Jan 13, 2017, 8:04 am
Last edit by: pgary
Discussion from 2013 - 2016 is HERE.
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Also check Delta.com: Sometimes better offers might be available there.
The Amex referral page has a 60K offer for the Delta Personal card.
The following offers for up to 70K on personal and business:
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en....html#Platinum
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...83-GAG4:0001#/
valid through 04/11/2018
There are several 60, 000 miles offers for the personal card with the first year annual fee waived the first year, valid through May 1, 2019. They are listed in this referral thread. These are way better than the current standard public offer of 30,000 miles shown on Delta's website
Delta Amex Gold personal card: 50k+10k miles + $50 statement credit, $2,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/personal-card-application/delta-gold-credit-card/
Delta Amex Gold Business card: 50k+10k miles + $50 statement credit, $2,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/business-card-application/flexapp/gold-delta-skymiles-business-credit-card/
personal card: 70k miles, $3,000 spend, 10k MQM, $100 statement credit, $195 annual fee not waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/personal-card-application/platinum-delta-skymiles-credit-card
Delta Amex Platinum business card: 70k miles, $3,000 spend, $100 statement credit, $195 annual fee not waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/business-card-application/flexapp/platinum-delta-skymiles-business-credit-card
If you are current Delta Platinum AMEX cardholder, you might be eligible for 10K referral offer. New cardmember bonus is 70K.
https://www262.americanexpress.com/b...af/201193-CCSG
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From 2013-2016 thread:
Delta Amex Gold personal card: 60k miles + $50 statement credit, $3,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/d...803/learn-more
Delta Amex Gold Business card: 60k miles + $50 statement credit, $4,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/d...card-learnmore
Delta Amex Platinum personal card: 50k miles, $1,000 spend, $100 statement credit, $195 annual fee not waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...dTGh6YYi20bhY=
Delta Amex Platinum business card: 50k miles, $1,000 spend, $100 statement credit, $195 annual fee not waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/b...H*eEoCo4ueJ0=?
Delta Amex Gold personal card: 40k miles + $50 statement credit, $1,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...C30TFwBwHd9o=?
Delta Amex Gold Business card: 50k miles + $50 statement credit, $2,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...13-GAFH:0001#/
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Gold Personal:
"Earn 60,000 bonus miles after you make $2,000 in purchases on your new Card within your first 3 months and $1000 more w/in 6 months and a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months."
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...elta-skymiles/
A post on Reddit suggests that you can find a 50K offer, but with a $100 credit, by doing a dummy booking on Delta.com.
The offer should appear before you have to pay for the flight. [Did [b]not work when I booked a flt today, 3/15/17.]
Gold Business:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...13-GAFH:0001#/
"Earn up 30,000 bonus miles after you make $1,000 in purchases on your new Card within your first 3 months and a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months."
Platinum Personal:
https://www304.americanexpress.com/c...skymiles/25330
"Earn 70,000 bonus miles and 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months."
Platinum Business:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...83-GAG4:0001#/
"Earn 70,000 bonus miles and 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months and a $100 stmt. credit."
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Note: Review the recent discussion in the thread about various other ways to try to locate offers as high as 50k+$50 credit.
Getting the statement credit:
MrMoonlight successfully purchased a Delta ecert (essentially a gift card) and received the statement credit. See this post..
Jacobsta811 also received $50 credit for $50 e-cert on both gold business and gold personal cards.
muji received $100 credit for $50 eCert on Delta Platinum card
sdsearch received $100 credit for $50 eCert on business Platinum card (see this post).
vah4883 received $100 credit for $5.6 tax on Platinum card
philemer received $100 credit for buying a box lunch on board
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Also check Delta.com: Sometimes better offers might be available there.
The Amex referral page has a 60K offer for the Delta Personal card.
The following offers for up to 70K on personal and business:
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en....html#Platinum
valid through 04/11/2018
There are several 60, 000 miles offers for the personal card with the first year annual fee waived the first year, valid through May 1, 2019. They are listed in this referral thread. These are way better than the current standard public offer of 30,000 miles shown on Delta's website
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/personal-card-application/delta-gold-credit-card/
Delta Amex Gold Business card: 50k+10k miles + $50 statement credit, $2,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/business-card-application/flexapp/gold-delta-skymiles-business-credit-card/
personal card: 70k miles, $3,000 spend, 10k MQM, $100 statement credit, $195 annual fee not waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/personal-card-application/platinum-delta-skymiles-credit-card
Delta Amex Platinum business card: 70k miles, $3,000 spend, $100 statement credit, $195 annual fee not waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/business-card-application/flexapp/platinum-delta-skymiles-business-credit-card
If you are current Delta Platinum AMEX cardholder, you might be eligible for 10K referral offer. New cardmember bonus is 70K.
https://www262.americanexpress.com/b...af/201193-CCSG
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From 2013-2016 thread:
Delta Amex Gold personal card: 60k miles + $50 statement credit, $3,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/d...803/learn-more
Delta Amex Gold Business card: 60k miles + $50 statement credit, $4,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/d...card-learnmore
Delta Amex Platinum personal card: 50k miles, $1,000 spend, $100 statement credit, $195 annual fee not waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...dTGh6YYi20bhY=
Delta Amex Platinum business card: 50k miles, $1,000 spend, $100 statement credit, $195 annual fee not waived the first year
https://www262.americanexpress.com/b...H*eEoCo4ueJ0=?
Delta Amex Gold personal card: 40k miles + $50 statement credit, $1,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...C30TFwBwHd9o=?
Delta Amex Gold Business card: 50k miles + $50 statement credit, $2,000 spend, $95 annual fee waived the first year
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...13-GAFH:0001#/
__________________________________________________ ____________
Gold Personal:
"Earn 60,000 bonus miles after you make $2,000 in purchases on your new Card within your first 3 months and $1000 more w/in 6 months and a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months."
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...elta-skymiles/
A post on Reddit suggests that you can find a 50K offer, but with a $100 credit, by doing a dummy booking on Delta.com.
The offer should appear before you have to pay for the flight. [Did [b]not work when I booked a flt today, 3/15/17.]
Gold Business:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...13-GAFH:0001#/
"Earn up 30,000 bonus miles after you make $1,000 in purchases on your new Card within your first 3 months and a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months."
Platinum Personal:
https://www304.americanexpress.com/c...skymiles/25330
"Earn 70,000 bonus miles and 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months."
Platinum Business:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...83-GAG4:0001#/
"Earn 70,000 bonus miles and 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months and a $100 stmt. credit."
__________________________________________________ ____________
Note: Review the recent discussion in the thread about various other ways to try to locate offers as high as 50k+$50 credit.
Getting the statement credit:
MrMoonlight successfully purchased a Delta ecert (essentially a gift card) and received the statement credit. See this post..
Jacobsta811 also received $50 credit for $50 e-cert on both gold business and gold personal cards.
muji received $100 credit for $50 eCert on Delta Platinum card
sdsearch received $100 credit for $50 eCert on business Platinum card (see this post).
vah4883 received $100 credit for $5.6 tax on Platinum card
philemer received $100 credit for buying a box lunch on board
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Ongoing offers for Delta American Express cards
Oct 18, 2017, 6:56 pm
#211
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Location: Florida
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I just applied for the American Express Platinum Delta SkyMiles "pre-approved" offer in my account (70k miles + $100 statement credit). I figured I had nothing to lose, since I was sure to get the card. That's what "pre-approved" means, right?
Well, not exactly. When I actually applied, I got the same lame message that many others get who are not "pre-approved":
Thanks, Joseph. We've received your application, but we can't give you a decision right now
Uh....ok. Pardon me, but if you're going to claim that I'm "pre-approved" and then proceed to treat me like everyone else, you might want to consider marketing your offers a bit differently, because they're very misleading. At the very least, consider placing an asterisk next to the words "pre-approved", with accompanying fine print explaining exactly what that means.
Disclosure: I did lock my Equifax credit report a few days before applying for this card. But, this shouldn't affect their decision, since Amex pulls from Experian.
Well, not exactly. When I actually applied, I got the same lame message that many others get who are not "pre-approved":
Thanks, Joseph. We've received your application, but we can't give you a decision right now
Uh....ok. Pardon me, but if you're going to claim that I'm "pre-approved" and then proceed to treat me like everyone else, you might want to consider marketing your offers a bit differently, because they're very misleading. At the very least, consider placing an asterisk next to the words "pre-approved", with accompanying fine print explaining exactly what that means.
Disclosure: I did lock my Equifax credit report a few days before applying for this card. But, this shouldn't affect their decision, since Amex pulls from Experian.
These days banks hardly send out "pre-approved" offers. More like "pre-selected" and approval is subject to applicant's credentials submitted.
2) There is no guarantee AMEX would pull Experian only. Making such assumption is a fool's game.
Oct 19, 2017, 12:53 am
#212
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,225
1) Is the "pre-approved" words on your offer? Or simply an offer showed up in your account?
These days banks hardly send out "pre-approved" offers. More like "pre-selected" and approval is subject to applicant's credentials submitted.
2) There is no guarantee AMEX would pull Experian only. Making such assumption is a fool's game.
These days banks hardly send out "pre-approved" offers. More like "pre-selected" and approval is subject to applicant's credentials submitted.
2) There is no guarantee AMEX would pull Experian only. Making such assumption is a fool's game.
2) Would unlocking my Equifax credit report expedite the application process, or is it too late now?
Oct 24, 2017, 4:07 pm
#213
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Feeder Band Land (South FL)
Programs: seeking best cc sign-up & spend bonus offers
Posts: 865
had both Gold Delta Amex personal &
Gold Delta Amex busn in past;
never either Platinum, therefore I qualify
for Platinum 70K bonus offers + $100 cred statements...???
is there current best "trick" if applying
now for both Platinums, personal + busn?
one after other immediately? preferred order?
does minimum time need pass since cancelled Golds??? (~2015)
saw nothing in wiki about it;
expert advice appreciated,
thanks in advance!!! ^ ^ ^
Gold Delta Amex busn in past;
never either Platinum, therefore I qualify
for Platinum 70K bonus offers + $100 cred statements...???
is there current best "trick" if applying
now for both Platinums, personal + busn?
one after other immediately? preferred order?
does minimum time need pass since cancelled Golds??? (~2015)
saw nothing in wiki about it;
expert advice appreciated,
thanks in advance!!! ^ ^ ^
Oct 24, 2017, 4:14 pm
#214
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
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Posts: 48,958
Oct 28, 2017, 6:32 pm
#215
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YYZ, NYC
Programs: Marriott Gold, JGC, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, AC 25K
Posts: 1,025
When does the $50 statement credit usually post? I had a delta.com purchase and it's been 2 weeks but nothing shows. I checked with the friend who referred me and hers posted the next day.
Oct 30, 2017, 8:22 am
#216
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
My first statement on the business platinum card also closed with over $4k in spend (indeed, over $5.5k in spend, so not like I was cutting it close, and none of it in obviously "high likelihood of refund" categories like airfare) but no sign of the bonus miles.
Any other data points? In the past with other Amex cards I would have expected to have both the statement credit and the bonus miles by now.
Oct 30, 2017, 7:26 pm
#217
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
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data point
Froze my Equifax acct. last month and decided to apply for the Amex Platinum DL Skymiles Business card today. App. went pending so I called CS and the rep said it was because my Equifax acct was frozen. After a few security type questions she said she could approve me since I was an existing customer but I'd have to hang up and she would call me back. After repeating DOB, SS & address I was approved. 
As to questions above: The $100 credit for a DL purchase on my wife's card posted 4 days after a food purchase onboard.
As to questions above: The $100 credit for a DL purchase on my wife's card posted 4 days after a food purchase onboard.
Oct 31, 2017, 9:20 am
#218
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
Just called Amex and they confirmed that everything appeared to be in order on my account but they are in fact delaying bonus posting -- agent said specifically because of people claiming bonuses and then immediately closing the account.
My main concern was whether the 10,000 bonus MQMs would post this calendar year or not (and whether, if they posted next year based on activity this year, they would qualify for this year's or next year's status earning with Delta), but she said that the T&Cs of the mileage and MQM posting is within 6-8 weeks of the required spend, so even if it takes the full 8 weeks I should still get the miles before the end of the calendar year, so hopefully that works out as planned since I'm counting on those MQMs to hit DM this year.
My main concern was whether the 10,000 bonus MQMs would post this calendar year or not (and whether, if they posted next year based on activity this year, they would qualify for this year's or next year's status earning with Delta), but she said that the T&Cs of the mileage and MQM posting is within 6-8 weeks of the required spend, so even if it takes the full 8 weeks I should still get the miles before the end of the calendar year, so hopefully that works out as planned since I'm counting on those MQMs to hit DM this year.
Oct 31, 2017, 12:17 pm
#219
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Feeder Band Land (South FL)
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Posts: 865
Delta buy = $100 cred. but not flying Delta < 3mos
Novice. Platinum Amex Delta personal.
Can anyone suggest strategy.
Not clear if Delta eCard satisfies Delta spend.
Flying AA in couple weeks but not Delta < 3mos.
Thanks in advance.
(move thread as needed)
Can anyone suggest strategy.
Not clear if Delta eCard satisfies Delta spend.
Flying AA in couple weeks but not Delta < 3mos.
Thanks in advance.
(move thread as needed)
Last edited by TravelPhotographer; Oct 31, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Oct 31, 2017, 3:12 pm
#221
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Oct 31, 2017, 5:57 pm
#222
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I earned $100 credit on a $50 Delta eCard purchase on the Delta website about a year ago.
Btw, it's harder to get newer datapoints because the credit seems to post much more slowly these days, per recent posts in this thread:
and so now those delays, instead of how people got the credit, is the main talk of the town about the credit.
Btw, it's harder to get newer datapoints because the credit seems to post much more slowly these days, per recent posts in this thread:
and so now those delays, instead of how people got the credit, is the main talk of the town about the credit.
Oct 31, 2017, 8:39 pm
#223
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHX, SEA
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Posts: 4,422
In the event a gift card doesn't work, if you know someone who is flying DL maybe you can pay their checked bag fee on your card?
Nov 1, 2017, 9:48 am
#224
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Florida:)
Programs: AA, HH, SPG, UA
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Does the $100 statment credit count against your total spend? In other words, I've done the $5k spend ($5026.xx) Still waiting on the 70k bonus to post. My 120 days are up in 5 days. I plan on to get the $50 delta egc for the $100 credit....so will this affect the $5026 spend I did? I dont want to spend additional at the moment if I dont have to, lol My total spend does not include the $195 af
thanks
thanks
Nov 1, 2017, 12:22 pm
#225
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Does the $100 statment credit count against your total spend? In other words, I've done the $5k spend ($5026.xx) Still waiting on the 70k bonus to post. My 120 days are up in 5 days. I plan on to get the $50 delta egc for the $100 credit....so will this affect the $5026 spend I did? I dont want to spend additional at the moment if I dont have to, lol My total spend does not include the $195 af
thanks
thanks
But if you're still worried, why not just get a $100 Delta GC? You're not likely to find a flight for between $50 and $100 (and Delta only allows 3 GCs to be used per ticket purchase), so you're not really "losing" anything by buying a $100 (instead of $50) Delta GC, are you?