Any good deals available for getting the Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card?
Jan 10, 2013, 11:07 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: DTW (used to be SFO&SJC)
Programs: DL: FO/Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 60
Any good deals available for getting the Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card?
Hi,
I'm planning to apply for the GOLD DELTA SKYMILES® CREDIT CARD in the (very) near future. Anybody has seen a deal better then the standard?
Thanks, Jazz
I'm planning to apply for the GOLD DELTA SKYMILES® CREDIT CARD in the (very) near future. Anybody has seen a deal better then the standard?
Thanks, Jazz
Jan 11, 2013, 7:39 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Western NY
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 480
The platinum splits the skymile signup bonus between MQM and non-MQM miles, whereas the gold card has a higher non-MQM mile (aka RDM) sign up bonus. AmEx also waives the initial annual fee on the gold card.
Gold:
1st year free, ~25-50k RDM sign up bonus
Plat:
Companion certificate at renewal, sign up bonus split between RDM and MQM, MQM bonus with $30k/$60k annual spend.
Both get you Zone 1 boarding and +1 free bag for non-medallion and FO passengers.
Depending on your flying patterns, the MQM may not be that valuable (I qualify on segments, so the MQM bonus doesn't help me much). Second, I can only clear the $30k MQM if I use the DL AmEx as my primary card, but I get better rewards (read: $ at 1.5-3% with a lower annual fee) on other cards.
Sign up bonus "hint": You can choose between the personal and business cards... so you could potentially opt for a free personal DL gold card for free to test the waters; if you find you need the MQM sign up bonus you could then add on a business card which carries the annual fee. The major downsides are that you need to be able to qualify for both cards and you'll have much less time to clear the annual spend minimums to earn the MQM "boost".
Gold:
1st year free, ~25-50k RDM sign up bonus
Plat:
Companion certificate at renewal, sign up bonus split between RDM and MQM, MQM bonus with $30k/$60k annual spend.
Both get you Zone 1 boarding and +1 free bag for non-medallion and FO passengers.
Depending on your flying patterns, the MQM may not be that valuable (I qualify on segments, so the MQM bonus doesn't help me much). Second, I can only clear the $30k MQM if I use the DL AmEx as my primary card, but I get better rewards (read: $ at 1.5-3% with a lower annual fee) on other cards.
Sign up bonus "hint": You can choose between the personal and business cards... so you could potentially opt for a free personal DL gold card for free to test the waters; if you find you need the MQM sign up bonus you could then add on a business card which carries the annual fee. The major downsides are that you need to be able to qualify for both cards and you'll have much less time to clear the annual spend minimums to earn the MQM "boost".
Jan 11, 2013, 7:46 am
#4
Join Date: May 2009
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP, DL DM HH Gold, Marriot Titanium
Posts: 1,298
See if you can get one of these 45,000 mile bonus cards to work
Last edited by timmy83; Jan 11, 2013 at 7:50 am Reason: Dead deal
Jan 11, 2013, 9:39 am
#5
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Skymiles (silver)
Posts: 16
I got a 70K offer last year with a 5K spend over 6 months requirement (no special promo code needed). Delta would always advertise their mediocre 30K sign up as I would window shop fares on their website normally. However when I was logged into my skymiles account, I would get an offer for 70K instead. I never really noticed a difference when being logged in before. I could guess that maybe since my account was a couple of years old with no CC that they upped the offer?
Feb 22, 2013, 10:29 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Tit, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold, Carlson Gold, UA*S,
Posts: 1,363
I'm getting fabulous pop-up ads even on Flyertalk telling me I will get 30,000 bonus miles for signing up for this card...
Upon clicking the ad i'm told the offer is now a miserly 10,000 Skymiles... doesn't seem worth it to me. They really seem to have scaled back here.
Upon clicking the ad i'm told the offer is now a miserly 10,000 Skymiles... doesn't seem worth it to me. They really seem to have scaled back here.
Feb 22, 2013, 11:52 am
#7
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Diego
Programs: IHG Spire Amb, HH Diamond, DL Diamond and 1MM
Posts: 3,610
This is the best recent offer I've seen for the Gold Delta Skymiles card:
30,000 bonus miles after $500 spend.
$50 statement credit on first Delta charge.
No fee first year.
I used a link that appeared on Delta.com when I recently bought a ticket. I since applied for and used the card. Bonus miles posted immediately.
The advertising links on FT and the blog have the offer, but without the $50 statement credit.
30,000 bonus miles after $500 spend.
$50 statement credit on first Delta charge.
No fee first year.
I used a link that appeared on Delta.com when I recently bought a ticket. I since applied for and used the card. Bonus miles posted immediately.
The advertising links on FT and the blog have the offer, but without the $50 statement credit.