Update 8/19/24: Another variation showing for 30,000 miles + $500. Hat tip to
Howard M
Update 7/5/24: Reader report of a $500 statement credit instead of $400.
Update 6/17/24: Showing up again.
Update 4/13/22: Last day for this deal.
The Offer
No direct link, shows up when doing a dummy booking
- American Express is offering a sign up bonus of 50,000 miles after $2,000 in spend within the first three months. You also get a $400 statement credit after your first Delta purchase within three months of account opening
The Fine Print
- Statement credit issued approximately 8-12 weeks after you make a Delta purchase on your Card in your first 3 months.
- Bonus miles will be issued after you make $2,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months.
- Offer Expires 7/28/2021.
Card Details
- Annual fee of $99 waived first year
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 2x miles per $1 spent on restaurants (including takeout and delivery), groceries and Delta purchases
- 1x miles per $1 spent on all other purchases
- $100 Delta Flight Credit when you spend $10,000 in purchases on your Card in a calendar year
- First Checked Bag Free
- 20% Back on In-flight Purchases
- Receive Main Cabin 1 Priority Boarding on Delta flights
Our Verdict
There was a 70k + $400 offer last year. That offer didn’t show for many people, the other offer that we frequently see is 90k miles or 70k + $200. The offer you prefer will depend on how highly you value Delta miles. We will add this to our list of the best credit card bonuses.
Hat tip to reader Daniel G
Despite the anti-churning clauses, I was just approved for the Gold card again and was told I WILL BE eligible for the now higher offer of 80K miles after a $3,000 spend.
When I tried applying a year or so ago, during the application process I got the “warning” telling me I wouldn’t be eligible for any bonus offer. So I quit.
This new higher offer will expire 10/23/2024:
https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles/airline-credit-cards/american-express-personal-cards
How long has it been since the last bonus? Its been a couple years for me.
got 50k+$500statement credit through dummy booking on the phone from Delta website.. has to be on phone, tried on PC and got 50k+$300
Got a $450/50K offer for the business version while logged in on Google Chrome.
I get $500/50K when entering checkout from a Google Flights search, no incognito or anything. Searching or booking on Delta directly I see various 95K/$0 or 50K/$300 combinations
Is $500/50K recent highest offer?
Just checking but if I had the amex platinum 2 years ago, I’m ineligible for this bonus?
i don’t see how that would make you ineligible for it. you could even in the past do amex platinum, alex schwab platinum, alex morgan stanley platinum bc they were treated as different products.
i think it more so depends how many amex cards you had in the past but the good thing is amex tells you before the application is sent that you’d be ineligible for x promotion due to your history with them. over past 6 years i’ve had the 3 platinums and at least 4 other amex cards with bonuses and as a result when i tried applying for this one a year ago it told me i was ineligible before i sent in the application but after i had filled out everything for it. maybe try it too?
Keep getting 30k/$500.
1) Using regular Firefox browser on Windows 10 laptop, cookies enabled.
2) Using Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 laptop with delta.com cookies deleted.
40k+/$500 is done and dusted
shows up when doing a dummy booking
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On delta.com ??
Yes, go through the booking process and you’ll see a banner ad to apply, try different browsers and destinations and you get different offers
Obviously, where you expect this, kayak.com??
Was hoping it’d pop up on southwest.com.
yes, it shows up after you’ve selected your flights. for me it only shows the 30k/500 on firefox though and when not logged into skymiles. shows worse offers on other browsers or when logged in
I got $500/30k. Will a $25 Delta GC trigger the $500?
most of my reading suggested yes, but it did not work for me several months ago when I tried
nope
This 8/19 update is old news, we have been seeing this for a month now, it was posted below. Nice addition the unaltered title, 50k miles + $500 sc? Cool c&b… 🙁
Welcome offer is showing 40,000 miles for me with no statement credit on delta.com -> apply.americanexpress.com link. I also see 60,000 miles on americanexpress.com proper, but still no statement credit and can’t replicate it on a mobile private window (with a different IP address).