Has anyone actually received an "Invite" to the Centurion program in 2015?
Jan 8, 2015, 10:22 pm
#31
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Marin County, California
Programs: Amex Centurion
Posts: 414
Not that I don't believe you (LOL!) But it's been a couple of years since anyone has proven a US Centurion admission. So all you supposed new US Centurion CardMembers: How about a photo of the new Centurion Welcome Kit??
A photo of the Card with an expiration date would be helpful. Of Course, you can blur out the name and card number!!
Actually, even a photo of an INVITE would be a plus!
A photo of the Card with an expiration date would be helpful. Of Course, you can blur out the name and card number!!
Actually, even a photo of an INVITE would be a plus!
Last edited by mia; Jan 9, 2015 at 7:31 am Reason: Combine consecutive replies.
Jan 9, 2015, 5:37 pm
#32
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 15
My 2015 intro comment.
1. I wish the bloviators would stay off the post. we get that you don't see the value. I don't need to sift through pages of your opinions on why the card isn't worth it. The subject is ~"has anyone received an invite?" not "what do you think?"...we get it...enough.
2. Thank you for those who have responded with relevant content!
3. I closed out 2014 over 300k lots of FHR. Done this for several years. Platinum. Pay my bill in full each month. Member since 2007. no invite yet.
Fingers are still crossed. It will eventually come.
1. I wish the bloviators would stay off the post. we get that you don't see the value. I don't need to sift through pages of your opinions on why the card isn't worth it. The subject is ~"has anyone received an invite?" not "what do you think?"...we get it...enough.
2. Thank you for those who have responded with relevant content!
3. I closed out 2014 over 300k lots of FHR. Done this for several years. Platinum. Pay my bill in full each month. Member since 2007. no invite yet.
Fingers are still crossed. It will eventually come.
Jan 9, 2015, 5:38 pm
#33
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 333
My 2015 intro comment.
1. I wish the bloviators would stay off the post. we get that you don't see the value. I don't need to sift through pages of your opinions on why the card isn't worth it. The subject is ~"has anyone received an invite?" not "what do you think?"...we get it...enough.
2. Thank you for those who have responded with relevant content!
3. I closed out 2014 over 300k lots of FHR. Done this for several years. Platinum. Pay my bill in full each month. Member since 2007. no invite yet.
Fingers are still crossed. It will eventually come.
1. I wish the bloviators would stay off the post. we get that you don't see the value. I don't need to sift through pages of your opinions on why the card isn't worth it. The subject is ~"has anyone received an invite?" not "what do you think?"...we get it...enough.
2. Thank you for those who have responded with relevant content!
3. I closed out 2014 over 300k lots of FHR. Done this for several years. Platinum. Pay my bill in full each month. Member since 2007. no invite yet.
Fingers are still crossed. It will eventually come.
Jan 10, 2015, 8:47 am
#34
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 23
My 2015 intro comment.
1. I wish the bloviators would stay off the post. we get that you don't see the value. I don't need to sift through pages of your opinions on why the card isn't worth it. The subject is ~"has anyone received an invite?" not "what do you think?"...we get it...enough.
2. Thank you for those who have responded with relevant content!
3. I closed out 2014 over 300k lots of FHR. Done this for several years. Platinum. Pay my bill in full each month. Member since 2007. no invite yet.
Fingers are still crossed. It will eventually come.
1. I wish the bloviators would stay off the post. we get that you don't see the value. I don't need to sift through pages of your opinions on why the card isn't worth it. The subject is ~"has anyone received an invite?" not "what do you think?"...we get it...enough.
2. Thank you for those who have responded with relevant content!
3. I closed out 2014 over 300k lots of FHR. Done this for several years. Platinum. Pay my bill in full each month. Member since 2007. no invite yet.
Fingers are still crossed. It will eventually come.
Jan 11, 2015, 10:39 pm
#35
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Vancouver canada
Programs: Amex mr, spg, delta, aeroplan
Posts: 30
from a reliable source, for Amex Canada centurion invites go out around April, just once a year.
and a significant new centurion benefit will be announced this summer. (i have no clue wha it will be, anyone's guess?)
and a significant new centurion benefit will be announced this summer. (i have no clue wha it will be, anyone's guess?)
Jan 13, 2015, 10:05 am
#37
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 48
I really think we're seeing the result of the failed Centurion experiment.
So Amex has these HVCs and wants to monetize more their relationship with them...so they come up with this idea to charge an additional fee on top of the what - $5k? they make off each 250k of spend. To do this though they have to put this strategy together where they reach out to these merchants, airlines, hotels...etc. and say 'hey we have these HVC's, we'd like them to be your HVCs too, we work together and they'll spend more money with you and you'll see, this will pay for itself' - well it didnt. They found that yeah hey great I may fly on US four times a year and appreciate the upgrade, but when I go international and pay for premium sorry I'm flying elsewhere. And oh yeah when I stay at a hilton a few times a year, I'll appreciate the free breakfast but I'm still paying for the cheapest room before haggling for an upgrade. The silly requirements like 2 days with hilton in a year for diamond (really, TWO?) and the delta now needing 8 segments/year to get 'real' platinum status show that this centurion experiment is likely at its end...all of the airlines, hotels, merchants...etc are seeing that every time they give something free out - we walk in and get a free $500 pen or some nonsense...they dont want us getting a free pen they want us spending 10k on a bag - THATS why there arent as many free offers.
That being said - I think its very sad that amex doesnt do something material for centurion card holders like 2pts per dollar on ALL spend - now THAT would be something AMEX can control, something we can see every statement - imagine a line item *centurion points bonus. Beyond that - Delta has recovered enough to tell Amex to pound sand. US/AA is using the merger as an excuse to get out of the arrangement, CO/UA, same thing, Mandarin same thing, Hilton same thing, Starwood same thing, Hyatt same thing...see the pattern? Each of those companies gave the experiment a chance...but they all realized it didnt materially influence our spend.
Amex tried to convince these companies that having this cozy relationship with their HVCs would pan out into some amazing fountain of money but then they found that the benefits the Card provides are targeted to cheapskates (like me).
Just my two cents...and adding gogo internet - thats great thank you - that helps offset my $50 in gogo charges from last year (woo hoo). Since Amex got us all to kick in the $5k 'initiation fee' they realize oh gosh if we cancel this card these folks are going to flip and besides its a great halo product...so us suckers continue to fund the experiment.
So Amex has these HVCs and wants to monetize more their relationship with them...so they come up with this idea to charge an additional fee on top of the what - $5k? they make off each 250k of spend. To do this though they have to put this strategy together where they reach out to these merchants, airlines, hotels...etc. and say 'hey we have these HVC's, we'd like them to be your HVCs too, we work together and they'll spend more money with you and you'll see, this will pay for itself' - well it didnt. They found that yeah hey great I may fly on US four times a year and appreciate the upgrade, but when I go international and pay for premium sorry I'm flying elsewhere. And oh yeah when I stay at a hilton a few times a year, I'll appreciate the free breakfast but I'm still paying for the cheapest room before haggling for an upgrade. The silly requirements like 2 days with hilton in a year for diamond (really, TWO?) and the delta now needing 8 segments/year to get 'real' platinum status show that this centurion experiment is likely at its end...all of the airlines, hotels, merchants...etc are seeing that every time they give something free out - we walk in and get a free $500 pen or some nonsense...they dont want us getting a free pen they want us spending 10k on a bag - THATS why there arent as many free offers.
That being said - I think its very sad that amex doesnt do something material for centurion card holders like 2pts per dollar on ALL spend - now THAT would be something AMEX can control, something we can see every statement - imagine a line item *centurion points bonus. Beyond that - Delta has recovered enough to tell Amex to pound sand. US/AA is using the merger as an excuse to get out of the arrangement, CO/UA, same thing, Mandarin same thing, Hilton same thing, Starwood same thing, Hyatt same thing...see the pattern? Each of those companies gave the experiment a chance...but they all realized it didnt materially influence our spend.
Amex tried to convince these companies that having this cozy relationship with their HVCs would pan out into some amazing fountain of money but then they found that the benefits the Card provides are targeted to cheapskates (like me).
Just my two cents...and adding gogo internet - thats great thank you - that helps offset my $50 in gogo charges from last year (woo hoo). Since Amex got us all to kick in the $5k 'initiation fee' they realize oh gosh if we cancel this card these folks are going to flip and besides its a great halo product...so us suckers continue to fund the experiment.
Jan 13, 2015, 8:58 pm
#38
Join Date: Dec 2011
Programs: Delta Flyer
Posts: 227
I really think we're seeing the result of the failed Centurion experiment.
. . .
Amex tried to convince these companies that having this cozy relationship with their HVCs would pan out into some amazing fountain of money but then they found that the benefits the Card provides are targeted to cheapskates (like me).
. . .
Amex tried to convince these companies that having this cozy relationship with their HVCs would pan out into some amazing fountain of money but then they found that the benefits the Card provides are targeted to cheapskates (like me).
Jan 13, 2015, 9:18 pm
#39
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DEN
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Titanium, CX DM, SQ Gold
Posts: 1,607
I really think we're seeing the result of the failed Centurion experiment.
So Amex has these HVCs and wants to monetize more their relationship with them...so they come up with this idea to charge an additional fee on top of the what - $5k? they make off each 250k of spend. To do this though they have to put this strategy together where they reach out to these merchants, airlines, hotels...etc. and say 'hey we have these HVC's, we'd like them to be your HVCs too, we work together and they'll spend more money with you and you'll see, this will pay for itself' - well it didnt. They found that yeah hey great I may fly on US four times a year and appreciate the upgrade, but when I go international and pay for premium sorry I'm flying elsewhere. And oh yeah when I stay at a hilton a few times a year, I'll appreciate the free breakfast but I'm still paying for the cheapest room before haggling for an upgrade. The silly requirements like 2 days with hilton in a year for diamond (really, TWO?) and the delta now needing 8 segments/year to get 'real' platinum status show that this centurion experiment is likely at its end...all of the airlines, hotels, merchants...etc are seeing that every time they give something free out - we walk in and get a free $500 pen or some nonsense...they dont want us getting a free pen they want us spending 10k on a bag - THATS why there arent as many free offers.
That being said - I think its very sad that amex doesnt do something material for centurion card holders like 2pts per dollar on ALL spend - now THAT would be something AMEX can control, something we can see every statement - imagine a line item *centurion points bonus. Beyond that - Delta has recovered enough to tell Amex to pound sand. US/AA is using the merger as an excuse to get out of the arrangement, CO/UA, same thing, Mandarin same thing, Hilton same thing, Starwood same thing, Hyatt same thing...see the pattern? Each of those companies gave the experiment a chance...but they all realized it didnt materially influence our spend.
Amex tried to convince these companies that having this cozy relationship with their HVCs would pan out into some amazing fountain of money but then they found that the benefits the Card provides are targeted to cheapskates (like me).
Just my two cents...and adding gogo internet - thats great thank you - that helps offset my $50 in gogo charges from last year (woo hoo). Since Amex got us all to kick in the $5k 'initiation fee' they realize oh gosh if we cancel this card these folks are going to flip and besides its a great halo product...so us suckers continue to fund the experiment.
So Amex has these HVCs and wants to monetize more their relationship with them...so they come up with this idea to charge an additional fee on top of the what - $5k? they make off each 250k of spend. To do this though they have to put this strategy together where they reach out to these merchants, airlines, hotels...etc. and say 'hey we have these HVC's, we'd like them to be your HVCs too, we work together and they'll spend more money with you and you'll see, this will pay for itself' - well it didnt. They found that yeah hey great I may fly on US four times a year and appreciate the upgrade, but when I go international and pay for premium sorry I'm flying elsewhere. And oh yeah when I stay at a hilton a few times a year, I'll appreciate the free breakfast but I'm still paying for the cheapest room before haggling for an upgrade. The silly requirements like 2 days with hilton in a year for diamond (really, TWO?) and the delta now needing 8 segments/year to get 'real' platinum status show that this centurion experiment is likely at its end...all of the airlines, hotels, merchants...etc are seeing that every time they give something free out - we walk in and get a free $500 pen or some nonsense...they dont want us getting a free pen they want us spending 10k on a bag - THATS why there arent as many free offers.
That being said - I think its very sad that amex doesnt do something material for centurion card holders like 2pts per dollar on ALL spend - now THAT would be something AMEX can control, something we can see every statement - imagine a line item *centurion points bonus. Beyond that - Delta has recovered enough to tell Amex to pound sand. US/AA is using the merger as an excuse to get out of the arrangement, CO/UA, same thing, Mandarin same thing, Hilton same thing, Starwood same thing, Hyatt same thing...see the pattern? Each of those companies gave the experiment a chance...but they all realized it didnt materially influence our spend.
Amex tried to convince these companies that having this cozy relationship with their HVCs would pan out into some amazing fountain of money but then they found that the benefits the Card provides are targeted to cheapskates (like me).
Just my two cents...and adding gogo internet - thats great thank you - that helps offset my $50 in gogo charges from last year (woo hoo). Since Amex got us all to kick in the $5k 'initiation fee' they realize oh gosh if we cancel this card these folks are going to flip and besides its a great halo product...so us suckers continue to fund the experiment.
Post of the week! You hit the nail on the head, word by word!
Heads-up: Hong Kong is still inviting people on a cherry-pick basis. Their sales person there is scouting without any pre-determined "round of invitations" kind of schedule.
Trying to glimpse the requirements it seems to be a rather arbitrary, case-by-case management decision at this time.
No shortage of HNWI / HVC in HKG so you probably do need to be a heavy hitter to get looked at.
Jan 13, 2015, 10:31 pm
#40
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, Marriott Plat, Hertz Pres
Posts: 3,649
My 2015 intro comment.
1. I wish the bloviators would stay off the post. we get that you don't see the value. I don't need to sift through pages of your opinions on why the card isn't worth it. The subject is ~"has anyone received an invite?" not "what do you think?"...we get it...enough.
2. Thank you for those who have responded with relevant content!
3. I closed out 2014 over 300k lots of FHR. Done this for several years. Platinum. Pay my bill in full each month. Member since 2007. no invite yet.
Fingers are still crossed. It will eventually come.
1. I wish the bloviators would stay off the post. we get that you don't see the value. I don't need to sift through pages of your opinions on why the card isn't worth it. The subject is ~"has anyone received an invite?" not "what do you think?"...we get it...enough.
2. Thank you for those who have responded with relevant content!
3. I closed out 2014 over 300k lots of FHR. Done this for several years. Platinum. Pay my bill in full each month. Member since 2007. no invite yet.
Fingers are still crossed. It will eventually come.
Jan 14, 2015, 12:24 am
#41
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA | CLT, formerly LHR & AMS (with just a bit of PSP)
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, BonVoy Titanium, (soon former) Caesars7*, (former) Wynn Black, HR "Icon"
Posts: 8,174
Amex provides 1.5 points to 1 for Centurion Cardholders in the Netherlands. If you combine with using a (NL) Green for one of your cards you can get 2.0 points to 1 for purchases outside of the Netherlands (and on PayPal).
Jan 14, 2015, 9:42 am
#42
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: AAdvantage / JetSmarter / AMEX Business Gold, Plat, SPG
Posts: 22
been an amex user since 2012.. but in 2013 we spent over 1.4 mil on the card (Plum/Gold business)... 2014 we spent over 2.4 Million across our gold/plat/plum.
Amex called me, They said I was in their top 5% of Small buisness spenders for 2014. They gave me a 'highest tier' client partner rep who wanted to meet up with me and talk about how they can help me ? He also hooked me up with some free rangers/islanders tickets which was cool
I haven't met up with him yet, but I'm really curious if I could get the centurion invite .. We pay off our bills on time every time, and obviously they are noticing my spend if they are putting me into their top support tiers..
Any ideas or suggestions guys?
Amex called me, They said I was in their top 5% of Small buisness spenders for 2014. They gave me a 'highest tier' client partner rep who wanted to meet up with me and talk about how they can help me ? He also hooked me up with some free rangers/islanders tickets which was cool
I haven't met up with him yet, but I'm really curious if I could get the centurion invite .. We pay off our bills on time every time, and obviously they are noticing my spend if they are putting me into their top support tiers..
Any ideas or suggestions guys?
Jan 14, 2015, 9:51 am
#43
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: AAdvantage / JetSmarter / AMEX Business Gold, Plat, SPG
Posts: 22
within 2 years we spent 3.8 million, they made a pretty penny off me lol
Jan 14, 2015, 9:59 am
#44
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,969
Jan 14, 2015, 10:08 am
#45
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Constantly Positioning
Programs: SPG Plat, CX DM, DL Gold, HHonors Gold, AA Plat
Posts: 346
Business partner was invited and accepted in December. He spends approximately 100k a month on the card. He first signed up for Amex Plat last year so is fairly new to Amex.
Last edited by JackDaniels; Jan 14, 2015 at 10:09 am Reason: additional info on years a member