They’re Back, Baby! Increased Card Bonuses That Let You Travel TWICE as Far

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The increased AMEX Delta sign-up bonuses have returned!

Through November 8, 2017, you’ll earn up to 60,000 Delta miles with the Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express and Gold Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card from American Express.  And 70,000 Delta miles with Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express and Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card from American Express.

Minimum spending requirements vary with each card.

Increased Sign-Up Bonuses With AMEX Delta Cards

AMEX only allows folks to earn the sign-up bonus ONCE per person, per lifetime, on ALL their cards.  But because these Delta cards are considered different products, if you’ve had one, you can still get the others!

1.   AMEX Delta Gold Cards

Link:   Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

Link:   Gold Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card from American Express

The AMEX Delta Gold personal and small business card come with 50,000 Delta miles after spending $2,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of account opening.  Plus another 10,000 bonus miles after spending an additional $1,000 within the first 6 months.

You’ll also get a $50 statement credit when you make a Delta purchase in the first 3 months of opening your account.

The cards come with:

• 1 free checked bag for yourself and up to 8 traveling companions on the same reservation
• 2 miles per $1 you spend on Delta
• 1 mile per $1 you spend on everything else
• 20% discount on certain Delta in-flight purchases
• Priority boarding
• Discount on Delta SkyClub lounge passes
• Pay With Miles (each point worth 1 cent)
• No foreign transaction fees
• $95 annual fee, waived the first year
• Terms Apply

2.   AMEX Delta Platinum Cards

Link:   Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

Link:   Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card from American Express

With the AMEX Delta Platinum personal card, you’ll earn 70,000 Delta miles and 10,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of account opening.  Plus a $100 statement credit after making a Delta purchase within 3 months of account opening.

And with the AMEX Delta Platinum small business card, you’ll earn the same sign-up bonus after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of account opening.

The cards come with the same perks as the AMEX Delta Gold, plus:

• Domestic round-trip companion certificate each year on your card anniversary
• 10,000 Medallion qualifying miles and 10,000 bonus miles when you spend more than $25,000 in a calendar year.  And an additional 10,000 Medallion qualifying miles and 10,000 bonus miles when you spend $50,000 in the same timeframe
• $195 annual fee, NOT waived the first year
• Terms Apply

Is This a Good Deal?

Absolutely!  These sign-up bonuses are worth at LEAST $600 to $700.  That’s because you can redeem Delta miles for 1 cent each using Pay with Miles.  And you can get much more value from them if you book award flights on Delta or their partners!

For example, you can fly from Los Angeles to Nairobi, Kenya, for 35,000 Delta miles on partner airline KLM.  But the same ticket would cost $650+!  That’s a value of ~1.86 cents per mile ($650 cash price / 35,000 miles).  Much higher than the rate you’ll get by using Pay with Miles.

Check out my post on how to use Delta miles for expensive flights.  And this post on using Delta miles to get to Europe!

Want More Delta Miles?

If you don’t want to open a credit card to earn Delta miles, there are a few other ways.

For example, you can transfer AMEX Membership Rewards points to Delta at a ratio of 1:1, though you’ll pay an excise fee of 0.06 cents per point (up to a maximum of $99).  And you can transfer Starwood points to Delta at a ratio of 1:1.  Plus, when you transfer in increments of 20,000 Starwood points, you’ll get a bonus 5,000 Delta miles!

And don’t forget to earn 3X Delta miles for Airbnb stays through October 31, 2017.

Bottom Line

If you haven’t opened any of these AMEX Delta cards in the past, take a look at these increased bonuses!

Through November 8, 2017, you’ll earn 60,000 Delta miles with the AMEX Delta Gold personal and small business cards after completing the cards’ minimum spending.  And 70,000 Delta miles with the AMEX Delta Platinum personal and small business cards, after completing minimum spending requirements.

The sign-up bonuses are worth at least $600 or $700 when you book using Pay With Miles.  But you can get much more value by booking award flights on Delta or their partner airlines!