2018 Has anyone actually received an Centurion Card invite?
Nov 20, 2018, 4:13 pm
#287
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hawai'i Nei
Programs: Au: UA, Marriott, Hilton; GE
Posts: 7,128
Nov 20, 2018, 4:20 pm
#288
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Marriott Ambassador/United 1K
Posts: 68
Is it only Amex Platinum that counts toward "Centurion spend"? I have an Amex SPG Card with $14M in spend in 12 months, and can't get an invite. Not sure if spend is enough though?
Nov 20, 2018, 6:09 pm
#289
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC, Global Entry, CLEAR
Posts: 285
As an outsider, I think the spend could be enough, but that large orange part of the pie chart is probably the issue. I'm not sure what you are buying in "Business Services" but if that amount of spend was on luxury goods, hotels, flights then I'm sure that you could illicit an invite.
Nov 20, 2018, 7:00 pm
#290
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 61
Here is the US version as of this earlier this year.
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Nov 21, 2018, 5:30 am
#291
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: Amex Centurion
Posts: 121
Originally Posted by lincoln841 
Is it only Amex Platinum that counts toward "Centurion spend"? I have an Amex SPG Card with $14M in spend in 12 months, and can't get an invite. Not sure if spend is enough though?
Is it only Amex Platinum that counts toward "Centurion spend"? I have an Amex SPG Card with $14M in spend in 12 months, and can't get an invite. Not sure if spend is enough though?
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Nov 21, 2018, 11:55 am
#292
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Marriott Ambassador/United 1K
Posts: 68
Thanks. I can tell you that I've heard there is now an element of fame to getting a card. I can also tell you that more than $10M in spend for 2 years each (so north of $20M in two years) isn't enough by itself.
Nov 21, 2018, 10:48 pm
#294
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Arizona
Posts: 5,688
In the past you did not need a Platinum card product to qualify for Centurion card. I see no reason why that would have changed. I know someone who qualified for Centurion with spend on their free Amex Optima Credit card.
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Nov 22, 2018, 9:47 pm
#295
Join Date: Jul 2015
Programs: MS Plat
Posts: 24
Clearly screenshot pictured above was for Business, which is a totally different ball game.
Forgot my wallet, and went through the usual shopping today (NYC), hit 5+ diff stores and paid by Android pay everywhere.
I've posted earlier... Would accept one if got an invite (just to please my ego), but it's not a wallet candy anymore.
Heck, I stopped to carry cash like two years ago, and barely showing my card these days except restaurants.
Cent lux days are numbered, I bet nobody would care about it (except maybe extra hotel/Delta status of course) in a couple of years.
People are getting more savvy in getting hotel/airline perks, using mobile payments/crypto...
AMEX folks, you've got the idea...
Forgot my wallet, and went through the usual shopping today (NYC), hit 5+ diff stores and paid by Android pay everywhere.
I've posted earlier... Would accept one if got an invite (just to please my ego), but it's not a wallet candy anymore.
Heck, I stopped to carry cash like two years ago, and barely showing my card these days except restaurants.
Cent lux days are numbered, I bet nobody would care about it (except maybe extra hotel/Delta status of course) in a couple of years.
People are getting more savvy in getting hotel/airline perks, using mobile payments/crypto...
AMEX folks, you've got the idea...
Dec 27, 2018, 9:00 pm
#296
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: PVG
Programs: BA Gold, TK E+, ex AA EXP
Posts: 510
Received the invitation about 2 weeks ago (I was traveling) I accepted the invitation 1 week ago and they told me it will take up to 20 working days to get the card (I don't really care of receiving the card in itself as long I can get the benefits very soon, lots of Avis booking in the coming weeks)
Had a plat for about 6 years, about 200k€ spend on it in the last 12 months, card is issued in mainland Europe, 2000€/y +3000€ initiation fee
Edit: 1.5 MR per € instead of 1/€ with the Plat, very good in a market where it is not possible to get any good earnings with other CC
Had a plat for about 6 years, about 200k€ spend on it in the last 12 months, card is issued in mainland Europe, 2000€/y +3000€ initiation fee
Edit: 1.5 MR per € instead of 1/€ with the Plat, very good in a market where it is not possible to get any good earnings with other CC
Dec 28, 2018, 8:21 am
#297
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 42
I've been following this forum for a couple years now. It seems like the European standards are faaaar easier than the USA standards.
Here's where I am: AMEX member since 2006
I have an AMEX Mercedes Platinum (will be discontinued in January and switched to normal Plat)
I have an AMEX Business Platinum
I have around 3,000,000 points, spent $676k on personal this year and $205k on business this year. $40k is on luxury travel (personal) and I purchased a couple $200k cars at Mercedes.That's pretty consistent for the last several years. Credit score of 790, zero debt. I live in the most affluent city in my state where the median income census average is $170k/year for the city. I'm well connected with celebrities, sit on two nationwide philanthropic boards, and my name is easily searchable/readily available through google.
I've requested a notation for a centurion invite three different times especially because most of my clients and friends have one, no dice.
There you have it folks. You'd think I'm a prime guy for Centurion, but clearly not.
Here's where I am: AMEX member since 2006
I have an AMEX Mercedes Platinum (will be discontinued in January and switched to normal Plat)
I have an AMEX Business Platinum
I have around 3,000,000 points, spent $676k on personal this year and $205k on business this year. $40k is on luxury travel (personal) and I purchased a couple $200k cars at Mercedes.That's pretty consistent for the last several years. Credit score of 790, zero debt. I live in the most affluent city in my state where the median income census average is $170k/year for the city. I'm well connected with celebrities, sit on two nationwide philanthropic boards, and my name is easily searchable/readily available through google.
I've requested a notation for a centurion invite three different times especially because most of my clients and friends have one, no dice.
There you have it folks. You'd think I'm a prime guy for Centurion, but clearly not.
Dec 28, 2018, 11:44 am
#298
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 61
I've been following this forum for a couple years now. It seems like the European standards are faaaar easier than the USA standards.
Here's where I am: AMEX member since 2006
I have an AMEX Mercedes Platinum (will be discontinued in January and switched to normal Plat)
I have an AMEX Business Platinum
I have around 3,000,000 points, spent $676k on personal this year and $205k on business this year. $40k is on luxury travel (personal) and I purchased a couple $200k cars at Mercedes.That's pretty consistent for the last several years. Credit score of 790, zero debt. I live in the most affluent city in my state where the median income census average is $170k/year for the city. I'm well connected with celebrities, sit on two nationwide philanthropic boards, and my name is easily searchable/readily available through google.
I've requested a notation for a centurion invite three different times especially because most of my clients and friends have one, no dice.
There you have it folks. You'd think I'm a prime guy for Centurion, but clearly not.
Here's where I am: AMEX member since 2006
I have an AMEX Mercedes Platinum (will be discontinued in January and switched to normal Plat)
I have an AMEX Business Platinum
I have around 3,000,000 points, spent $676k on personal this year and $205k on business this year. $40k is on luxury travel (personal) and I purchased a couple $200k cars at Mercedes.That's pretty consistent for the last several years. Credit score of 790, zero debt. I live in the most affluent city in my state where the median income census average is $170k/year for the city. I'm well connected with celebrities, sit on two nationwide philanthropic boards, and my name is easily searchable/readily available through google.
I've requested a notation for a centurion invite three different times especially because most of my clients and friends have one, no dice.
There you have it folks. You'd think I'm a prime guy for Centurion, but clearly not.
As a Centurion business card holder, my assumptions would be at the minimum : it is based on usage - pure dollars (needs to be at a certain threshold or doesn't matter unless you are a celebrity who requested it). Once at that threshold, items as credit score, branded purchases, card tenure and possibly a dedicated account manager could move the ball along. I am not well known or have any celebrity connections, though I do own a few $160k+ cars, I doubt Amex knows that. Credit store is in low 800s and reside in a good community. My annual use for the past 4 years has averaged $5.5m, primarily on business, it is possible just the pure dollars got me the invitation and nothing else mattered.
Hopefully this insight helps.
Dec 28, 2018, 12:10 pm
#299
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 42
Definitely helpful. It's interesting to see some people spend $200k and receive an invite and others spend millions. Mine is not primarily business use since my business deals more with checks. It's really not that easy to even spend the $900k/year I'm spending since so many places do not take AMEX.
Dec 28, 2018, 3:28 pm
#300
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 110
Hi
As a Centurion business card holder, my assumptions would be at the minimum : it is based on usage - pure dollars (needs to be at a certain threshold or doesn't matter unless you are a celebrity who requested it). Once at that threshold, items as credit score, branded purchases, card tenure and possibly a dedicated account manager could move the ball along. I am not well known or have any celebrity connections, though I do own a few $160k+ cars, I doubt Amex knows that. Credit store is in low 800s and reside in a good community. My annual use for the past 4 years has averaged $5.5m, primarily on business, it is possible just the pure dollars got me the invitation and nothing else mattered.
Hopefully this insight helps.
As a Centurion business card holder, my assumptions would be at the minimum : it is based on usage - pure dollars (needs to be at a certain threshold or doesn't matter unless you are a celebrity who requested it). Once at that threshold, items as credit score, branded purchases, card tenure and possibly a dedicated account manager could move the ball along. I am not well known or have any celebrity connections, though I do own a few $160k+ cars, I doubt Amex knows that. Credit store is in low 800s and reside in a good community. My annual use for the past 4 years has averaged $5.5m, primarily on business, it is possible just the pure dollars got me the invitation and nothing else mattered.
Hopefully this insight helps.
No dice this year, yet again. I will be phoning my acct. development manager after the new year to see what my options are as they told me they will have wiggle room after 10M in annual spend, we will see. Personal was well over 250k this year too.
