Cucumber

Hmm so actually when they say you gotta be an Amex member for a year as a requirement for centurion card it's more like you need to be an Amex member and then have the platinum card for a year and THEN you can get the Centurion if you spend enough.... got it

I thought the membership rewards points equalled 1% cashback anyway right Like the rewards you get with each point equal about the same as 1 cent.

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Multi-Purpose

Does an interactive guide like this exist for the Platinum card too?

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The Fuzz

Not that I know of. The Platinum card benefits are public knowledge, so fancy shmancy stuff like this isn't really necessary. You can look up all the benefits of this card on AMEX's website. The black card is a little more hush hush when it comes to what people know about the benefits.

Cucumber

Hey now "fancy schmancy" is one my trademark words. You can't say it too!

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The Fuzz

I'll PM you my contact information and you can send me a cease and desist letter. :p I'll consider you rights to the term at that point.

Cucumber

I didn't get that P.M to send the letter you scaredie cat. That's because your scared of my big and uber powerful legal team I have that will prove once and for that word is ALL MINE

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The Fuzz

Alright, that's it smart guy. Your credit limit just got reduced to $200. Bwahahahhaahah!! Dance, puppets! Dance!

Demon

Thanks a lot,
hope I could be the Centurion member soon~

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misterblack

TRADE: I get you an Amex Centurion Card, You Pay Both Our Annual Fees

I still haven't found anyone trustworthy to do this deal with, so here goes again:

For anyone who is not eligible for the Centurion black card, I’d be willing to make a deal to list you as an additional cardholder. I’ve listed the terms of the deal here:

Trade

Basically I’m eligible for the US-based Centurion Card and the deal is that you pay the setup and ongoing annual fees for both of us. And you promise to pay your bill on time. My email is mediasolutionschennai@gmail.com and my blog is http://foridic.blogspot.com.

No freaks or timewasters please!

YoungTraveller

It is a myth in the way you describe.

Solely having a Centurion card does NOTHING for upgrades on airlines. Centurion benefits include elite status on several airlines; Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Continental, US Airways. The upgrade benefits that come with this elite status is what will give you the upgrade, not the Centurion status.

You could go and wave a Centurion card under the nose of the gate agent and they couldn't care less. Airlines in the US have strict guidelines and policies regarding the upgrading of elite frequent flyers and Centurion doesn't get you round these.

As for the Centurion cardholders themselves, it seems they are elevated to some kind of super elite. I know a few Centurion cardholders myself (in addition to receiving an invite when living in the UK - I turned it down!) and most of them are self employed and have the ability to funnel large amounts of company and travel expenses through their accounts. If you spend a lot of time on the road it really isn't hard to get into the $250k per year territory.

I can believe a lot of Centurion cardholders (in the US) either fly coach or pay for it and use their upgrade benefits gained from Centurion, or just flying outright, to get their seat in the front cabin.