Has anyone actually received an "Invite" to the Centurion program in 2015?
Apr 14, 2015, 9:09 am
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It could be true, but what little evidence I have seen suggests that it is not, and therefore I think it is not a strategy we should recommend.
Apr 14, 2015, 10:42 am
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Apr 20, 2015, 6:51 pm
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We have two very recent examples of trying to GT ICC Cent to USA Cent but failed. When you call the GT hotline, they do take a look at your other country's Cent account, and evaluate your spend, then they will tell you if you are eligible or not. Apparently, both of us that tried did not have good spend on our ICC Cent because we put most of our spend on US Plat that comes with no FX fee.
Apr 21, 2015, 3:15 am
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We have two very recent examples of trying to GT ICC Cent to USA Cent but failed. When you call the GT hotline, they do take a look at your other country's Cent account, and evaluate your spend, then they will tell you if you are eligible or not. Apparently, both of us that tried did not have good spend on our ICC Cent because we put most of our spend on US Plat that comes with no FX fee.
But, it makes perfect sense, if you are not charging in the currency of you ICC Cent card.
Apr 21, 2015, 10:58 am
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Apr 21, 2015, 11:53 am
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In addition, are Membership Rewards global? (i.e. if you do a global transfer can you keep your Membership Rewards or do a seamless transfer to another Membership Rewards account?)
Apr 21, 2015, 11:57 am
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Yes, but if the cards are in different currencies the number of points will be adjusted to reflect the present currency exchange rate.
Apr 21, 2015, 12:13 pm
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and perhaps, even adjust the earnings bonus. Are the Membership Reward earning for the USA Centurion Card still 1 point to $1? Some Euro Centurion Cards earn 1.5 points to €1.
Apr 21, 2015, 12:41 pm
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Apr 21, 2015, 12:54 pm
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Apr 21, 2015, 1:06 pm
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Apr 22, 2015, 8:30 am
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Apr 22, 2015, 8:32 am
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In the beginning they did mention that there will be a $7,500 initiation fee if approved. But since we were not approved, can't say for sure if that is something we can negotiate down the line.
Apr 22, 2015, 8:58 am
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We have two very recent examples of trying to GT ICC Cent to USA Cent but failed. When you call the GT hotline, they do take a look at your other country's Cent account, and evaluate your spend, then they will tell you if you are eligible or not. Apparently, both of us that tried did not have good spend on our ICC Cent because we put most of our spend on US Plat that comes with no FX fee.
But, what I'm really trying to figure out is your "angle" with regard to paying for the ICC card (and initiation fee).
The only thing that really makes the NL card worthwhile is if you have huge spend in Euros, the 50% bonus on Membership Rewards earning. I'm not sure there is a better option if you spend big in Euros. For example, if you spend €1 million, you wind up with 500k extra membership reward points each year. Even if you only value Membership Rewards points at €-cent/point it probably still works out ok. Not sure there are that many other (flexible/transferable) loyalty points options for high Euro spend.
Apr 22, 2015, 9:08 am
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The only thing that really makes the NL card worthwhile is if you have huge spend in Euros, the 50% bonus on Membership Rewards earning. I'm not sure there is a better option if you spend big in Euros. For example, if you spend €1 million, you wind up with 500k extra membership reward points each year.