End of an Era! (Closed Centurion card account.)
Jan 7, 2021, 1:42 am
#31
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAS ORD
Programs: AA Pro (mostly B6) OZ♦ (flying BR/UA), BA Silver Hyatt LT, Wynn Black, Cosmo Plat, Mlife Noir
Posts: 5,992
Jan 7, 2021, 11:03 am
#32
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 103
Edit: might be more than that - I think the 1.5x only goes up to something like 1M extra points per year?
Last edited by gr2020; Jan 7, 2021 at 11:08 am Reason: Note about 1.5x limit
Jan 7, 2021, 11:32 am
#33
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 3,026
From being one of the first card members when Cent was issued up until the end of 2019 I was putting an average of $200K a year on the card. In 2020 I charged $7,500 Most spend was T&E related Delta, Hertz and Hilton plus a lot of eating out.
Jan 7, 2021, 4:07 pm
#34
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: NW Iowa
Programs: Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold Elite, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum Elite, Delta Silver Medallion
Posts: 378
When did you first get a Centurion card? I thought before the Centurion became widely distributed, it was EXTREMELY limited to ultra high net worth individuals spending millions on their Platinum cards.
Jan 7, 2021, 4:55 pm
#36
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 3,026
I know many regular folk who have Centurion cards.
Jan 13, 2021, 9:19 pm
#37
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: HHonors Lifetime Diamond, UA Million Miler Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,142
I think that's pretty erroneous. It was limited but I had 200-250K spend on my plat. I got mine before Paris Hilton and Lyndsey Lohan. Up until my last renewal there was recognition on the physical card as a "Charter Member"
I know many regular folk who have Centurion cards.
I know many regular folk who have Centurion cards.
Jan 14, 2021, 7:07 am
#38
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
There are about estimated 20,000 Centurion cardholders in US and about 84,000 globally. There are probably more business cardholders, my guess is probably 40,000 in US.
Last edited by RedSun; Jan 16, 2021 at 8:28 pm
Jan 14, 2021, 8:01 am
#39
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Global Entry
Posts: 2,862
Jan 14, 2021, 10:03 am
#40
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,752
Not sure if this would qualify as red carpet treatment, but the card does allow for access to Bellagio's chairman lounge, where I've heard that even some of their own Noir members aren't given complimentary access to. I suspect there are probably many instances of little perks that aren't generally publicized, but, of course, their respective value and worth is cardmember dependent.
Jan 14, 2021, 11:26 am
#41
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA USA
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, UA Mileage Silver, Hilton Gold
Posts: 47
Not sure if this would qualify as red carpet treatment, but the card does allow for access to Bellagio's chairman lounge, where I've heard that even some of their own Noir members aren't given complimentary access to. I suspect there are probably many instances of little perks that aren't generally publicized, but, of course, their respective value and worth is cardmember dependent.
Jan 14, 2021, 4:23 pm
#42
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,752
Ah, I have no idea what their policies are, but have been told by several here on FT that the access has to be coded in by a host or paid for upfront. So, I'm assuming for Noir members to have access, it would have to be a part of the room package and coded in by his/her host.
Jan 14, 2021, 5:59 pm
#43
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAS ORD
Programs: AA Pro (mostly B6) OZ♦ (flying BR/UA), BA Silver Hyatt LT, Wynn Black, Cosmo Plat, Mlife Noir
Posts: 5,992
Not sure if this would qualify as red carpet treatment, but the card does allow for access to Bellagio's chairman lounge, where I've heard that even some of their own Noir members aren't given complimentary access to. I suspect there are probably many instances of little perks that aren't generally publicized, but, of course, their respective value and worth is cardmember dependent.
Note that Chairman Lounge access is available as a paid add-on to any room at Bellagio, and is also included with all room types above the Penthouse Suite. So sure it's a nice perk, but nothing exclusive.
Last edited by gengar; Jul 14, 2021 at 12:18 pm Reason: clarify poor wording
Jan 16, 2021, 3:33 pm
#44
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: HHonors Lifetime Diamond, UA Million Miler Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,142
"LOTS" of people? This is clear exaggeration. Unless you work for AmEx Centurion department, I just do not think so.
There are about estimated 20,000 Centurion cardholders in US and about 84,000 globally. There are probably more business cardholders, my guess is probably 40,000 in US.
There are about estimated 20,000 Centurion cardholders in US and about 84,000 globally. There are probably more business cardholders, my guess is probably 40,000 in US.