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Delta Gold and Delta Platinum cards now have enhanced 50K, 60K, and 70K offers through 10/28. Offers like these are fairly common so I wouldn’t drop everything to apply now, but if you were looking to pick up a Delta card, now is a good time.
Current offers
Here are the current offers for both the consumer and business versions of each of the Gold and Platinum Delta cards from American Express:
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![](http://cdn.nextinsure.com/imaging/opt/11e5dc36-aa91-4820-9b8e-67a3e145e86e.jpg?w=300" alt="Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card" />) ⓘ $744 1st Yr Value Estimate$200 Delta Stays credit valued at $100 Click to learn about first year value estimates 100K miles ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer Limited Time Offer: Earn 100,000 bonus miles after spending $8,000 in eligible purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. . Terms and limitations apply. (Rates & Fees) (Offer Expires 7/16/2025)$350 Annual Fee FM Mini Review: Good choice for frequent Delta flyers who can make use of annual companion certificate |
 ⓘ $682 1st Yr Value Estimate$150 Delta Stays credit valued at $75 Click to learn about first year value estimates 90K miles ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer Limited Time Offer: Earn 90,000 bonus miles after you spend $4,000 in eligible purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. Terms apply. Rates & Fees (Offer Expires 7/16/2025)$350 Annual Fee Alternate Offer: Dummy booking offer of 70K + $400 credit. See this for more details. FM Mini Review: Good choice for frequent Delta flyers who can make use of annual companion certificate |
 ⓘ $993 1st Yr Value Estimate$150 Delta Stays credit valued at $75 Click to learn about first year value estimates 90K miles ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer Limited Time Offer: Earn 90,000 bonus miles after spending $6,000 in eligible purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. Terms and limitations apply. (Rates & Fees) (Offer Expires 7/16/2025)$0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $150 FM Mini Review: Priority boarding and first checked bag free make this a reasonably good option for Delta flyers who do not have elite status. However, those who can make use of an annual companion certificate would do better with the Delta Platinum card. |
 ⓘ $912 1st Yr Value Estimate$100 Delta Stays credit valued at $50 Click to learn about first year value estimates 80K miles ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer Limited Time Offer: Earn 80,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. Terms apply. Rates & Fees (Offer Expires 7/16/2025)$0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $150 Alternate Offer: Dummy booking offer of 50K + $500 credit. See this for more details. FM Mini Review: Priority boarding, and free checked bag make this a reasonably good option for Delta flyers who do not have elite status. However, those who can make use of an annual companion certificate would do better with the Delta Platinum card. |
Should you apply?
While the offers are 50K and higher, this is a decent time to apply. Note that sometimes Amex includes a statement credit for Delta spend with their welcome bonuses (usually $50 for the Gold cards and $100 for Platinum cards). If you’re not in a rush to get Delta miles, you might want to wait to see if an offer like that returns.
Which should you get?
The business cards have an advantage in that they don’t add to your 5/24 count. So if you were hoping to sign up for Chase cards in the near future, the business Amex cards won’t hurt that objective. For details about 5/24, see this post.
If you’re looking long term, you may prefer a Platinum card over a Gold card. If you’re a regular Delta flyer and you value the Delta Platinum card’s annual companion ticket and/or the ability to earn MQMs through spend, then the Platinum card probably makes sense to you. See: Delta Platinum complete guide. If you only fly Delta occasionally, a Gold card may make sense for its free checked bag benefit and lower annual fee.
Are you eligible?
In most cases with Amex, if you’ve had the same card before, you can’t get a welcome bonus when signing up. Consider, though, that each variation of Delta card is considered a different product. Over time, it’s possible for you to earn the welcome bonus on all of the following cards since each one is a separate product:
| Card Offer Mini |
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 Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card 10K miles ⓘ $96 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates |
Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card 80K miles ⓘ $912 1st Yr Value Estimate$100 Delta Stays credit valued at $50 Click to learn about first year value estimates |
Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card 90K miles ⓘ $993 1st Yr Value Estimate$150 Delta Stays credit valued at $75 Click to learn about first year value estimates |
Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card 90K miles ⓘ $682 1st Yr Value Estimate$150 Delta Stays credit valued at $75 Click to learn about first year value estimates |
Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card 100K miles ⓘ $744 1st Yr Value Estimate$200 Delta Stays credit valued at $100 Click to learn about first year value estimates |
 Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card 100K miles ⓘ $483 1st Yr Value Estimate$200 Delta Stays credit valued at $100 Click to learn about first year value estimates |
![](http://cdn.nextinsure.com/imaging/opt/0877ce67-755f-4abc-a129-c9b5e47a3a58.jpg?w=300" alt="Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card" />){kind=small} Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card 110K miles ⓘ $506 1st Yr Value Estimate$250 Delta Stays credit valued at $125 Click to learn about first year value estimates |
Here are additional Amex application tips:
Amex Application Tips
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How to meet minimum spend requirements
Eligible purchases to meet the Threshold Amount do NOT include fees or interest charges, purchases of travelers checks, purchases or reloading of prepaid cards, purchases of gift cards, person-to-person payments, or purchases of other cash equivalents.That said, many techniques for meeting minimum spend are perfectly fine. Here are some techniques that are safe for meeting Amex minimum spend requirements (click each link for more information):
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