Canadian Centurion (2008 - 2023)
Oct 3, 2009, 2:52 pm
#91
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan, Amex Centurion & relevant programs
Posts: 142
New offers
Lately I've been checked it often and the offers seem to be updated approximately every 1 - 1.5 months, in my experience.
That said, there're two new offers there right now that I haven't seen before - I think they've been available to the USA/UK cardmembers before and looks like they're available to Canadian ones too now:
1) Complimentary night stay at Relais & Châteaux Hotels
Book a consecutive 2 night stay at participating Relais and Châteaux hotels around the world and receive a complimentary 3rd night. Or, when you book a consecutive 3 night stay receive a complimenty 4th night.
In addition, enjoy a VIP welcome which may include one of the following:
• A bottle of champagne
• A book on the hotel’s region
• A spa treatment
• An upgrade subject to availability
2) Complimentary night stay and amenities at Jumeirah Hotels
Book a consecutive 2, 3 or 4 night stay and receive a complimentary night at participating Jumeirah hotels around the world. Additional amenities may also include breakfast, upgrade at time of check-in (subject to availability), or a resort credit of $250 USD for spa credits or food and beverage.
That said, there're two new offers there right now that I haven't seen before - I think they've been available to the USA/UK cardmembers before and looks like they're available to Canadian ones too now:
1) Complimentary night stay at Relais & Châteaux Hotels
Book a consecutive 2 night stay at participating Relais and Châteaux hotels around the world and receive a complimentary 3rd night. Or, when you book a consecutive 3 night stay receive a complimenty 4th night.
In addition, enjoy a VIP welcome which may include one of the following:
• A bottle of champagne
• A book on the hotel’s region
• A spa treatment
• An upgrade subject to availability
2) Complimentary night stay and amenities at Jumeirah Hotels
Book a consecutive 2, 3 or 4 night stay and receive a complimentary night at participating Jumeirah hotels around the world. Additional amenities may also include breakfast, upgrade at time of check-in (subject to availability), or a resort credit of $250 USD for spa credits or food and beverage.
Last edited by ZeroHour; Oct 3, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Oct 3, 2009, 3:18 pm
#92
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,965
If you go to...
http://amexnetwork.com
You will see a similar offer...
http://www.relaischateaux.com/romance
Which is available to any American Express cardholder. It might be instructive to idetify the incremental benefits of the Centurion offer.
http://amexnetwork.com
You will see a similar offer...
http://www.relaischateaux.com/romance
Which is available to any American Express cardholder. It might be instructive to idetify the incremental benefits of the Centurion offer.
Oct 3, 2009, 5:05 pm
#93
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan, Amex Centurion & relevant programs
Posts: 142
Good point - I simply copied them from a Centurion website (for Canada) as I recalled they weren't there before. Will check amexnetwork.com from now on - as a side note, is it available to any Amex holder in any country or is it US-only?
Oct 3, 2009, 5:21 pm
#94
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: HH Gold VIP, BonVoy Gold, BAEC Gold, AmEx Platinum, Visa Infinite
Posts: 689
If you go to...
http://amexnetwork.com
You will see a similar offer...
http://www.relaischateaux.com/romance
Which is available to any American Express cardholder. It might be instructive to idetify the incremental benefits of the Centurion offer.
http://amexnetwork.com
You will see a similar offer...
http://www.relaischateaux.com/romance
Which is available to any American Express cardholder. It might be instructive to idetify the incremental benefits of the Centurion offer.
Oct 22, 2009, 12:11 pm
#95
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Programs: Amex Centurion
Posts: 24
Finally got the invitation
Amex Canada phoned me to my office to let me know I've been invited to apply for the Centurion card. No fancy invitation by registered mail like the others have gotten, but I'm good with the phone call.
No idea though of the criterion they used to give out the invitations.
Mark
No idea though of the criterion they used to give out the invitations.
Mark
Oct 22, 2009, 3:55 pm
#96
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 276
Amex Canada phoned me to my office to let me know I've been invited to apply for the Centurion card. No fancy invitation by registered mail like the others have gotten, but I'm good with the phone call.
No idea though of the criterion they used to give out the invitations.
Mark
No idea though of the criterion they used to give out the invitations.
Mark
Do you use it for high ticket items or allot of little items?
Do you charge to high end outlets restaurants/shopping etc?
I think this is know what they are looking for.
Good Luck!
Oct 22, 2009, 5:59 pm
#97
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Programs: Amex Centurion
Posts: 24
I have had my platinum charge for about 13 months. I charged about 260k excluding the first month. It was almost all personal expenses and other than a couple larger charges for some furniture or car repairs, it was mostly made up of smaller purchases. I don't know if you are from Canada, but there are a number of places that don't take AMEX here so it is hard to charge exclusively on the card without a backup visa/mc.
The AMEX rep went through the benefits and it looks like there are more for the US centurion than this one, but I haven't seen the actual package yet.
The AMEX rep went through the benefits and it looks like there are more for the US centurion than this one, but I haven't seen the actual package yet.
Oct 22, 2009, 9:20 pm
#98
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sydney
Programs: UA/EK(Gold) CX(Diamond) Marriott Gold Accor Platinum Hilton Diamond Shangri-la Jade
Posts: 585
What kind of spending do you do on your card and for how many years have you done that speding for?
Do you use it for high ticket items or allot of little items?
Do you charge to high end outlets restaurants/shopping etc?
I think this is know what they are looking for.
Good Luck!
Do you use it for high ticket items or allot of little items?
Do you charge to high end outlets restaurants/shopping etc?
I think this is know what they are looking for.
Good Luck!
Oct 23, 2009, 5:45 pm
#99
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: YYZ
Posts: 61
Does anyone know what is up with the shopping benefits in Canada? I heard back in June/July that they were being completely revamped for a Fall launch but haven't heard anything since and that section on the website has been blank. for months now.
Dec 28, 2009, 6:28 am
#101
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E75K, Amex Plat, NEXUS, Aman-user (not really a -junkie)
Posts: 1,721
Called to change my address and they transferred me to a Centurion colleague who wanted to know if I had any questions about the card and its benefits. I explained that I didn't feel that the benefits were worth the extra premium over the Plat. I said that the US version had more benefits such as gift cards, airline status etc.
She was actually quite defensive and said that the Canadian launch was uber-successful and the new cardholders were so happy... Apparently they are working on rolling out more benefits... I told her I would reassess in 6 months if these new benefits were ones I would use. She then replied that they would have to reassess my profile at that time (to see if I was still Centurion-worthy I guess). I said that would be fine - if they didn't want my money at that time, that would be fine with me too...
Yikes ! If that's a taste of Centurion, I'll stick with Plat.
She was actually quite defensive and said that the Canadian launch was uber-successful and the new cardholders were so happy... Apparently they are working on rolling out more benefits... I told her I would reassess in 6 months if these new benefits were ones I would use. She then replied that they would have to reassess my profile at that time (to see if I was still Centurion-worthy I guess). I said that would be fine - if they didn't want my money at that time, that would be fine with me too...
Yikes ! If that's a taste of Centurion, I'll stick with Plat.
Dec 28, 2009, 8:31 am
#102
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: YYT/YYZ
Programs: AC*SE, AC*MM, SPG Gold, FPC Plat, HHonors Diamond, PC Plat Elite, R&C Club 5C, Hyatt GP
Posts: 2,201
Dec 28, 2009, 9:30 am
#103
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: NB, Canada
Programs: Fairmont, Amex MR, Marriott
Posts: 2,531
I was sent an invitation, but the benefits seem weak for what I would use the card for. I might consider it at the annual fee of $2500, but $5000 + $2500 to get started seems like a stretch. I have spoken to them a couple of times and they have not convinced me that the value is there. Will probably pass for now and see if the benefits improve down the road.
Dec 28, 2009, 10:15 am
#104
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: YYT/YYZ
Programs: AC*SE, AC*MM, SPG Gold, FPC Plat, HHonors Diamond, PC Plat Elite, R&C Club 5C, Hyatt GP
Posts: 2,201
So have any Canadian Cents been asked how happy they are with their benefits? I certainly haven't.
Dec 28, 2009, 7:05 pm
#105
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC *E
Posts: 532
Where is the beef?
I have received an invite as well but just can't see the justification. Clearly the Canadian Centurion is not as good a value as the US version, and you have to have a certain travel and shopping profile to be able to reasonably use the US Centurion.
As someone said, the card is wallet jewelry. I've got way better things to do with my money.
As someone said, the card is wallet jewelry. I've got way better things to do with my money.