Delta Airlines certainly does not have the frequent flyer program they once had – especially with the devaluations they have experienced and the loss of any award chart for points of reference. But, this offer is still worth considering (originally written about here)!
Last Chance: 50,000 Delta Skymiles + $50 Credit On Business & Personal
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Nice offer on the Delta Gold card
However, 50,000 Skymiles is still worth, at the very least, $500 towards airfare (with the pay with miles feature). That will certainly not change anytime soon. So, this increased offer from 30,000 miles to 50,000 miles is certainly something to consider. Not only is the base value $500, but you can still realize quite a bit more than that in award reservations.
This increased bonus offer ends tomorrow, November 17. While the personal offer has the typical American Express language of this offer not being applicable to anyone who has ever had the card before, the business card offer can be earned as long as it has been 12 months since you last had the card.
Card Details:
- Receive 50,000 Skymiles
- Spend $2,000 in 3 months
- Annual fee of $95 waived the first year
- Receive $50 statement credit when you make any Delta purchase
- delta personal application link
- delta business application link
Should You Apply?
If you are just getting into miles and points, chances are that you have not yet received this card. If that is the case, it is a nice, easy way to pick up a lot of Delta miles which can be useful for many different kinds of travel. At the low level, you can get 2 roundtrip tickets in the US out of it and it is just 60,000 miles shy of a trip to Europe and back. Not bad for not paying an annual fee up front!
Card Limits
But, if you have ever had the personal card before, then you are not eligible to receive the bonus on this card again. That is their policy so don’t even bother applying as you will not get the miles.
Also, you cannot hold more than 4 American Express credit cards (business or personal) at once, so if you do have 4, you will have to close one to get a new card (charge cards do not count).
However, the business card does not have that restriction. As long as you have not had the card in the last 12 months, you are eligible to get the business card bonus again. It is offering the same 50,000 miles so you still stand to get quite a few miles!
After you have applied, check out this link to get application status.
Summary
At the end of the day, miles help to make travel possible for less. Getting a bunch of miles at once is always a good thing. With Amex’s restrictive policy on personal card bonuses, there will be many that will wait for the 100,000 mile bonus to come back to the Gold card again. While I don’t think a public offer like that is in our future, it is possible that a 75,000 mile bonus may come out. If you are content sitting back and waiting, by all means go with what you feel comfortable.
But, if you like nearly free travel, Delta Skymiles can still take you places and here is a way to get 100,000 Delta Skymiles (if you get both cards) without much effort.
