Three great Delta cards from AmEx

I never realized this but American Express actually offers three different cards for Delta. I was asked by a reader to help him pick the right card and I did the following comparison for him.

Check out the AmEx page for the three Delta cards here: Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

The three cards are:

1. Gold Delta SkymilesCredit Card
2. Platinum Delta Skymiles Credit Card
3. Delta Reserve Card

The three cards offer, as the names suggest, different levels of rewards.

Gold Delta Skymiles Credit Card:

This is the base card of the three. No annual fee for the first year and $95 thereafter. First bag flies free. Zone 2 boarding. Current intro offer: 30,000 award miles when you charge $500 within three months of opening the account.

Specific details of the offer:

• Bonus Miles: earn 30,000 bonus miles toward Award Travel after you spend $500 on the Card within the first three months of cardmembership.
• Earn As You Spend: Get 2X miles on Delta purchases and 1X miles for all other eligible dollars spent.
• Check your first bag free on every Delta flight – that’s a savings of up to $200 per round trip for a family of four
• Premium Travel Perks: settle in sooner with Priority Boarding, and enjoy the skies with 20% off in-flight savings to use toward meals, beverages, and movies awarded as a statement credit.
• $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95.
• Terms and Restrictions Apply.

This card is a no-brainer. I am not a Delta flyer, even I got this card. 30,000 miles for $500 spend over three months, with no annual fee is really free miles. Get it!

Platinum Delta Skymiles Credit Card:

This is a step up from the Gold card. $150 annual fee, even the first year. Bag and boarding privileges are the same as the Gold card. Current intro offer: 20,000 miles after your first purchase. 5,000 of those are MQM (elite qualification) miles. 5,000 per card for upto additional cards.

 

Specific Details:

 

• Get 20,000 bonus miles upon your first purchase with the Card (5,000 of which are Medallion Qualification Miles)^†
• Get 5,000 bonus miles when you sign up for two Additional Cards
• Check your first bag for free on every Delta flight
• Receive Zone 2 priority boarding on Delta flights
• Receive 20% In-Flight Savings on food and entertainment
• $150 annual fee

This card has no minimum spend, though the miles earned are lower. 5,000 MQM miles are good – especially if you expect to get the rest of the way to an elite level. Otherwise they are useless. With the $150 fee, I would get this card only if I really need the 5,000 MQM. Else, as they say in the Olympics – Go for Gold.

Delta Reserve Card:

As its name suggests, this card is special. First the fee is special – $450 per year. No waiver for the first year. 10,000 MQM with the first purchase – that’s cool! Delta Sky Club access – I would pay the $450 just for that. Upto 30,000 MQM additional over the year – 15,000 MQM if you spend $30,000 on the card in a year and another 15,000 MQM if the spend reaches $60,000.

 

Specific Details:

 

• Get 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQM) upon your first purchase with the Card^†
• Unparalleled Miles Boost^SM – get up to
  30,000 MQMs and 30,000 Bonus Miles
• Enjoy Delta Sky Club^TM access
• Check your first bag for free on every Delta flight
• Access to Concierge services
• Receive 20% In-Flight Savings on food and entertainment
• $450 annual fee

This card is worth it if you are planning to pay and get Sky Club access anyways. Get the card instead. It includes the Sky Club access and earns you MQM, which can help you get to the next Elite level. If you don’t plan to get a club membership, this is a steep annual fee, even with the MQM.

In conclusion, all three are great cards. In all, at least get the Gold. Look at th either two for the reasons I have given above.

Apply here: Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

 

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