American Specific shut down a luxurious wellness perk at its unique Centurion Lounge at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and changed it with a full-service espresso bar.
The bank card firm final 12 months shuttered its Equinox Physique Lab, the place members may partake in restorative remedy periods that embrace self-guided meditations, stretching, compression boots and a vibroacoustic chair for rest.
As a substitute, cardholders who’ve entry to the luxurious lounge can have the selection of choosing up a free cup of joe at “Blue Roast by American Express,” a full-service espresso bar that provides espresso drinks, chilly brew, seasonal specialty espresso drinks, smoothies, avocado toast and chia pudding.
Information of the closure of Equinox Physique Lab was first reported by the monetary recommendation web site The Factors Man.
When reached by The Publish, a spokesperson for American Specific confirmed the change. The corporate stated that the espresso bar has confirmed to be successful amongst cardholders touring by way of Seattle.
The JFK location is the second complimentary espresso store that American Specific has opened at its Centurion Lounge, in accordance with the corporate.
A number of media experiences point out that the Equinox Physique Lab was closed down not too long ago, however The Publish has realized that it has been closed since April.
American Specific moved to shut the spa and use the house for a espresso bar with a view to accommodate a larger variety of lounge members, in accordance with a supply.
American Specific made comparable strikes final 12 months at airports in Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Value and Miami, the place it shuttered Exhale spas from its Centurion lounges.
In October, The Factors Man reported that the spas had been closed down as a result of overwhelming demand.
The spas had been staffed by between two to 4 remedy therapists at any given time — that means that a lot of cardholders wanted to attend for an appointment, in accordance with The Factors Man.
The luxurious spas had been first included within the Centurion Lounge as a way to engaging American Specific cardholders to improve to its extra premium bank cards such because the Platinum Card and the Black Card — the ultra-exclusive account that requires holders to spend at the least $250,000 yearly and pay annual charges of at the least $5,000.
Final 12 months, The Publish reported that American Specific Black Card holders weren’t impressed with the Centurion New York lounge at One Vanderbilt, the 93-story skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan.
“It’s soulless — you have to go through a turnstile at an office building to get there,” one customer advised The Publish.
