If you’ve had South America on your mind, now is the time to book because Delta has discounted awards to just about every major city. Delta is offering deals from the U.S. to Quito, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aries, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Cartagena and Sao Paulo. This listed prices are for round-trip Main Cabin awards.
Also, don’t forget that every Delta credit card currently has an increased bonus offer. So now is a great time to stock up on SkyMiles because you can earn up to a 100,000 bonus miles in addition to each card’s other perks.
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Delta SkyMiles deals
Travel dates: Early March to May, varies by route
These round-trip domestic awards are on sale:
You can see the full terms for the sale here.
Amex only lets you earn an intro bonus once per lifetime per specific American Express credit card, so now is an excellent time to apply because these Delta credit card offers are some of the highest we’ve ever seen (terms apply):
- Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card – Up to 70,000 miles: Earn 60,000 miles after spending $2,000 on your card in the first three months and earn an additional 10,000 miles after your first account anniversary.
- Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card – Up to 70,000 miles: Earn 60,000 miles after spending $2,000 on your card in the first three months and earn an additional 10,000 miles after your first account anniversary.
- Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card – Up to 100,000 miles: Earn 80,000 miles after spending $3,000 on your card in the first three months and earn an additional 20,000 bonus miles after your first account anniversary.
- Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card – Up to 100,000 miles: Earn 80,000 miles after spending $3,000 on your card in the first three months and earn an additional 20,000 bonus miles after your first account anniversary.
- Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card – Up to 100,000 miles and 20,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs): Earn 80,000 miles and 20,000 MQMs after spending $5,000 on your card in the first three months and earn an additional 20,000 bonus miles after your first account anniversary.
- Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card – Up to 100,000 miles and 20,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs): Earn 80,000 miles and 20,000 MQMs after spending $5,000 on your card in the first three months and earn an additional 20,000 bonus miles after your first account anniversary.
- Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card – 15,000 miles after spending $1,000 on the card in the first three months.
Airline credit cards, like these, are useful if you want to earn Delta miles and perks on Delta flights (to help combat Basic Economy), like priority boarding, free checked bags and inflight purchase discounts, then consider one of these cards. Just remember, you won’t earn the welcome bonus in time for this particular award sale.
One nice feature of the Delta SkyMiles program is that Delta miles don’t expire, so once you’ve setup a Delta account you don’t need to worry about losing your miles. If you need more Delta SkyMiles in a pinch you can transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to Delta at a 1:1 ratio. These travel credit cards earn Amex Membership Rewards points:
| Card | Welcome bonus & minimum spending requirements |
|---|---|
| The Business Platinum® Card from American Express | Earn up to 75,000 Amex Membership Rewards® points: 50,000 points after you spend $10,000 and an extra 25,000 points after you spend an additional $10,000 all on qualifying purchases made on the card within the first three months of account opening. Terms Apply. |
| American Express®️ Green Card | Earn 30,000 Amex Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $2,000 on purchases in your first three months of account opening. Terms Apply. |
| The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express | No welcome bonus |
| The Platinum Card® from American Express | 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards® points after spending $5,000 on purchases within the first three months of opening your account. Terms Apply. |
| American Express® Gold Card | 35,000 Amex Membership Rewards® points after spending $4,000 in purchases in the first three months of account opening. Terms Apply. |
| American Express® Business Gold Card | Earn 35,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $5,000 on eligible purchases with the Business Gold Card within the first three months of Card Membership. Terms Apply. |
| Business Green Rewards Card from American Express | 15,000 Amex Membership Rewards® points after spending $3,000 in eligible purchases within the first three months of opening your account. Terms Apply. |
| Amex EveryDay® Preferred Credit Card from American Express | 15,000 Amex Membership Rewards® points after spending $1,000 on purchases within the first three months of opening your account. Terms Apply. |
| Amex EveryDay® Credit Card from American Express | 10,000 Amex Membership Rewards® points after spending $1,000 on purchases within the first three months of opening your account. Terms Apply. |
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Is there anyway to get a business or first class seat on these routes? Only seats I could see were economy. Do they ever run deals on first/business?
Looking for promotions using miles to Rome Italy in September or October 2020
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Booked my flight to Zurich from NYC for 22K miles and ~$57!
Woohoo, very nice! Will that be your first time to Zurich?