They're rare in the sense that it's a terrible card for any type of daily spend, so the only person who would get it is someone who is stupidly rich and finds value in the 'exclusivity' of paying with the Amex Centurion card. There are plenty of people with the level of spend to be able to qualify for this card who would not take it, because almost literally any other rewards card offers better rewards than this one.
Originally Posted by
david55
My friend still carries and uses regularly his AmEx Black card that he has had since the early 90's. Are they still around or mostly been replaced by Centurion?
I was surprised that he had never heard of the Amex International Airline program and he flies like 3 times a month...many of them to Europe. He makes his own reservations.
Not surprised. Your friend sounds like someone very wealthy who is not overly concerned with stuff like that. If he cared about maximizing perks/benefits, he would be flying with a Platinum for the 5x earn on travel spend.