


You also need to be spending at least $100,000 per year on your card and have a high income. In general, you need to have held an Amex Platinum charge card in good standing for at least 6-12 months to be eligible. But AFF member kallinch has posted some of the criteria on our forum. How do I get an American Express Centurion card?Īmerican Express does not publicly reveal the criteria it uses in sending Centurion card invitations.
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The Centurion card also comes with free Emirates Skywards Gold tier status and access to Amex Centurion Lounges at airports where these are available. There’s complimentary Qantas Club membership for either the cardholder or a nominated additional cardholder. There’s no credit limit as this is a charge card, so you would just need to repay the balance monthly. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (2:1 conversion rate).Emirates Skywards (2:1 conversion rate).Virgin Australia Velocity (2:1 conversion rate).
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Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus (2:1 conversion rate).Air New Zealand Airpoints (200 points = 1 Airpoints Dollar).Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer (2:1 conversion rate).Malaysia Airlines Enrich (2:1 conversion rate).Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (2:1 conversion rate).Qantas Frequent Flyer (2:1 conversion rate).That’s equivalent to 1.25 airline points per dollar spent with the 2:1 point conversion rate, making it the overall highest-earning credit card in Australia.Īmex Membership Rewards Premium Ascent points can be transferred to 10 airline and hotel loyalty programs: You’ll earn 2.5 Amex Membership Rewards Premium Ascent points per $1 spent, uncapped. The Amex Centurion charge card, also known unofficially as the American Express Black card, comes with some serious benefits.įirstly, it earns more points than any other American Express card in Australia. So, the American Express Centurion card is quite an investment. There are reports on the Australian Frequent Flyer forum of the $5,000 initiation fee being waived if you ask politely, although it is unlikely that the annual fee would be waived or substantially reduced. This premium, invitation-only charge card comes with a $5,000 joining fee and a $6,500 annual fee (which in 2022 increased in Australia from $5,000/year). Made of anodised titanium, which gives the card its distinctive metallic black colour, the Amex Centurion is not for everybody. But there’s another American Express card that’s so exclusive, you have to be invited to apply. Costing $1,450 per year, the Amex Platinum card comes with some serious perks including airport lounge access and status with several hotel chains. In Australia, the highest publicly available American Express card is the Amex Platinum Charge card.

The invite-only American Express Centurion (Black) card comes with a hefty $6,500 annual fee, but many benefits.
