2019 Has anyone actually received a Centurion Card invite (except UK)?
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: California USA
Posts: 652
2019 Has anyone actually received a Centurion Card invite (except UK)?
#3
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 60
Got my personal spending on credit cards up to $100,000/year
Don't think I'll qualify sadly
Don't think I'll qualify sadly
#4
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Oslo & Marbella
Programs: SK*G & Centurion
Posts: 864
Received my invite the other day, I've had a Plat card since it came out in Norway some years ago — did a global card transfer to Spain 2 years ago. I've since then put approx. €150-200K on the Plat card annually, from premium travel and high-end shopping to daily groceries. Initiation fee is €3000 and the annual fee is €2000, while MR earning is 1.5 per €1 instead of the normal 1:1.
Will report back on the benefits once I get the card.
Will report back on the benefits once I get the card.
#5
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Monaco
Programs: Amex Plat
Posts: 105
Received my invite the other day, I've had a Plat card since it came out in Norway some years ago did a global card transfer to Spain 2 years ago. I've since then put approx. 150-200K on the Plat card annually, from premium travel and high-end shopping to daily groceries. Initiation fee is 3000 and the annual fee is 2000, while MR earning is 1.5 per 1 instead of the normal 1:1.
Will report back on the benefits once I get the card.
Will report back on the benefits once I get the card.
Wouldn't it be better to sign up independently in the new country? not sure what credit or past spending history gives you beside Centurion invite at best?
#6
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Oslo & Marbella
Programs: SK*G & Centurion
Posts: 864
I had no credit history in Spain, so Global Card Transfer was my only option to get a Platinum card (or any card, for that matter).
#8
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Bergen County NJ
Programs: AA EXP, B6 Mosaic 1, Amtrak Select, Marriott Plat , AMEX Plat (noted for club access reference)
Posts: 774
Wow the threshold has really changed
I thought my 850K a year on the BIZ PLAT plus some more on my SPG was good enough but seeing guys/gals with 10 MIL not getting the invite is like wowzers.
Really wanted it for the 1.5 MR because that would basically offset the fee. Plus i use a ton of MR for travel that gets around an actual useful 3.0. redemption rate. (via travel partners) Oh well..
Does anyone know how to get a Plum with 2% cash back, (might try going that route since the Centurion seems pointless) I saw in the 2018 thread someone was extended an offer on one?
Really wanted it for the 1.5 MR because that would basically offset the fee. Plus i use a ton of MR for travel that gets around an actual useful 3.0. redemption rate. (via travel partners) Oh well..
Does anyone know how to get a Plum with 2% cash back, (might try going that route since the Centurion seems pointless) I saw in the 2018 thread someone was extended an offer on one?
#9
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 118
Hello, I’m pretty new here and I hope this is the right place to ask this question:
I have a German Centurion Card but have been living in the US for quiet some time now. I also have a US Platinum. I would like to cancel my Centurion Card as I rarely use it anymore and the fee is astronomical. Is there any chance of leveraging a foreign Centurion to upgrade the US Platinum to one? Is it even still possible to qualify for one over here? It sounds like the threshold is through the roof now. All this is regarding the personal centurion. Maybe someone has been in the same boat here and can offer some feedback.
I have a German Centurion Card but have been living in the US for quiet some time now. I also have a US Platinum. I would like to cancel my Centurion Card as I rarely use it anymore and the fee is astronomical. Is there any chance of leveraging a foreign Centurion to upgrade the US Platinum to one? Is it even still possible to qualify for one over here? It sounds like the threshold is through the roof now. All this is regarding the personal centurion. Maybe someone has been in the same boat here and can offer some feedback.
#10
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: United GS+
Posts: 1,889
Hello, Im pretty new here and I hope this is the right place to ask this question:
I have a German Centurion Card but have been living in the US for quiet some time now. I also have a US Platinum. I would like to cancel my Centurion Card as I rarely use it anymore and the fee is astronomical. Is there any chance of leveraging a foreign Centurion to upgrade the US Platinum to one? Is it even still possible to qualify for one over here? It sounds like the threshold is through the roof now. All this is regarding the personal centurion. Maybe someone has been in the same boat here and can offer some feedback.
I have a German Centurion Card but have been living in the US for quiet some time now. I also have a US Platinum. I would like to cancel my Centurion Card as I rarely use it anymore and the fee is astronomical. Is there any chance of leveraging a foreign Centurion to upgrade the US Platinum to one? Is it even still possible to qualify for one over here? It sounds like the threshold is through the roof now. All this is regarding the personal centurion. Maybe someone has been in the same boat here and can offer some feedback.
#11
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 118
Thanks for the input. I guess another Idea is to try and qualify on my own - but I don’t really charge more than 200k/year to my cards so I don’t think I stand a chance in the US.
#12
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA GfL & GGL, LH Sen, EK & VS Gold, Amex Cent
Posts: 1,715
Yes, get the Platinum Card in the US via Global Transfers and target spending >$500k/year with presumably the same mix you had in your home market.
#13
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 110
I thought my 850K a year on the BIZ PLAT plus some more on my SPG was good enough but seeing guys/gals with 10 MIL not getting the invite is like wowzers.
Really wanted it for the 1.5 MR because that would basically offset the fee. Plus i use a ton of MR for travel that gets around an actual useful 3.0. redemption rate. (via travel partners) Oh well..
Does anyone know how to get a Plum with 2% cash back, (might try going that route since the Centurion seems pointless) I saw in the 2018 thread someone was extended an offer on one?
Really wanted it for the 1.5 MR because that would basically offset the fee. Plus i use a ton of MR for travel that gets around an actual useful 3.0. redemption rate. (via travel partners) Oh well..
Does anyone know how to get a Plum with 2% cash back, (might try going that route since the Centurion seems pointless) I saw in the 2018 thread someone was extended an offer on one?
#14
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 42
So...is your rep designated as a manager of business development? The way I understand it is that if you have $10mil spend, you're automatically qualified. At $5 mil, they'll consider giving you one. If you aren't using a biz developer and just using your dedicated relationship manager, they may not have the same pull.
I don't have one and I haven't been invited, but this is what I've been told.
I don't have one and I haven't been invited, but this is what I've been told.
#15
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 110
So...is your rep designated as a manager of business development? The way I understand it is that if you have $10mil spend, you're automatically qualified. At $5 mil, they'll consider giving you one. If you aren't using a biz developer and just using your dedicated relationship manager, they may not have the same pull.
I don't have one and I haven't been invited, but this is what I've been told.
I don't have one and I haven't been invited, but this is what I've been told.