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
END
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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
END
Ongoing offers for Delta American Express cards
Apr 7, 2018, 8:27 am
#586
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York
Programs: Navy A-4 Skyhawk, B727 FE/FO, S80 FO, B757/767 FO, B737 CA
Posts: 1,342
I'm sure anyone can make a dummy booking and check.edit: started to make a dummy booking and the offer comes up after selecting the flights...from the T&C's:
"Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have or have had this product."
Last edited by fredc84; Apr 7, 2018 at 8:36 am
Apr 10, 2018, 3:49 pm
#587
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,256
I currently have 6 Amex cards; 4 of them are credit cards, and 2 are charge cards. I'm confident they'll let me have 5 credit cards since I had 5 up until recently (I closed one last week). Of the four credit cards I have, two are Delta cards (Gold Delta Skymiles personal, Platinum Delta Skymiles Business).
I'm interested in signing up for the Platinum Delta Skymiles personal card (and I'd like to do that today since the current offer is pretty good and it expires tomorrow).
When I go to the link to open this card, rather than getting the "Apply for this card" link, I get a link labeled "Request an Upgrade". I get this whether I'm logged in to Amex or not (although I have not cleaned cookies or tried incognito). Obviously, the website recognizes me and is offering to "Upgrade" my Gold Delta card rather than offering me to apply for the card. And, of course, I do not want to "upgrade" an existing card (since I would not receive the new card sign-up bonus), I want to open a new card.
I can certainly get the correct application page to load (using the link from the wiki) if I switch to a different browser (one that doesn't have any cookies pointing back to my existing account), and then fill out all the info manually. However, I'd prefer to avoid any issues that might arise by going that way - IME applications usually go smoother when you are in a logged in state - eg they "know" you, often they don't do a hard pull, instant approval is easier, etc. My last Amex card application was about 5 weeks ago (no other Amex card apps for a year before that) and that went smoothly.
Any suggestions for the best way to get past this?
I'm interested in signing up for the Platinum Delta Skymiles personal card (and I'd like to do that today since the current offer is pretty good and it expires tomorrow).
When I go to the link to open this card, rather than getting the "Apply for this card" link, I get a link labeled "Request an Upgrade". I get this whether I'm logged in to Amex or not (although I have not cleaned cookies or tried incognito). Obviously, the website recognizes me and is offering to "Upgrade" my Gold Delta card rather than offering me to apply for the card. And, of course, I do not want to "upgrade" an existing card (since I would not receive the new card sign-up bonus), I want to open a new card.
I can certainly get the correct application page to load (using the link from the wiki) if I switch to a different browser (one that doesn't have any cookies pointing back to my existing account), and then fill out all the info manually. However, I'd prefer to avoid any issues that might arise by going that way - IME applications usually go smoother when you are in a logged in state - eg they "know" you, often they don't do a hard pull, instant approval is easier, etc. My last Amex card application was about 5 weeks ago (no other Amex card apps for a year before that) and that went smoothly.
Any suggestions for the best way to get past this?
Apr 10, 2018, 4:51 pm
#589
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,256
But if I do it via a clean browser session (I can get the Application link to load that way), should I anticipate any issues (other than having to enter all my info)?
Apr 10, 2018, 9:01 pm
#590
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,256
Well I went ahead and did the app using a different/clean browser. No instant decision - got the "we'll get back to you within 14 days" message.
Apr 12, 2018, 5:59 pm
#591
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,256
Can anyone who has got one of these (Delta Platinum cards) recently give me an idea on how long it typically takes from approval to card receipt? Thanks.
Apr 13, 2018, 4:53 am
#592
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hilton Plastic, Delta Silver Emeritus
Posts: 1,037
Apr 17, 2018, 10:55 am
#594
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 377
I have received a couple emails targeting me for the 60k signup bonus for $1000 spend and the fee waiver for the 1st year. However, I've already had the same card (Delta Gold) and received a bonus from it a couple years ago. I read through the terms and conditions, but it does not state anything about already receiving the bonus for the same card. Has Amex changed their one bonus per lifetime rule? Are there any data points on someone receiving this targeted bonus and sucessfully getting the miles?
Apr 17, 2018, 11:02 am
#595
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,474
I have received a couple emails targeting me for the 60k signup bonus for $1000 spend and the fee waiver for the 1st year. However, I've already had the same card (Delta Gold) and received a bonus from it a couple years ago. I read through the terms and conditions, but it does not state anything about already receiving the bonus for the same card. Has Amex changed their one bonus per lifetime rule? Are there any data points on someone receiving this targeted bonus and sucessfully getting the miles?
Apr 17, 2018, 11:03 am
#596
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Miami, Florida
Programs: AA ExPlat, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Spire, Hilton Gold
Posts: 4,009
If there's nothing about having the card before in the terms, you should get the bonus, but it might not be automatic. Some people have had no problems and other people have had to file complaints.
Apr 17, 2018, 1:12 pm
#597
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 398
Called to cancel my Gold Delta card last night and was given an offer to upgrade to the plat for the same Gold annual fee ( $95 vs $195 ) and 5k points after $1k spend.
Obviously not the most exciting offer, but i accepted it figuring that it was better than nothing since I was going to cancel anyways and i can get more than $95 value out of the companion cert.
It was an upgrade over the phone, so now fine print. The guy did recite the regular speech, but i don't think i heard anything in there about future sign up bonuses. I'm wondering if this might compromise my ability to receive a sign up bonus from the plat card in the future? I could cancel the upgrade and card within 45 days.
Obviously not the most exciting offer, but i accepted it figuring that it was better than nothing since I was going to cancel anyways and i can get more than $95 value out of the companion cert.
It was an upgrade over the phone, so now fine print. The guy did recite the regular speech, but i don't think i heard anything in there about future sign up bonuses. I'm wondering if this might compromise my ability to receive a sign up bonus from the plat card in the future? I could cancel the upgrade and card within 45 days.
Apr 17, 2018, 1:27 pm
#598
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,953
If the account already shows Platinum online I think there is no benefit to canceling now.
Apr 19, 2018, 8:16 am
#599
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 567
I am at my 5 card Amex limit and recently cancelled my platinum card to free up capacity. In a moment of brain freeze I applied for the Amex delta without checking for the lifetime language, I have had the card before.
Now I am approved and the card is here. What are my options:
1. Ask the representative if I qualify for the bonus?
2. Not activating the card? Will it violate the 12 month rule?
3. Spend and hope the bonus shows up?
Now I am approved and the card is here. What are my options:
1. Ask the representative if I qualify for the bonus?
2. Not activating the card? Will it violate the 12 month rule?
3. Spend and hope the bonus shows up?
Apr 19, 2018, 9:16 am
#600
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,953
Activating the card doesn't change anything, the account is open. Is the annual fee waived for the first year? Is there any statement credit offer, or only Skymiles?