american express centurian card

November 21st, 2008
  • i have a platinum amex card and would like to know what criteria are used to decide who gets a centurian card. the support staff are vague about what is required beyond saying something along the lines of "spend lots".


  • Dear kebleite: Thank you for your question. After conducting an online search, I have found some resources that may help answer your question. The specific criteria for American Express Centurian Cardholder selection appears to be a closely guarded secret by American Express. However, from online posting from people who do have the Centurion card, I have found that it depends on a combination of several factors, in order of importance: Monthly and Annual Spending Net Worth Brand Loyalty Expectation and/or Dissatisfaction with Platinum Service According to this thread from AmexSux.com "Actually the qualifications for 'The Centurion(SM) Card' by American Express(R) are kept under tight wraps. Appropriately each financial lending institution has a basic guideline for the card, however many many factors are taken in consideration when determining the credit risk involved in extending a line of credit or charge acct to an individual. Tenure, income, personal resources, previous spending patterns, payment history, etc." Source: http://www.amexsux.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=credit;action=display;num=1009672335 Anecdotally, the follwoing comes from FlyerTalk.com: "When I called in the past about Centurion membership, they stated that the program was being piloted to only the top 1% of Platinums, and expanding the program was under review." "When I called last week, they stated that the card will be offered to all Platinums who spend 150K a year. Period." Source: http://www.flyertalk.com/pasttalk/ftpasttalk_forum/Forum69/HTML/000347.html "I've called about 3 different times, and here's what the Centurion reps. have told me: you need to travel extensively using your Plat. card, and charge about 100K-150K a year to qualify." "Your occupation is irrelvant. While your age does not matter, they are typically looking for tenured Platinum card holders." http://www.flyertalk.com/pasttalk/ftpasttalk_forum/Forum69/HTML/000289.html And finally, probably the most accurate information you will be able to find, is the following: "This was given to an associate of mine by Amex Criteria for Acceptance - >$45,000 in Amex charges for last six months - No late pays with Amex in prior 12 months - Beacon Score of 720 or higher - Income requirement loose but over $200K/yr - Willingness to pay $1,000/yr for the below: (1) Airline FF Packages - Delta Gold Elite - TWA Aviator Elite - Continental Gold Elite (2) $1.5M Travel Accident Insurance (3) Hotel Gold Status - Hilton - Hyatt - Starwood - Intercontinental (4) Airline Lounge Clubs (same as Platinum) (5) Personal Concierge and Travel Agent (6) Free International Cell Phone - No shipping fees - No rental fees (just pay for calls) (7) Buyer's Assurance Extended to 3 years beyond manf. warranty" Source: http://www.flyertalk.com/pasttalk/ftpasttalk_forum/Forum69/HTML/000516.html There are a lot of additional threads on the FlyerTalk forums, all linked to in the following thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/pasttalk/ftpasttalk_forum/Forum69/HTML/000336.html I hope this was the information you were looking for! If you need any clarifications, please don't hesitate to ask. I would be more than happy to assist you further. Best Regards, blader-ga


  • Dear kebleite: Almost forgot my search strategy! Here it is: Google Search Strategy: American Express Centurion Card ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF8&q=%22american+express%22+centurian+card Best Regards, blader-ga


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