American Express Centurion Card
Joining Fee and Annual Fees of Amex Centurion Card
The American Express Centurion Black Card in India comes with a substantial initiation fee of Rs. 7 Lakhs + GST, in addition to a joining fee of Rs. 2,75,000 + GST. This means, at the time of joining, you will be required to pay a fee of Rs. 9,75,000 + GST, making a total of Rs. 11,50,500 to Amex India. Also, for each subsequent year (starting from the second year onwards), you will have to pay an annual fee of Rs. 2,75,000 + GST, amounting to a total of Rs. 3,24,500 as annual fees.
Benefits of American Express Centurion Card
Dining
- Centurion Reserved: The card helps you with booking tables at a local hotspot or a world-famous venue. The experts have local knowledge around the world. You can call Centurion Concierge on 800 1 225 225 or (+966) 11 407 1999 from outside the Kingdom to book.
- Global Chef Partnerships: Centurion members can make daily table reservations and get special benefits at acclaimed restaurants around the world.
Concerts, Shows & Events
- Get Centurion members invitations to a range of events, including shopping nights, access to high-profile event after parties, exciting high-performance days, private dining experiences, etc.
- Purchase tickets for some of the best seats for selected events before tickets go on sale to the public.
- During the public on-sale period for many events, you can purchase tickets from a set of seats reserved exclusively for American Express card members.
Shopping
- Enjoy complimentary international shipping for all purchases done from MATCHESFASHION.COM, a modern luxury shopping destination for men and for women.
Membership Rewards®
- Get 1 Membership Rewards point for virtually every dollar charged to an enrolled American Centurion Black card.
- You can transfer points to travel/ hotel/ retail loyalty programmes, pay with points at online retailers (Harrods/ Saks/ Mouawad), pay annual fees for basic and supplementary cards, or donate to charities such as DSCA.
- Interest, all fees (including annual membership fees & default fees), balance transfers, cash advances, loading of pre-paid cards, American Express traveller's cheque purchases, and foreign exchange transactions are not eligible spend to earn Membership Rewards Points
Travel
- Special treatment for Centurion members at select exceptional hotels & resorts around the world.
- Above and beyond experiences at 900+ hand-selected, iconic properties in top destinations around the globe.
- The American Express Global Lounge CollectionSM offers you more lounge options than any other card with more than 1,000 airport lounges across 120 countries and counting. Enjoy the highest levels of luxury at The Centurion® Lounge, The International American Express, Delta Sky Club® or Priority Pass™ Select lounges once enrolled.
- Boingo American Express® Preferred Plan gives complimentary unlimited Wi-Fi access at more than one million Boingo Hotspots worldwide.
- Preferential fares are available when purchasing a First, Business, Premium Economy or Economy ticket with participating airlines.
- Charter a jet for business travel/ personal pleasure.
- Receive complimentary membership in the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Presidents Circle and Avis President's Club loyalty programmes.
- Access to cruise & tour programmes.
Concierge
- Centurion Concierge for on-call personal assistant.
Centurion Protection
- Make American Express® your first port of call 24/7 when you require any medical assistance.
Account Management
- Manage your Account online through the AMEX KSA App
Fees
- Initiation fee: Rs. 7,00,000 + GST
- Joining fee: Rs. 2,75,000 + GST
- Annual fee: Rs. 2,75,000 + GST
How to Get the Amex Centurion Card?
If you are eligible for the Centurion Card, the card issuer will invite you to apply. While there is a way to request consideration, there is no official application process or American Express credit card application status that you will find with other credit cards. However, many reports online suggest a few soft guidelines mentioned below:
- Have an exceptional credit score of 800 or above.
- Have a history of at least 1 year with American Express.
- Spend at least $500,000 per year on your Amex credit card.
- Make regular and full American Express credit card bill payment.
American Express® Centurion Card FAQs
The card is offered on an invite-only basis.
Usually, Amex customers who are following the steps mentioned below gett the invite for a Centurion card from American Express:
- Have a history of at least 1 year with American Express.
- Spend at least $500,000 per year on your Amex credit card.
- Have an exceptional credit score of 800 or above.
There's no credit limit for the Amex Centurion card. The card is a charge card, so cardholders cannot carry a balance. Whatever they spend has to be paid back in full each month.
- Have a history of at least 1 year with American Express.
- Spend at least $500,000 per year on your Amex credit card.
- Have an exceptional credit score of 800 or above.