Today, Amex came out with new, limited-time welcome offers that allow you to earn between 90,000-110,000 SkyMiles after being approved for a new Delta SkyMiles business credit card. All three of these offers are on the higher end of what we’ve historically seen (but then again, so are Delta award prices). The minimum spend required is elevated as well, as much as $12,000 for the Delta Reserve card. These offers will all expire 7/16/25.
The Offers & Key Card Details
Click on the card names below for more information about each card and to find a link to apply.
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 ⓘ $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. Earning rate: 2X Delta ✦ 2X U.S. purchases for advertising in select media and U.S. shipping purchases (capped at $50k per year) ✦ 2x restaurants worldwide and US takeout & delivery Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by Amex. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: $200 Delta flight credit after $10K in purchases in a calendar year Noteworthy perks: 15% off when using miles to book an award flight (Delta metal only) ✦ Get up to $150 back per year as a statement credit for prepaid hotels or vacation rentals booked through Delta Stays on delta.com/stays ✦ Priority boarding, and first checked bag free on Delta flights. Terms and limitations apply. (Rates & Fees) |
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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 Earning rate: 3X Delta ✦ 3X purchases made directly with hotels ✦ 1.5X on transit, eligible U.S. shipping, and purchases of $5K or more (up to $100K per year) Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by Amex. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Earn 1 Medallion Qualifying Dollar (MQD) per $20 spent Noteworthy perks: 15% off when using miles to book an award flight (Delta metal only) ✦ Receive $2,500 Medallion(R) Qualification Dollars each Medallion Qualification Year ✦ Domestic, roundtrip Caribbean, or Central American economy companion certificate (subject to taxes & fees) each year upon card renewal ✦ Earn up to $200 as a statement credit each year after booking prepaid hotels or vacation rentals with your Card through Delta Stays on delta.com/stays ✦ Up to $10 per month in statement credits on eligible US purchases with U.S. Resy restaurants [Enrollment required] ✦ Up to $10 per month in statement credits for purchases with select rideshare service providers [enrollment required] ✦ Priority boarding ✦ First checked bag free on Delta flights ✦ Complimentary Upgrade list: get added to the complimentary upgrade list after Delta elite members and Reserve cardmembers✦ Terms and Limitations Apply. (Rates & Fees) |
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![](http://cdn.nextinsure.com/imaging/opt/0877ce67-755f-4abc-a129-c9b5e47a3a58.jpg?w=300" alt="Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card" />) ⓘ $506 1st Yr Value Estimate$250 Delta Stays credit valued at $125 Click to learn about first year value estimates 110K miles ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer Limited Time Offer: Earn 110,000 bonus miles after spending $12,000 in eligible purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. . (Rates & Fees) (Offer Expires 7/16/2025)$650 Annual Fee FM Mini Review: Excellent choice for frequent Delta flyers who can make use of Delta Sky Club® access and companion certificate. Also a good choice for big spenders seeking Delta elite status. Earning rate: 3X Delta ✦ 1.5X on eligible transit, U.S. shipping & office supply store purchases Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by Amex. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Earn 1 Medallion(R) Qualifying Dollar (MQD) per $10 spent Noteworthy perks: 15% off when using miles to book an award flight (Delta metal only) ✦ Domestic, roundtrip Caribbean, or Central American economy or first class companion certificate (subject to taxes & fees) after card renewal ✦ Receive $2,500 Medallion(R) Qualification Dollars each Medallion Qualification Year ✦ Delta Sky Club® access when flying an eligible Delta flight: 15 visits per year to be used from February 1 until January 31 of the next calendar year (after 15 visits have been used, additional visits can be purchased for $50 each) or earn unlimited visits after spending $75K/calendar year on the card ✦ 4 Delta SkyClub one-time guest passes ✦ Centurion Lounge access when you book your Delta flight with your Reserve card ✦ Earn up to $250 as a statement credit each year after booking prepaid hotels or vacation rentals with your Card through Delta Stays on delta.com/stays ✦ Up to $20 per month in statement credits on eligible purchases with U.S. Resy restaurants [Enrollment required] ✦ Up to $10 per month in statement credits for US purchases with select rideshare service providers [enrollment required] ✦ Complimentary upgrades ✦ $120 Global Entry fee credit every 4 years (or 4.5 years for TSA Precheck) ✦ Priority boarding ✦ First checked bag free on Delta flights. ✦ Hertz President's Circle Status [Enrollment required] ✦ Terms and limitations apply. (Rates & Fees) See also: Delta Reserve complete guide |
Quick Thoughts
Delta SkyMiles aren’t the most valuable rewards currency on the market, but they are typically worth at least 1 cent each toward Delta flights, which means that these offers can be valued at ~$900-$1100+ in air travel. While any one of these offers probably won’t get you an international business class flight, that’s no small potatoes for those who do fly Delta often. And the cards’ 15% discount on awards will make the miles go even farther.
Regardless of the miles earned, if you’re interested in elite status, the Platinum and Reserve cards can be a great choice thanks to their $2,500 MQD Headstarts. See our post “Shortcuts to Delta Elite status” for complete details.
Note a significant limitation to SkyClub access for the Delta Reserve card: cardholders are limited to 15 Sky Club “visit-days” per year, unless they spend $75K on the card within a calendar year.
I don’t think that I’d rather take one of these over a big transferable currency offer (like 90K on the Chase Ink Business Preferred, 200K on the Amex Business Gold card or 250K on the Amex Business Platinum card), but these offers certainly aren’t bad compared to the required spend.
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ugh looks like I’m in popup jail
@ Tim — “Delta Reserve cards now earn 1 Medallion-Qualifying Dollar (MQD) for every $10 spent on the card, while the Platinum cards earn 1 MQD for every $20 spent on the card, severely hampering the ability to earn status through spend.”
I don’t understand your comment. The 1 MQD per $10 hasn’t changed and doesn’t “severely hamper the ability to earn status”. In fact, it is easier to earn top status on Delta via credit cards than on any other legacy US airline. With Delta, if you pay $2,000 in annual fees (for four cards) and spend $180,000 on your two Reserve cards, you earn Diamond status and unlimited SkyClub access. With AA, you need to pay $595 for a Citi Executive card and spend $180,000, but you only get EXP “lite” since you don’t get the 250k Choices that used to be included with EXP status until you spend $230,0000. For AS top status, you need to pay an annual fee of $95 spend $300,000 on Alaska VISA cards, and for UA top status with lounge access, you need to pay an annual fee of $695 and spend $420,000 on UA credit cards. Basically, Delta lets you shortcut the spending requirements by paying the extra $$ in annual fees.
That was partially a bad edit (which I’ve fixed). That said, I’m not trying to make any comparisons to earning elite status on other cards by spend, but rather spending towards elite status on these cards now versus the pre-2024 program (which is what the linked article discussed).
Previously, $25,000 spend on a Delta Platinum or Delta Reserve card would earn a MQD Waiver, up to Platinum Medallion status; and $250,000 spend across one or more cards would earn a Diamond MQD Waiver. Now, you have to spend $250,000 on a Delta Reserve card in order to do it.
If you’re looking for Platinum or Diamond status, you pretty much have to get the Reserve.
True. If you go with the four cards, you still have to spend $50,000 on a Reserve card to reach Platinun status, which is double the old waiver and WAY more $$ in AFs.
Tim, I would love to get your expertise. I have two Amex Blue business plus cards and a Hilton Honors business a Marriott business and a Delta business card. This bars me from getting any other Amex co-branded cards from what I can tell since it seems like I get a pop up every time and even when I apply knowing I wont get the SUB I get a denial every time. Im trying to get into another Amex Hilton card Aspire/Surpass with a free night certificate. I listened to your Ask Us Anything yesterday and your insight on struggling more on hotel points path was spot on for me also. Would love to know what your strategy would be related to Amex (if Hilton interests you?) Or will you, similar to Greg, value Chase and or Citi for your hotel strategy. Sorry for the long comment. Love the your work. John
You can only have 5 Amex credit cards at once so you’re at the maximum number
(Exceptions are the Amex Green/Gold/Platinum + business versions of those cards – those are “charge cards” and do not count towards your 5 card limit)
You could close some of those cards are but then the downside is closing it could land you in pop up jail.
Thank you
what is the advantage of 2 BBP cards?
2 points anywhere up to 50k
If I’m already at Amex’s 5 credit card limit, would applying for a Delta business card under my company’s EIN (instead of my SSN), help me get around that limit? And could I still link it to my personal SkyMiles account?
I don’t think so; however, apparently you can exceed the 5-card limit when opening certain cards. When I opened my 4th DL card (have Plat, Plat Biz, Reserve, Reserve Biz), I also had (still have) a Hilton Aspire and Blue Biz card. My advice is give it a shot and see what happens!
Tim, there’s a small typo of $11,000 (I wish!) in the quick thoughts section