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This reminds me of my friends who met an elderly retired couple on a cruise. They were Amex black card holders, and said that the biggest reason they carried it
by hkmurakami 10y ago
This reminds me of my friends who met an elderly retired couple on a cruise. They were Amex black card holders, and said that the biggest reason they carried it was that if something happened to them medically (the husband was a retired physician to boot), Amex would come through and get them to the best hospital in whatever part of the world they'd be in.
That kind of support and service can be a huge difference maker to people who have experienced or can perceive such niche cases.
- jeffwilcox 10y agoSuper interesting, sure, but the Centurion card ("black card") is much more elite - minimum spend, $7,500 just to get the card, etc. Great offering from Amex but a different league than the middle class cards like Chase Sapphire, Amex Platinum, etc.
- tristor 10y agoThey absolutely will. I have more than one service I can lean on for finding the doctor and getting help translating. Only Amex does all that and will also convince the hospital to accept my card as payment security instead of me needing to bring 20x the cost of service in cash as a deposit. I've visited hospitals in several countries for different reasons, and Amex has consistently been there for me.