[YMMV] American Express Delta Gold – 50,000 Miles + $400/$500 Statement Credit

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
    William Charles
  • On August 19, 2024, 06:00
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View Comments (168)

  • 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

  • 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

    • 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.

    • 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

    • 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

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