Centurion card (USA) refresh. Some benefits removed/added. $5k annual fee.
Aug 3, 2021, 7:05 pm
#646
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 12
Anyone hear anything about the recent updates to the centurion card? Spoke to my concierge and she said some new updates would be sent via mail tomorrow, but that they were a surprise and she couldn’t tell me anymore over the phone. I’m away and won’t be available to pick up my mail until a few weeks… maybe someone else has heard something?
Aug 3, 2021, 8:39 pm
#647
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 153
I received two books detailing "The New Centurion". Here are the updates:
1. You can get a card with art on it (two selections, or keep original all black).
2. You can get a Prada wristband that acts as a tap to pay for the card.
3. There are various events being schedule starting in October at various cities for complimentary admission (Yo Yo Ma concert, Salman Rushdie talk, cooking, art, et al.).
(1 is not a joke).
My takeaway is there has been pushback after the fee doubling, and this is their way of addressing it in the midst of a pandemic that seems to be continuing. The card is definitely becoming more "lifestyle benefit" oriented than "travel perk" oriented. For many of us, this is not a great development.
1. You can get a card with art on it (two selections, or keep original all black).
2. You can get a Prada wristband that acts as a tap to pay for the card.
3. There are various events being schedule starting in October at various cities for complimentary admission (Yo Yo Ma concert, Salman Rushdie talk, cooking, art, et al.).
(1 is not a joke).
My takeaway is there has been pushback after the fee doubling, and this is their way of addressing it in the midst of a pandemic that seems to be continuing. The card is definitely becoming more "lifestyle benefit" oriented than "travel perk" oriented. For many of us, this is not a great development.
Aug 3, 2021, 11:04 pm
#648
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 12
I received two books detailing "The New Centurion". Here are the updates:
1. You can get a card with art on it (two selections, or keep original all black).
2. You can get a Prada wristband that acts as a tap to pay for the card.
3. There are various events being schedule starting in October at various cities for complimentary admission (Yo Yo Ma concert, Salman Rushdie talk, cooking, art, et al.).
(1 is not a joke).
My takeaway is there has been pushback after the fee doubling, and this is their way of addressing it in the midst of a pandemic that seems to be continuing. The card is definitely becoming more "lifestyle benefit" oriented than "travel perk" oriented. For many of us, this is not a great development.
1. You can get a card with art on it (two selections, or keep original all black).
2. You can get a Prada wristband that acts as a tap to pay for the card.
3. There are various events being schedule starting in October at various cities for complimentary admission (Yo Yo Ma concert, Salman Rushdie talk, cooking, art, et al.).
(1 is not a joke).
My takeaway is there has been pushback after the fee doubling, and this is their way of addressing it in the midst of a pandemic that seems to be continuing. The card is definitely becoming more "lifestyle benefit" oriented than "travel perk" oriented. For many of us, this is not a great development.
great, thanks for sharing! Good to know I’m not missing out on some crazy new updates. I definitely agree, still does not justify the AF price increase.
Aug 4, 2021, 3:01 am
#649
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Unio Europaea
Programs: BA GGL, AS, Hertz Cirque Présidentielle
Posts: 1,445
I received two books detailing "The New Centurion". Here are the updates:
1. You can get a card with art on it (two selections, or keep original all black).
2. You can get a Prada wristband that acts as a tap to pay for the card.
3. There are various events being schedule starting in October at various cities for complimentary admission (Yo Yo Ma concert, Salman Rushdie talk, cooking, art, et al.).
1. You can get a card with art on it (two selections, or keep original all black).
2. You can get a Prada wristband that acts as a tap to pay for the card.
3. There are various events being schedule starting in October at various cities for complimentary admission (Yo Yo Ma concert, Salman Rushdie talk, cooking, art, et al.).
Artsy personalisation is all fine. However #2 is a bit impractical to my taste.
Aug 4, 2021, 6:57 am
#653
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
Aug 4, 2021, 7:35 am
#654
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
Aug 4, 2021, 8:54 am
#656
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: More than I care to have, but never the ones I need.
Posts: 259
The two books the sent were the most ridiculously packed books ever. Brown cardboard box with a white box inside with a white envelope inside with two black books inside. The books are outrageously ostentatious and nearly impossible to flip through due to the random sized pages each made of different material. The new living stuff seems like a pretty cool perk, but I suspect all availability will vanish within minutes of it going live. The art on the new cards is "meh", at best, and the Prada "wearable" is hideous, however, you could probably get the chip out of it easily and then glue it to the inside of your Apple Watch band 😂
For those of you that are curious, AMEX has all the info posted publicly with no login required at https://www.americanexpress.com/en-g...new-centurion/
For those of you that are curious, AMEX has all the info posted publicly with no login required at https://www.americanexpress.com/en-g...new-centurion/
Aug 4, 2021, 10:20 am
#658
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 367
Actually no. I registered when it went live last May. All my 6 requests where honoured for concerts/events in several countries in Europe including Yo Yo Ma and Alicia Keys. I got an email a few weeks ago basically saying that registration is still open and there is still availability for several things on the list (as of a few weeks ago).
Aug 4, 2021, 10:43 am
#659
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: California USA
Posts: 652
Aug 4, 2021, 10:49 am
#660
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 110
I just got my delivery this morning. The wrapping to get to the actual two booklets was definitely a process.
Does anyone know if any of the new redesigns have addressed the chipping away of the material they are using to coat the card in black? My card is slowly turning into a platinum from the top down, oh the horror!
Does anyone know if any of the new redesigns have addressed the chipping away of the material they are using to coat the card in black? My card is slowly turning into a platinum from the top down, oh the horror!