![]() ![]() There's an initiation fee of $10,000, along with an annual fee of $5,000. ![]() The initiation and annual fees for the Centurion Card make the annual fees for other top-tier cards such as The Platinum Card® from American Express (see rates and fees) and the Citi Prestige® Card ($695 and $495, respectively, per year) look like child's play. (Photo by The Points Guy) Fees and payments For the personal card, the bar is rumored to be set at around $350,000. There's no official requirement for Centurion eligibility, but we're talking big bucks.Īmex reportedly extends invitations to apply for the business card only if you've spent (and paid off) at least $450,000 (or $500,000 - we've heard both) across all your Amex accounts in a calendar year. It's potentially much easier to get the card as a business owner, but either way, it requires racking up significant charges. Want more from TPG? Sign up for our free daily newsletter! Getting the cardįirst things first: There are two versions of the Centurion Card - a business version and a personal one. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer. The information for the Centurion Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. So with all that is going on, is the prestigious and exclusive Amex Centurion card still worth it? As travel continues to be on hold for many, a lot of the perks that come with the Centurion card aren't currently as valuable (though Amex has recently sweetened the deal in other ways). Thanks, however, to some kind TPG sources who are lucky enough to be part of the Centurion "club" (including the original Points Guy himself, Brian Kelly, who carries the business version), we can share a comprehensive rundown of the benefits. Unless you're invited to apply and accepted (more on how that happens later), Amex keeps a tight lid on the numerous benefits and exclusive perks available to cardholders. The Centurion Card from American Express is perhaps the most desirable piece of plastic anodized titanium out there, in no small part because of the shroud of secrecy and exclusivity that surrounds it. Wasn’t for everyone but if you flew domestic a lot and had a good paying white collar job it was helpful.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. It had some cool benefits like a digital subscription to the Australian Financial Times, Accor Hotel Status with an annual free night, Gold Status Shangri-La Hotels, lounge access when flying Virgin (my personal fave), Centurion Lounge at Sydney Intl, and $450 in travel credit to name a few. They changed the laws (and thus earning rules) again in 2019 and the only one that was 1pt per $1 or better was the Platinum. A combination of high spend and referrals helped me bank almost 500k Singapore Kris Flyer Miles. One thing that was a lot higher was referral credits, I was able to capitalize a lot on those helping fellow new American Expats learn their churn system. The Explorer Card there (Canada’s Carbon Card) was $450 AF but came with $400 in travel credit when booked through Amex Travel, it used to have 2x points per $1 spent on everything which was HUGE as most other cards earned less than 1pt per dollar - given that $1AUD didn’t go too far and wages were much higher. ![]() ![]() Financial Laws for rewards credit cards don’t make them as attractive for banks. All premium credit cards are expensive there. Getting Business Centurion was easier I knew quite a few people that had it. ![]()
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