The United Airlines lounge is open to members of the airline’s frequent flier program, and the Centurion Lounge, which opened in 2013, is open to American Express cardholders. With warnings that this summer probably will be a crowded and frustrating one for air travelers, now might be a good time to explore the lounges.

Most travelers probably never notice, but McCarran is home to four airport lounges operated by United Airlines, American Express and, in the case of two, by a Texas-based company called Airport Lounge Development. There, thanks to Neighoff’s American Express card and a fee of $50 each, they dined on short ribs, drank good wine and upscale beers and sprawled out on almost decadently comfortable furniture, escaping the noisier, more hectic environment in the gate area outside. Instead, the couple took heed of TSA requests and arrived at McCarran Airport early and spent a few hours in the Centurion Lounge. Another few bucks dropped into a machine or pushed across a felt-covered table. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow Josh Neighoff and Samantha Bowers had a few hours to kill before catching their flight back to New York City, they could have done a lot of things with their time.Īnother spin on the High Roller. A woman walks by The Club at LAS at McCarran International Airport Monday, May 16, 2016, in Las Vegas.

Las vegas centurion lounge