AMEX Offers - Delta
Jul 11, 2019, 5:27 pm
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AMEX Offers - Delta
Under AMEX offers, there's a current Delta deal. Spend $200 on base fare from any US airport to BOS, RDU, or SEA. Must be roundtrip and nonstop, get a $40 statement credit.
Apologies if this was mentioned elsewhere, I couldn't find anything.
Apologies if this was mentioned elsewhere, I couldn't find anything.
Jul 12, 2019, 7:41 am
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Just to expand (had trouble pulling up details on my phone last night)
Just a portion of the details, but covers most of the important stuff.
Purchases made through third parties or affiliated agents will not qualify for this offer. Purchase must be in U.S. Dollars (USD) and flights must originate from any U.S. airport, with destination only to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Flights must be purchased as non-stop round trip (no connections). Multi-City and one way flights with the same origin/destination requirements will not qualify for meeting the purchase requirement of $200. Only the base fare of your flight will qualify for the purchase requirement. Cabin class or fare upgrades must be booked at the time of the initial purchase in order to qualify. All other purchases and add-ons (such as Wifi, insurance, etc) will not qualify for meeting the purchase requirement. Offer is non-transferable. Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member.
Jul 12, 2019, 9:45 am
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I found a NYC-RDU-NYC same day trip with a base fare of $202. Pretty lousy cost-per-mile as a mileage run, but easy enough to do without too painful a schedule.
Jul 12, 2019, 9:50 am
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The nonstop rule is interesting in that many DL airports woiuldn't have nonstops to any of these three airports.
I'm also wondering whether SDC to connecting flights would be allowed. I realize that, at least exMSP, if there are nonstops for the city pair, the connecting flights tend to be more expensive and excluded from the routing rules, for example for the cheaper FC fares.
I'm also wondering whether SDC to connecting flights would be allowed. I realize that, at least exMSP, if there are nonstops for the city pair, the connecting flights tend to be more expensive and excluded from the routing rules, for example for the cheaper FC fares.
Jul 12, 2019, 10:16 am
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The nonstop rule is interesting in that many DL airports woiuldn't have nonstops to any of these three airports.
I'm also wondering whether SDC to connecting flights would be allowed. I realize that, at least exMSP, if there are nonstops for the city pair, the connecting flights tend to be more expensive and excluded from the routing rules, for example for the cheaper FC fares.
I'm also wondering whether SDC to connecting flights would be allowed. I realize that, at least exMSP, if there are nonstops for the city pair, the connecting flights tend to be more expensive and excluded from the routing rules, for example for the cheaper FC fares.
Jul 12, 2019, 10:19 am
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Jul 12, 2019, 10:38 am
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"Purchase must be in U.S. Dollars (USD) and flights must originate only from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), with destination to any U.S. airport. Flights must be purchased as non-stop round trip (no connections). Multi-City and one way flights with the same origin/destination requirements will not qualify for meeting the purchase requirement of $200."
Jul 12, 2019, 11:48 am
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My email also said that the $200 could be a total over more than one purchased ticket. Upgrades purchased at the time of original ticket purchase count toward the $200, but later upgrades or other incidental DL spend do not for the $200 requirement.
Jul 12, 2019, 12:07 pm
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Interesting...when I saw you post this, I got worried for you that you were looking at a trip that might not qualify, but then I saw someone post the terms they received in which it must be a roundtrip nonstop to RDU, SEA or BOS. The terms on my offer (I am a SEA resident) are the opposite. If you try to redeem you need to be very careful with the terms:
"Purchase must be in U.S. Dollars (USD) and flights must originate only from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), with destination to any U.S. airport. Flights must be purchased as non-stop round trip (no connections). Multi-City and one way flights with the same origin/destination requirements will not qualify for meeting the purchase requirement of $200."
"Purchase must be in U.S. Dollars (USD) and flights must originate only from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), with destination to any U.S. airport. Flights must be purchased as non-stop round trip (no connections). Multi-City and one way flights with the same origin/destination requirements will not qualify for meeting the purchase requirement of $200."
Jul 12, 2019, 12:39 pm
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Are there nonstops from RDU to SEA and/or BOS? (I would guess yes to BOS and IIRC there is nonstop service between BOS and SEA.)
Jul 12, 2019, 1:00 pm
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Yes, there is a 1X daily nonstop between RDU and SEA and I think up to 3X daily between BOS and SEA depending on the season. There are also a bunch of daily flights between RDU and BOS.
Jul 12, 2019, 1:09 pm
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OK, so if you live in one of the three cities, you would have two destinations for nonstop flights generating the credit while everyone else at a major DL station has three choices and some who live in outstations have zero.
Still the from/to these three airports variation in the targeted(?) offers is interesting. Now I'm wondering whether for example RTs from SEA price differently than RTs to SEA. Of course, this wouldn't be an issue if these cities tend to offer OW based fares with no stay requirements, although it's not real obvious to me whether the fine print means that one must use a RT based fare or just two OWs on the same ticket/PNR to form a RT.
Still the from/to these three airports variation in the targeted(?) offers is interesting. Now I'm wondering whether for example RTs from SEA price differently than RTs to SEA. Of course, this wouldn't be an issue if these cities tend to offer OW based fares with no stay requirements, although it's not real obvious to me whether the fine print means that one must use a RT based fare or just two OWs on the same ticket/PNR to form a RT.
