Delta Amex Gold upgrade to Platinum question
Feb 6, 2020, 11:23 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Delta Amex Gold upgrade to Platinum question
I currently have a Delta American Express Gold card, since spend on the gold card no longer qualifies for the MQD waiver I was thinking of upgrading to Platinum. I am currently 4/24 with Chase, and really don't want to use the final slot for another Delta card, but I see some lucrative sign up offers for the Plat card currently. I paid my Gold cards annual fee in November. What advice can you offer me so I can get the best bonus for upgrading? Thanks in advance for your help!
Feb 6, 2020, 4:25 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: RDU
Programs: DL(PM), UA(Silver), AA(EXP) Marriott(Ti), HH(Gold), Hertz(PC)
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There are targetted offers, a couple of years ago I got an offer to upgrade to the Reserve from the Platinum and get 10,000 RDMs. I don't recall if there was a spending requirement.
Feb 7, 2020, 12:59 am
#5
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 116
That's a good idea for me to check my physical junk mail for a flyer or call and ask for an offer and say that I am willing for spend to be required.
Feb 7, 2020, 5:04 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: TVC
Programs: DL SM
Posts: 39
Back in December I was offered (and took) 15,000 miles to upgrade from the DL Gold to Plat with only a 1K spend requirement. I could have gone for the 75K SUB offered at the time for opening a new account, but I'm trying to maximize my credit score for a new car purchase later this year so that means no hard pulls or new accounts for me. I came across that offer while poking around the AMEX website, but I'm sure they'd offer something similar if you called.
Feb 7, 2020, 6:43 am
#8
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 61
I downgraded from the AMEX Gold to AMEX Blue right before renewal because I didn't want to pay the annual fee ($99) and I already got my signup bonus from the AMEX Gold. If you call and talk about downgrading they will more than likely offer you a bonus of some sort to upgrade to the AMEX Platinum; they did for me. Some minor spending requirement to get miles or something. The $250 fee for the AMEX Platinum you still have to pay though.
Feb 7, 2020, 10:12 am
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I downgraded from the AMEX Gold to AMEX Blue right before renewal because I didn't want to pay the annual fee ($99) and I already got my signup bonus from the AMEX Gold. If you call and talk about downgrading they will more than likely offer you a bonus of some sort to upgrade to the AMEX Platinum; they did for me. Some minor spending requirement to get miles or something. The $250 fee for the AMEX Platinum you still have to pay though.
Feb 11, 2020, 8:52 am
#12
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: RDU
Programs: DL(PM), UA(Silver), AA(EXP) Marriott(Ti), HH(Gold), Hertz(PC)
Posts: 2,652
As a data point, I was looking at the activity on my Delta Amex Plat activity just now and noticed an offer to upgrade to the Reserve card. Spend $5K in sixty days, get 10K RDMs. I don't see anything about MQMs other than the 15K/15K at the $30K/$60K spending milestones.
Feb 28, 2020, 5:40 pm
#13
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Motown
Programs: DL, WN, AA, IHG Diamond, Hertz 5*
Posts: 3,408
I just got an email today from Amex with this offer. 40K bonus after spending $3K in a three month period. What I can't find and don't remember about the new benefits is, does the Platinum card still allow you to buy day passes for the SkyClub?
Feb 28, 2020, 6:04 pm
#14
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Programs: Delta DM, United Silver, Marriott LT Platinum, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 849
You and up to two guests can access Sky Clubs for $39/visit.
Feb 29, 2020, 10:47 am
#15
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Motown
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