American Express Increases Sign Up Bonus On Delta Business Cards: 50k + $50 For Gold And 60k + 10k MQM + $100 For Platinum

Earlier today we let you know that American Express has increased the sign up bonuses on their Delta personal cards, there are now links for the same offers but for the business versions of these cards. This is very useful, as it’s possible to get the sign up bonus on the business cards more than once. Thanks to the Frequent Miler best offer page for making me aware of these links.

Gold Delta 50k Miles + $50 (AF Waived First Year)

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The offer:

• Receive a sign up bonus of 50,000 Delta Skymiles after $2,000 in purchases within three months and a $50 statement credit after your first Delta purchase within three months

Card details:

• Annual fee is waived the first year
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 2x miles on all purchases made directly with Delta
  • 1x miles on all other purchases
• No foreign transaction fees

Platinum Delta 60,000 Miles + 10k MQM + $100 (AF Of $195)

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The Offer:

• Receive a sign up bonus of 60,000 Delta Skymiles and 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) after $2,000 in purchases within three months and a $100 statement credit after your first Delta purchase within three months

Card details:

• Annual fee of $195 is not waived
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 2x miles on all purchases made directly with Delta
  • 1x miles on all other purchases
• Receive another 10,000 MQM after you spend $25,000 or more within a calendar year and an additional 10,000 MQM when you spend $50,000 or more within a calendar year for a total of 20,000 MQM (plus the sign up bonus)
• No foreign transaction fees
• Receive a Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal of your Card (Payment of the government imposed taxes and fees of no more than $75 for roundtrip domestic flights (for itineraries with up to four flight segments) is required)

Our Verdict

Much the same as the personal offers, the business gold bonus is regularly at this level while this increased sign up bonus is rare for the Platinum card. Remember it’s possible to get the sign up bonus on American Express business cards again, as long as you don’t have or have had the card in the past 12 months. How useful you find either of these offers will depend on how much you value Delta miles.

Purchasing Delta gift cards should work for the two statement credits as well, but YMMV.