Amex Centurion Card eligibility in Australia

[Franko Costa]

Do you want it because it’s a trophy card or because of its perceived benefits? I have one and am tossing things up myself. I think the value just isn’t there unless you use Centurion as your travel agent almost exclusively. They won’t do points redemptions so I’m booking my own travel & work books everything else.

I only want it as it has 0.25 extra points. That would more than make up for the AF

 

[Waddygib]

That's a lot of spend mate - is it all business spend? These days Amex might be reluctant to give you an invite only consumer card if you're mainly using it for business.

 

[Franko Costa]

That's a lot of spend mate - is it all business spend? These days Amex might be reluctant to give you an invite only consumer card if you're mainly using it for business.

A bit of everything with some MS too. I don't think the invite will come as it needs to be a certain type of spending. I did book a couple of biz class trips and kept them for 3 months to see if that would help but no

 

[Waddygib]

A bit of everything with some MS too. I don't think the invite will come as it needs to be a certain type of spending. I did book a couple of biz class trips and kept them for 3 months to see if that would help but no

THe MS won't help either as it is probably low margin or loss making for them (eg gift cards from supermarkets). They are looking for cardmembers they will make more money from if they are centurion. So travel spend (which they can assist with using concierge and so make the commissions on ticket sales) and outbound (international) spend.

Business spend is a no-no due to regulatory concerns in offering a card on that basis. Points hungry spend is also a no-no as why give a higher-earning card to such a person? THey'll just make less money off you.

 

[daft009]

I got mine in July 2024. Mainly business spend.
Only used Amex travel for TC.

Personal spend is 3-4k a month with a few hotels in the mix on our family trips.
Flights usually on points

 

[Waddygib]

Yeah that was before the concerns about product design and distribution.

 

[Franko Costa]

THe MS won't help either as it is probably low margin or loss making for them (eg gift cards from supermarkets). They are looking for cardmembers they will make more money from if they are centurion. So travel spend (which they can assist with using concierge and so make the commissions on ticket sales) and outbound (international) spend.

Business spend is a no-no due to regulatory concerns in offering a card on that basis. Points hungry spend is also a no-no as why give a higher-earning card to such a person? THey'll just make less money off you.

Yes but I'm not going adjust my spend to hopefully get an invite. Have been doing biz spend on it for years with no issues

 

[million_thanas1968]

Phew! Read through the whole thread. The Centurion card looks quite appealing. I’m particularly interested in the travel concierge side of things. I travel a lot for fun and have already covered nine countries this year. Would love to use RM for hotel and transport arrangements, and most of the FHR properties match where I typically stay.

From more recent reviews, it seems the service quality and benefits have started to slip a bit. Curious to see what happens to QF Points Club once it’s removed; hopefully Amex introduces something comparable to fill that gap.

I opened the Explorer about five months ago and have put around $125k through it so far. Once I graduate uni in a few years and start channelling more spend through work, I’m hoping to jump straight to Centurion without going through Platinum first. Some reports suggest Amex has offered it to those with lower spend if they fit the right profile, which seems promising.