Originally Posted by
llngoc
I wonder the same too. When I was in Hong Kong Centurion lounge, I noticed that there are many people with Black card who were accessing the black card section of the lounge. I am aware that HK has a lot of high earners but somehow it gave me an impression that the Black Card requirement differs from country to country.
BTW, AMEX must have been pushing the Platinum card really hard in Asia too, the Centurion lounge was completely packed.
Your first paragraph displays extreme selection bias. By definition everyone entering the area reserved for Centurion card members was a Centurion cardholder!
But yes, Platinum has recently been heavily promoted around the world.