Cards updated. Delta Airlines has updated their line-up of co-branded American Express cards. These still offer various special perks like free checked bags, priority boarding, and the ability to earn Delta Skymiles with card purchases. In addition, as you can only get the welcome bonuses once on each of these cards per person per lifetime (each card is considered different, but these are not “new” cards), I recommend waiting until a limited-time offer to maximize your benefit. Here are the latest such offers:
- Up to 70,000 bonus miles 60,000 bonus miles after $2,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. Get an additional 10,000 bonus miles after your first card anniversary. Limited-time offer expires 4/1/2020.
- New – $100 Delta flight credit after $10,000 in purchases on your card in a calendar year.
- First checked bag free on Delta flights – that’s a savings of up to $240 per round trip for a family of four ($30 each way, per person).
- Main Cabin 1 Priority Boarding.
- New – 2X miles at restaurants worldwide and U.S. supermarkets. 2x miles on Delta direct purchases. Earn 1 miles per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.
- $0 annual fee for the first year, then $99.
Delta offers a minimum value out of your Skymiles via the “Pay with Miles” option. That means 60,000 Skymiles can reduce the price of your Delta ticket by $600 at the very least. (5,000 mile = $50 minimum redemption.) You can still book the traditional award tickets and possibly get better value.
- Up to 100,000 bonus miles 80,000 bonus miles after $3,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. Get an additional 20,000 bonus miles after your first card anniversary. Limited-time offer expires 4/1/2020.
- 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) after $25,000 in purchases in a calendar year, up to two times per year. This helps get you reach elite Medallion Status, but does not earn you miles towards reward flights.
- New – Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck. Worth up to $100 towards Global Entry membership (which includes TSA PreCheck).
- Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal.
- First checked bag free on Delta flights – that’s a savings of up to $240 per round trip for a family of four ($30 each way, per person).
- Main Cabin 1 Priority Boarding.
- 2X miles at restaurants worldwide and at U.S. supermarkets. 3X miles Delta direct purchases. Earn 1 miles per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.
- $250 annual fee.
BUSINESS Card Versions
- Up to 70,000 bonus miles 60,000 bonus miles after $2,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. Get an additional 10,000 bonus miles after your first card anniversary. Limited-time offer expires 4/1/2020.
- New feature – $100 Delta flight credit after $10,000 in purchases on your card in a calendar year.
- First checked bag free on Delta flights – that’s a savings of up to $240 per round trip for a family of four ($30 each way, per person).
- Main Cabin 1 Priority Boarding.
- 2X miles at restaurants worldwide, at U.S. supermarkets, and on Delta direct purchases. Earn 1 miles per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.
- $0 annual fee for the first year, then $99.
Delta offers a minimum value out of your Skymiles via the “Pay with Miles” option. That means 60,000 Skymiles can reduce the price of your Delta ticket by $600 at the very least. (5,000 mile = $50 minimum redemption.) You can still book the traditional award tickets and possibly get better value.
- Up to 100,000 bonus miles 80,000 bonus miles after $3,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. Get an additional 20,000 bonus miles after your first card anniversary. Limited-time offer expires 4/1/2020.
- 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) after $25,000 in purchases in a calendar year, up to two times per year. This helps get you reach elite Medallion Status, but does not earn you miles towards reward flights.
- Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck. Worth up to $100 towards Global Entry (which includes TSA PreCheck).
- Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal.
- First checked bag free on Delta flights – that’s a savings of up to $240 per round trip for a family of four ($30 each way, per person).
- Main Cabin 1 Priority Boarding.
- 2X miles at restaurants worldwide and at U.S. supermarkets. 3X miles Delta direct purchases. Earn 1 miles per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.
- $250 annual fee.
In my opinion, the Delta Gold is still the best for most casual Delta customers because of the free checked bag, new $100 flight credit, and relatively big sign-up bonus. The main draw of the Platinum is the MQMs for those that fly a lot on Delta (note that you don’t earn actual rewards miles) and the companion certificate. I have used the companion certificate several times in the past and have gotten good value out of it. However, the annual fee is now $250 for the Platinum so the math is a lot tighter.
I will be adding the Delta Gold Skymiles limited-time offer and annual fee waiver to my list of the .
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