Amex Centurion Card eligibility in Australia

[iamsuperandrew]

Most airlines are actually 2:1, SQ is the exception. If you want SQ points there are better ways to get them than Amex

Please share?

 

[georgie23]

Most airlines are actually 2:1, SQ is the exception. If you want SQ points there are better ways to get them than Amex

Any suggestions - I value SQ

 

[woomp001]

I would love to be offered the Centurian Card. I currently hold the Platinum Charge personal, and have had it for the last 5 years.
My spend this year so far has been just over $1 million, so the extra earn rate on the Centurian card will be worth it for me. I don’t think the other benefits will suit me much as truth be told I don’t travel anywhere near enough to make the most out of the perks.
At what point will they send me an invitation to join, or should I just put in an expression of interest??

I'm assuming you spend circa $1M a year, not $1M in the fist 4 days of Jan correct??

If it was 1M all personal, that should be enough..

If its bus and personal, probably not...

For me, I had to get spend up to the $2M per year mark for a few years (mix of bus and personal), and I put a fair whack through AMEX Travel on bus class flights and FHR, and maybe 30K through Langtons each year, before getting an invite. I think I put in 3 EOI's before success.

As others have said, just put in an EOI I guess, and keep at it

 

[iamsuperandrew]

I'm assuming you spend circa $1M a year, not $1M in the fist 4 days of Jan correct??

If it was 1M all personal, that should be enough..

If its bus and personal, probably not...

For me, I had to get spend up to the $2M per year mark for a few years (mix of bus and personal), and I put a fair whack through AMEX Travel on bus class flights and FHR, and maybe 30K through Langtons each year, before getting an invite. I think I put in 3 EOI's before success.

As others have said, just put in an EOI I guess, and keep at it

I wonder if anyone has been offered a Centurion with an annual spend of $150-200k pa ?

 

[Quattro]

I wonder if anyone has been offered a Centurion with an annual spend of $150-200k pa ?

300k for me

 

[iamsuperandrew]

300k for me

I think Im between the $150-$250k mark, lets see what happens with this EOI

 

[kingmaxlin2007]

I just put in my 4th EOI and joined in August 2023.

2024-1.25m spending
2025- 1.8m expected

Many places charge a surcharge for Amex, but I don't pay for any purchase with card surcharge.

Amex needs to work with merchants to remove the surcharge so we would use the card more often.

 

[albyd]

Amex would need to reduce its merchant fee significantly which would mean there would be no more MR points for us as that’s what funds the ‘rewards’ points.

 

[firstclasser]

I'm assuming you spend circa $1M a year, not $1M in the fist 4 days of Jan correct??

If it was 1M all personal, that should be enough..

If its bus and personal, probably not...

For me, I had to get spend up to the $2M per year mark for a few years (mix of bus and personal), and I put a fair whack through AMEX Travel on bus class flights and FHR, and maybe 30K through Langtons each year, before getting an invite. I think I put in 3 EOI's before success.

As others have said, just put in an EOI I guess, and keep at it

Yes, definitely meant in a year! lol
It is mostly business spend, I certainly don’t spend that much personally.
For me, cause a cent card will only mildly benefit me I probably won’t put in a EOI. I’m not fussed if they don’t invite me, but at the same time I’d happily join.

 

[SAB]

I wonder if anyone has been offered a Centurion with an annual spend of $150-200k pa ?

I got mine in 2009 and it was around 2-300k pa. Did call and conveyed my EOI and was invited not long after. I was told then to book some business class flights with them.

 

[georgie23]

It’s interesting from 2-300 to now 2 mil plus
10 fold increase in 15 years or so
Maybe that just reflects more people spend more on Amex and so they always just want the top 0.1% on Centurion

 

[Viridis]

It’s interesting from 2-300 to now 2 mil plus
10 fold increase in 15 years or so
Maybe that just reflects more people spend more on Amex and so they always just want the top 0.1% on Centurion

I don’t have the card; my brother does but I’d suggest that the quantum of spend isn’t the only criteria

 

[Quattro]

I don’t have the card; my brother does but I’d suggest that the quantum of spend isn’t the only criteria

Correct

 

[Daver6]

I got mine in 2009 and it was around 2-300k pa. Did call and conveyed my EOI and was invited not long after. I was told then to book some business class flights with them.

They're telling you what to do after giving you the product?

 

[SAB]

They're telling you what to do after giving you the product?

I can't recall who told me some of the criteria, whether it was the Platinum charge person or a forum/friend. First you start with a Platinum charge, then spend on travel, lifestyle etc and convey an EOI. I vaguely recall that the time between having the Platinum and receiving an invite was not very long. Not sure if this makes a difference but I've been with Amex since 89 but didn't put that much on the card until the mortgage was paid off.