Amex introduces Centurion Lounge wait occasions in new app

American Express is gearing up for a giant week, and it begins with some information about Centurion Lounges.

The issuer introduced on Monday that it is debuting an all-new devoted cellular journey app, dubbed the Amex Travel App, later this week on Thursday. The app can be out there for obtain on iOS units first, adopted by Android smartphones within the coming weeks.

While the app features a slew of journey options, maybe essentially the most noteworthy for savvy vacationers is the addition of estimated wait occasions at Centurion Lounges. This characteristic will help you get an estimate of how lengthy you may want to attend on the standby checklist earlier than being admitted to an at-capacity Amex lounge.

You’ll be capable to be part of the lounge waitlist by way of the app as effectively. While it could be nice to not want this characteristic, the fact is that lounge overcrowding appears right here to remain.

I, for one, will definitely respect it. When I’m touring, I typically want to find out if the stroll (or inter-terminal practice) to the Amex lounge can be price it. In some instances, I’ve gotten to the lounge solely to seek out out that I will not be admitted till after my flight has departed. Not solely does this result in a irritating expertise, nevertheless it additionally signifies that I then have much less time to trek again to my gate space and probably discover one other lounge possibility close by.

In addition to the brand new Centurion Lounge waitlist estimates, the Amex Travel App will embrace a slew of different options, akin to vacation spot inspiration, unified flight/lodge/transportation planning instruments and a seamless reserving expertise.

The issuer highlights that vacationers can uncover Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection properties simply within the app.

Another characteristic Amex is teasing is the power to commemorate previous journey by way of digital stamps which might be collected for every nation or area wherein you swipe your card whereas touring. These stamps can then be shared on social media or by way of textual content. They may also be custom-made with highlights out of your journey, and stamps are saved as a novel token saved on a public blockchain, which means that your journey historical past will eternally be memorialized with this digital collectible.

Amex says that it’s going to add extra options to the app over time, together with customized lodge suggestions and embedded award advantages, nevertheless it stopped in need of offering extra particulars for what’s coming down the pike. (I’d like to see an improved advantages tracker throughout your playing cards.)

Thursday is slated to be a giant day for Amex. In addition to introduction the brand new Amex Travel App, the issuer has teased on social media that the refreshed Platinum card will probably be introduced or launched then as effectively.

In a social media publish on X, the issuer writes “coming 9.18.25” with a silhouette of what seems to be a Platinum card. While I’ll undoubtedly be downloading this new app when it launches on Thursday, I’ll additionally preserve my eyes peeled for different Amex updates.

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