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American Express today announced a series of new Las Vegas experiences, giving Card Members access to a broader range of premium restaurants via Resy, hotels, and entertainment options, as well as up-close access to the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix.
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As an Official Partner of Formula 1 ® and F1 ® ACADEMY and the Las Vegas Grand Prix, race weekend in Las Vegas is better with American Express Membership, featuring on and off-track events and activations, the American Express Fan Experience, elevated hospitality with 1850 by American Express ®, a new temporary pop-up destination for Platinum Card ® and Centurion Members, exclusive merch and more.
American Express Travel® added new Las Vegas properties to its Fine Hotels + Resorts® program this year including the Bellagio Resort & Casino and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, adding to other luxury properties like the Wynn and Encore Las Vegas. With these, American Express now offers Card Members premium benefits at 20 properties in Las Vegas through American Express Travel’s signature hotel programs, Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection.
A hub for world-class sports, dining, and entertainment, Las Vegas was the #1 destination for hotels booked by American Express Card Members through Amex Travel™ in 2024.
“Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world, and we want our Card Members to have the best of it — from snagging that hard-to-get reservation with Resy to relaxing at a Fine Hotels + Resorts property or catching the thrill of Formula 1,” said Bess Spaeth, Executive Vice President, Global Brand Management and Experiences at American Express. “American Express is helping turn those moments in Las Vegas into unforgettable experiences.”
Formula 1 ® Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix with American Express
American Express will bring its signature access and perks to the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Highlights include:
Learn more about American Express activations during race week on the Las Vegas Grand Prix website.
Expanding Access for Card Members Beyond the Track
There’s more to enjoy with American Express in Las Vegas beyond race weekend:
Traveling to Las Vegas
From elevated airport lounges to access to benefits at world-class hotels, American Express is redefining the travel experience for Card Members visiting Las Vegas:
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Inside the space at 1850 by American Express ® in Las Vegas
Outside the American Express Trackside Lounge
The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss Iran's deadly protests at the request of the United States, even as President Donald Trump left unclear what actions he would take against the Islamic state.
Tehran appeared to make conciliatory statements in an effort to defuse the situation after Trump threatened to take action to stop further killing of protesters, including the execution of anyone detained in Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.
Iran’s crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2,615, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. The death toll exceeds any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for hours without explanation early Thursday and some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate. The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait also ordered its personnel to “temporary halt” travel to the multiple military bases in the small Gulf Arab country.
Iran previously closed its airspace during the 12-day war against Israel in June.
Here is the latest:
“We are against military intervention in Iran,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told journalists in Istanbul on Thursday. “Iran must address its own internal problems… They must address their problems with the region and in global terms through diplomacy so that certain structural problems that cause economic problems can be addressed.”
Ankara and Tehran enjoy warm relations despite often holding divergent interests in the region.
Fidan said the unrest in Iran was rooted in economic conditions caused by sanctions, rather than ideological opposition to the government.
Iranians have been largely absent from an annual pilgrimage to Baghdad, Iraq, to commemorate the death of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, one of the twelve Shiite imams.
Many Iranian pilgrims typically make the journey every year for the annual religious rituals.
Streets across Baghdad were crowded with pilgrims Thursday. Most had arrived on foot from central and southern provinces of Iraq, heading toward the shrine of Imam al-Kadhim in the Kadhimiya district in northern Baghdad,
Adel Zaidan, who owns a hotel near the shrine, said the number of Iranian visitors this year compared to previous years was very small. Other residents agreed.
“This visit is different from previous ones. It lacks the large numbers of Iranian pilgrims, especially in terms of providing food and accommodation,” said Haider Al-Obaidi.
Europe’s largest airline group said Thursday it would halt night flights to and from Tel Aviv and Jordan's capital Amman for five days, citing security concerns as fears grow that unrest in Iran could spiral into wider regional violence.
Lufthansa — which operates Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings — said flights would run only during daytime hours from Thursday through Monday “due to the current situation in the Middle East.” It said the change would ensure its staff — which includes unionized cabin crews and pilots -- would not be required to stay overnight in the region.
The airline group also said its planes would bypass Iranian and Iraqi airspace, key corridors for air travel between the Middle East and Asia.
Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for several hours early Thursday without explanation.
A spokesperson for Israel’s Airport Authority, which oversees Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, said the airport was operating as usual.
Iranian state media has denied claims that a young man arrested during Iran’s recent protests was condemned to death. The statement from Iran’s judicial authorities on Thursday contradicted what it said were “opposition media abroad” which claimed the young man had been quickly sentenced to death during a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in the country.
State television didn’t immediately give any details beyond his name, Erfan Soltani. Iranian judicial authorities said Soltani was being held in a detention facility outside of the capital. Alongside other protesters, he has been accused of “propaganda activities against the regime,” state media said.
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Thursday that his government was “appalled by the escalation of violence and repression” in Iran.
“We condemn the brutal crackdown being carried out by Iran’s security forces, including the killing of protesters,” Peters posted on X.
“Iranians have the right to peaceful protest, freedom of expression, and access to information – and that right is currently being brutally repressed,” he said.
Peters said his government had expressed serious concerns to the Iranian Embassy in Wellington.
A demonstrator lights a cigarette with a burning poster depicting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of Iran's anti-government protests, in Holon, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
