollar) on each eligible purchases at US construction material, hardware suppliers, electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers, and shipping providers, as well as on purchases of $5,000 or more everywhere else, on up to $2 million of these purchases per calendar year.
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Welcome bonus
Earn 150,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $20,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership.
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With the American Express Platinum or Business Platinum, you have unlimited access to Centurion Lounge up to three hours before your flight departs (subject to space availability). To take advantage of this benefit, you need your card, a valid government-issued I.D. and a same-day boarding pass. There’s a $50 fee per guest, however, if your child is 2 to 17 years old, the fee drops to $30 per person (children under 2 years old are free with proof of age).
You can qualify to bring two free guests to eligible Centurion Lounges, but it’s a steep requirement. You’re eligible for this perk only after spending $75,000 or more on your card in a calendar year. If you hit that threshold, you’ll receive the complimentary guest benefit for the rest of that calendar year and the next calendar year with the benefit expiring on Jan. 31 the year after that. So if you qualified for this perk at any point in 2024, you’d have the benefit until Jan. 31, 2026. Terms apply.
You can also access Centurion Lounges with the Delta SkyMiles Reserve or Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business card. However, with these cards, the benefit is more restricted. You must be on a same-day flight with Delta (marketed or operated flight) and must have paid for the flight with a U.S.-issued American Express card.
The guest fees are the same as what you pay with either Platinum card, but they must also be flying on a same-day Delta flight (marketed or operated by Delta). To enter, you’ll need a valid Delta Reserve or Delta Reserve Business card, a valid government-issued ID and a same-day boarding pass showing an eligible Delta flight. Terms apply.
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card
On the American Express secure site
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Rewards
Earn 3X Miles on Delta purchases and 1X Mile on all other eligible purchases.
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Welcome bonus
Earn 60,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $5,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership.
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Credit needed
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card
On the American Express secure site
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Rewards
Earn 3X miles on eligible Delta purchases; 1.5X miles on eligible transit, U.S. Shipping and office supply stores; 1X miles on all other purchases
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Welcome bonus
Earn 75,000 Bonus Miles after spending $10,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership.
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What to expect at the SLC Centurion Lounge
Once this lounge is completed, it will cover nearly 16,000 square feet in Salt Lake City International Airport’s new Concourse B. It will feature everything you need to relax or get a little work done before a flight, including fresh meals, specialty drinks and a dedicated wellness room.
Outdoor terrace
The outdoor terrace will have heaters to keep you warm on cold days and fans to cool you off when the temperature rises. It should be a nice place to unwind and take in views of the airfield and Wasatch Mountains.
A menu designed by a renowned Resy chef
Most Centurion Lounges feature locally inspired menus curated by award-winning chefs. While we don’t know the specifics on the menu (or chef) right now, you will be able to indulge in a hot breakfast, fresh desserts, rotating main dishes and a variety of sides and salads.
Full coffee bar, cocktail menu and wine list
This lounge will have a Blue Roast by American Express coffee bar with espresso drinks, cold brew, and seasonal specialty drinks. The cocktail menu will feature locally inspired alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks designed by Centurion Lounge Mixologist, Jim Meehan. The wine list will be curated by Centurion Lounge Wine Director and sommelier, Anthony Giglio.
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For rates and fees of The Platinum Card® from American Express, click here.
For rates and fees of The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, click here.
For rates and fees of the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card, click here.
For rates and fees of the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card, click here.
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