Centurion Card Holders
Dec 2, 2008, 9:08 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 80
Centurion Card Holders
For those who carry the American Express Centurion "Black" card. What Visa/MasterCard do you carry? And what would be the Visa/Mastercard equivalent to the Amex Black?
Thanks
Thanks
Last edited by pepemaui; Dec 2, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Dec 2, 2008, 9:38 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Arizona
Posts: 5,688
I use Visa Signature but Visa offers two levels higher( Infinite, and ?). The highest Visa card right now I imagine would be the the Barclay's Carbon Graphite Visa. But remember most other cards have failed including the White Card which included private jet time as the reward
Dec 2, 2008, 9:41 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2006
Location: New York, London, Sydney
Programs: United GS/2MM, DL*P, VS*G, AA*EXP, Avis CHM, Hertz Platinum, Sixt*D, HH*D, HGP*P, Starwood*P
Posts: 9,847
Primary: a chase/ua mp visa plat/signature.
How boring.
Almost everyone I know with a cent card has either the same as me or a citi/aa plat mc
How boring.
Almost everyone I know with a cent card has either the same as me or a citi/aa plat mc
Dec 3, 2008, 12:06 am
#6
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: AA, AS, BA, DL Plat, Chase UR, Diners, UA, F9, WN, SPG Gold, HH Diamond, Amex MR.
Posts: 436
AA and UA credit cards provide my supplements. DC too.
All AA miles count toward 1m lifetime gold or 2m lifetime plat.
Charge enough on your AA MC, and you can get lifetime plat without flying. There are a couple caveats regarding annual mileage limits if you don't have status.
All AA miles count toward 1m lifetime gold or 2m lifetime plat.
Charge enough on your AA MC, and you can get lifetime plat without flying. There are a couple caveats regarding annual mileage limits if you don't have status.
Dec 3, 2008, 5:19 am
#9
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Northwest NJ
Programs: Starwood Platinum,Marriott Platinum, United Silver
Posts: 2,313
I carry the Merrill Lynch + card. At a time when it is almost impossible to get standard airline rewards, I find I always get a great deal using the ML points to buy me a coach ticket. 25,000 points gets a ticket for up to $500 in value.
$20,000 spend per year and American Airlines will match status so thanks to Gold status thru Centurion, I've been AA Platinum for the last three years.
$20,000 spend per year and American Airlines will match status so thanks to Gold status thru Centurion, I've been AA Platinum for the last three years.
Dec 3, 2008, 8:32 am
#11
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: NYC & DFW
Programs: Amex Centurion
Posts: 91
Far from being near equal to cent but I carry a usaa mc for backup. No real benefits other then being backed by usaa which is a rather solid company that supports the military. Don't need/want any cent like benefits on it given I have a cent card and haven't had any probs with them.
Dec 4, 2008, 10:14 pm
#13
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Miami, FL, USA
Posts: 4,046
To answer the original question, I didn't have *any* Visa/Mastercard credit card until last month, when I got the Virgin America Visa Signature. I had a debit Mastercard for places that didn't take Amex.
Dec 5, 2008, 4:01 am
#14
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,772
I also carry the Merrill+ Visa as my back-up card. I rarely use it, but for the occasions when someplace doesn't take AmEx. The first year I had it, I managed to get to 2+ level for a free night at a Ritz-Carlton, but they removed that benefit. It's also free which is nice.
Susan
Susan
