May 20, 2019, 9:24 am
2019 Has anyone actually received a Centurion Card invite (except UK)?
Feb 21, 2019, 7:23 pm
#76
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 25
.... I have some pretty good CLs with Chase (ritz card) and CITI (AA executive card). One thing that's for sure (and would love to hear your guys opinion on this, you cannot compare the redemption on AA travel when putting big spend on your AA Executive Card when comparing to AMEX card. MR redemption don't come close to booking First/Business on AA. I have to spend five times the amount of $$ to book the same flight. I know this is a completely different subject, but one that I am constantly trying to figure out.
Feb 22, 2019, 7:41 am
#77
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
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Inasmuch as Membership Rewards does not transfer to AA, you would need to transfer to another airline program and redeem for a partner award on a flight operated by AA. There is a learning curve to use partner awards. The award seat availability is determined by the airline operating the flight; but the number of miles or points is determined by the program through which you redeem.
Begin reading here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showwiki.php?t=1646902
Feb 22, 2019, 7:53 am
#78
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 25
It sounds as if you are comparing an Award Redemption to a Pay with Points redemption. Pay with Points (in any program) simply substitutes points for money at a fixed rate, which means the number of points required reflects the retail cash price of a ticket.
Inasmuch as Membership Rewards does not transfer to AA, you would need to transfer to another airline program and redeem for a partner award on a flight operated by AA. There is a learning curve to use partner awards. The award seat availability is determined by the airline operating the flight; but the number of miles or points is determined by the program through which you redeem.
Begin reading here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showwiki.php?t=1646902
Inasmuch as Membership Rewards does not transfer to AA, you would need to transfer to another airline program and redeem for a partner award on a flight operated by AA. There is a learning curve to use partner awards. The award seat availability is determined by the airline operating the flight; but the number of miles or points is determined by the program through which you redeem.
Begin reading here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showwiki.php?t=1646902
Feb 22, 2019, 9:11 am
#79
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Two banks issue cards that earn AAdvantage miles: Barclays and Citi. You can reduce the FICO impact of spending on these cards by having one (or more) from each bank, with diverse closing dates - say one in the middle of the month and one at the end. Alternate between cards so that you are using a lower proportion of each limit. If your cash flow permits you can further reduce the impact by making an early payment, just before the closing date, so that the reported balances are lower.
Feb 22, 2019, 9:57 am
#80
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 25
American has two tiers of award seats: MileSAAver any AAnytime. Partners only have access to the MileSAAver inventory. If you are redeeming for AAytime seats you must use AAdvantage miles.
Two banks issue cards that earn AAdvantage miles: Barclays and Citi. You can reduce the FICO impact of spending on these cards by having one (or more) from each bank, with diverse closing dates - say one in the middle of the month and one at the end. Alternate between cards so that you are using a lower proportion of each limit. If your cash flow permits you can further reduce the impact by making an early payment, just before the closing date, so that the reported balances are lower.
Two banks issue cards that earn AAdvantage miles: Barclays and Citi. You can reduce the FICO impact of spending on these cards by having one (or more) from each bank, with diverse closing dates - say one in the middle of the month and one at the end. Alternate between cards so that you are using a lower proportion of each limit. If your cash flow permits you can further reduce the impact by making an early payment, just before the closing date, so that the reported balances are lower.
Feb 22, 2019, 10:43 pm
#81
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 3
So I accepted the Centurion card invite and was told I could expect the card in four months. Four months?! I got an email welcoming me as a Centurion cardholder, which I find odd as I don't actually HAVE a card to hold yet. Is this normal? Seems like a strange way to do it.
Feb 23, 2019, 4:06 am
#82
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 367
mine 8 weeks, also the Netherlands. Should arrive soon
Feb 23, 2019, 6:41 am
#83
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 25
So I accepted the Centurion card invite and was told I could expect the card in four months. Four months?! I got an email welcoming me as a Centurion cardholder, which I find odd as I don't actually HAVE a card to hold yet. Is this normal? Seems like a strange way to do it.
Feb 25, 2019, 5:27 pm
#85
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 110
I got the call today from my rep. He came through, going thru the app process tomorrow.
Feb 27, 2019, 2:53 pm
#86
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 110
So I also didn’t want to post anything until I was in the clear as well. I can 100% confirm that the process Rickie went through is extremely similar to my situation with the biz cent. Phone call came from cent department extending invite. Business information such as Gross rev, net rev, monthly expense amounts, personal annual income was all asked - nothing different than applying for a normal charge card. The account was immediately placed into a review and it was approved just shy of 24 hours later. I was able to log in, set up the cards online profile and I am assuming I will be receiving the card before the weekend. Will post pics once it comes in.
Feb 27, 2019, 10:11 pm
#87
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 153
Congratulations on finally getting it, and FWIW when I got the call, they asked nothing about income, expenses, etc., and I got a fairly instantaneous approval.
Suggest you familiarize yourself with the added Centurion amenities at the FHR program. There's no published list, unfortunately, but I got a $250 meal credit at the Waldorf in Las Vegas last month (additional Centurion amenity), so a couple of these per year will put a dent in that fee. Unfortunately the Wynn in Las Vegas recently stopped the meal credit for the Centurion amenity (I think it was a generic property credit) and is just giving extra spa credit. This and the 50% back on the points for airlines will make the numbers pencil in if you know how to use them.
Suggest you familiarize yourself with the added Centurion amenities at the FHR program. There's no published list, unfortunately, but I got a $250 meal credit at the Waldorf in Las Vegas last month (additional Centurion amenity), so a couple of these per year will put a dent in that fee. Unfortunately the Wynn in Las Vegas recently stopped the meal credit for the Centurion amenity (I think it was a generic property credit) and is just giving extra spa credit. This and the 50% back on the points for airlines will make the numbers pencil in if you know how to use them.
Feb 27, 2019, 10:42 pm
#88
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 110
Congratulations on finally getting it, and FWIW when I got the call, they asked nothing about income, expenses, etc., and I got a fairly instantaneous approval.
Suggest you familiarize yourself with the added Centurion amenities at the FHR program. There's no published list, unfortunately, but I got a $250 meal credit at the Waldorf in Las Vegas last month (additional Centurion amenity), so a couple of these per year will put a dent in that fee. Unfortunately the Wynn in Las Vegas recently stopped the meal credit for the Centurion amenity (I think it was a generic property credit) and is just giving extra spa credit. This and the 50% back on the points for airlines will make the numbers pencil in if you know how to use them.
Suggest you familiarize yourself with the added Centurion amenities at the FHR program. There's no published list, unfortunately, but I got a $250 meal credit at the Waldorf in Las Vegas last month (additional Centurion amenity), so a couple of these per year will put a dent in that fee. Unfortunately the Wynn in Las Vegas recently stopped the meal credit for the Centurion amenity (I think it was a generic property credit) and is just giving extra spa credit. This and the 50% back on the points for airlines will make the numbers pencil in if you know how to use them.
Feb 28, 2019, 8:35 am
#89
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 42
Agreed. That's the thing....so many people on this forum have fallen into a weird algorithm where they are chosen for it, but don't have the same high spend and loyalty. That's the puzzling piece.
Feb 28, 2019, 9:47 am
#90
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Programs: UA 1K, AA Lifetime Platinum, DL Platinum, Honors Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium, Hertz Platinum
Posts: 7,969
Part of the mystery is that the requirements vary dramatically between countries, and in many cases, people telling their stories here don't specify which country they're talking about. I think it's fair to say that the majority of discussion and interest is about the US-issued Centurion product. It also seems true that most of the time when someone posts a recent experience about being able to get a new Centurion account with relatively little spend, if we eventually find out what the country of issue is, it's other than the US. Those experiences, while relevant to whatever country's Centurion product is involved, have no bearing on what the US requirements are.