Amex [USA] update to Delta cards including Centurion lounge access for Reserve.
Looks like there will be updates to the Delta card family. The Delta earn rate still isn't as good as the vanilla AMEX Platinum. Even worse now the Delta Reserve gets Centurion access (when flying Delta And guest are $50). These clubs are to crowded as it is. The no AF Delta card now lets you pay with miles (1cpp floor) which is nice. I'll likely downgrade to that when my AF is due on my Delta Platinum.
Delta Overview Site:
https://newdeltaamex.com/
VFTW:
https://viewfromthewing.com/huge-cha...rs-in-october/
Summary from Gary
Gold cards:
- Add double miles at U.S. supermarkets and restaurants
- Increase annual fee to $99
- Lose $29 per visit Sky Club access
- Lose spending waiver for elite status effective January 1, 2020
Platinum cards:
- Add $100 credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck
- Increased earn: double miles at U.S. supermarkets, 3x at Hotels and Delta
- Personal card: earn 2x at restaurants
- Business card: 1.5x on purchases of $5000 or more
- Increase annual fee to $250
- “Miles Boost” transitions to “Status Boost” and no longer includes bonus miles
- Per-visit access to Sky Clubs increases to $39
Reserve cards:
- Adds Centurion lounge access [when flying Delta for cardholder and $50 for guest], and 2 one-time SkyClub guest passes
- 4 “status boosts” annually (“Miles Boost” transitions to “Status Boost” and no longer includes bonus miles)
- Complimentary upgrades for cardmembers without status
- Add $100 credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck
- Earns 3x on Delta
- Business card: 1.5x on all purchases after spending $150,000 per calendar year
- Lose priority security access
- Sky Club per-visit fee for guests goes up to $39
- Annual fee goes up to $550.
Last edited by JHake10; Sep 30, 2019 at 9:28 am