Amex Middle East Relaunches the Centurion Card
Apr 28, 2018, 4:52 am
#31
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: DXB
Programs: Skywards Platinum, AMEX Centurion
Posts: 23
If you have a Platinum card and use it regularly for local spending and international travel, you may be eligible. I’m not sure what the magic annual spend figure is, but my guess is close to AED 1M. Have you tried contacting AMEX 🇦🇪 to check if you are eligible for Centurion?
Do you use AMEX travel service regularly for flights and hotels?
II got mine when they first launched so I’m not sure what the criteria is these days.
Do you use AMEX travel service regularly for flights and hotels?
II got mine when they first launched so I’m not sure what the criteria is these days.
Apr 28, 2018, 8:39 am
#32
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 9
Well this my first year with amex and i have spent so far more thank 150k$ and I always use their travel services all the time and evrytime and every month my bill is more than 25k$.
Can you please tell us what are the perks for middle east centurion and the annual fee.
Can you please tell us what are the perks for middle east centurion and the annual fee.
Apr 28, 2018, 11:34 am
#33
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
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Notice that I moved your post into an existing discussion of this card, and some of the information was mentioned earlier in the thread. It's a short thread, you may wish to start at post 1, and read forward.
Jun 17, 2018, 10:14 am
#35
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Jun 17, 2018, 11:47 am
#36
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: DXB / WAW
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 726
@mia I think you mixed up the things a bit. If you read the thread carefully, only the charge cards are issued in USD denomination. The (Platinum) credit card is issued in AED as stated by @fireo later on. Then there is a question from @JohnRain whether this UAE Amex AED credit card has some fees in local AED currency and @fireo answers that it doesn't but it does have the FX fee for non-AED spending.
So I believe my question is still valid on whether USD denominated Amex cards issued in UAE have 2.8% fx fee attached to AED payments?
So I believe my question is still valid on whether USD denominated Amex cards issued in UAE have 2.8% fx fee attached to AED payments?
Jun 18, 2018, 2:10 am
#37
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: DXB
Programs: Skywards Platinum, AMEX Centurion
Posts: 23
Jun 18, 2018, 2:13 am
#38
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: DXB / WAW
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 726
Jun 25, 2018, 4:59 am
#39
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Programs: British Airways,Amex Centurion
Posts: 31
So my card is issued in Kuwait and Its a centurion charge card issued in USD. If i make local purchases in KD i am charged the FX rate plus 2.8%. I spoke to the customer service center and they said only cards in the UAE issued in UAE DIRHAMS do not pay this charge but if the card was USD based issued in the UAE or any country under AMEX middle east then all charges other than USD will be charged these fees 
Jun 10, 2019, 8:40 am
#41
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: DXB / WAW
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 726
I enquired about Plat Charge card USD (issued in Bahrain) and they have asked for security deposit of at least $10.000 with spending limit allowance of 90% of the deposit. They are advertising on UAE website no predefined spending limit and mentions nothing about security deposit... Very strange. Has this happened to any of you?
Jun 14, 2019, 4:39 am
#42
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Programs: British Airways,Amex Centurion
Posts: 31
I enquired about Plat Charge card USD (issued in Bahrain) and they have asked for security deposit of at least $10.000 with spending limit allowance of 90% of the deposit. They are advertising on UAE website no predefined spending limit and mentions nothing about security deposit... Very strange. Has this happened to any of you?
Jun 14, 2019, 11:28 am
#43
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: DXB / WAW
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 726
I did. What happens here in the UAE is that if your employer is not listed with the banks or card issuers, then it gets considerably harder to get a credit card, especially if you are self employed. My goal was to get this card as a pathway to 6 months Amex membership requirement for UK issued ICC Amex in EUR currency, but now I will have to think about it.
Jun 14, 2019, 3:57 pm
#44
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: DL 2MM PM;VSGld;EKGld; HilDia; HrtzPC; AvisPC; PP; AmbPlt; JumeiGld; MeliaPlt; TajPlt; ShangriDia
Posts: 953
Jan 13, 2020, 8:11 am
#45
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: DXB / WAW
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 726
I have however just learned one thing: all their flight tickets can be issued in AED or BHD, they have no ability to issue tickets in USD. That means that significant portion of Amex special deals with the airlines are "eaten" by 2.8% conversion fee if you have USD card.