Amex is targeting some Delta cardholders with spending offers as an incentive to upgrade their Delta Gold and Delta Platinum cards. The upgrade from Delta Gold to Platinum gives you 30,000 SkyMiles and a $250 statement credit. The offer for upgrading from a Delta Platinum to a Delta Reserve is 35,000 SkyMiles and a $300 statement credit.
(h/t: Miles Earn and Burn)
The Deals
- Upgrade your Delta Platinum card to a Delta Reserve and receive 35,000 bonus SkyMiles + a $300 statement credit after spending $4,000 within the first 6 months.
Direct Link to Offer (must log in to see if you’re targeted)
- Upgrade your Delta Gold card to a Delta Platinum and receive 30,000 bonus SkyMiles after spending $3,000 within the first 6 months.
Direct Link to Offer (must log in to see if you’re targeted)
If you see the message below or see a screen with no offer listed, it means you’re not targeted. If you get a pop-up telling you that you are not eligible for the upgrade offer, you aren’t.
Key Card Details
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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. $650 Annual Fee Earning rate: 3X Delta Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by American Express. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Earn 1 Medallion Qualifying Dollar (MQD) per $10 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✦ Companion Certificate on a Delta First, Delta Comfort, or Delta Main round-trip flight to select destinations each year after renewal of your Card. (subject to taxes & fees) ✦ 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 to earn an unlimited number of visits, spend $75K or more on eligible purchases each calendar year. ✦ 4 Delta SkyClub one-time guest passes ✦ Centurion Lounge access when flying Delta ✦ 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 $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 ✦ One statement credit every 4 years for up to $120 Global Entry application fee or one statement credit every 4.5 years for up to $85 TSA Precheck application fee ✦ Priority boarding ✦ First checked bag free on Delta flights. ✦ Up to 12 months of statement credits for Uber One membership (must enroll by 6/25/26) ✦ Hertz President's Circle Status [Enrollment required] ✦ Terms and limitations apply. |
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FM Mini Review: Good choice for frequent Delta flyers who can make use of annual companion certificate $350 Annual Fee Earning rate: 3X Delta ✦ 3X purchases made directly with hotels ✦ 2X eligible restaurants ✦ 2X US Supermarkets Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by American Express. 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 ✦ US, Caribbean, or Central American economy companion certificate (subject to taxes & fees) each year upon card renewal ✦ Earn up to $150 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 for US purchases with select rideshare service providers [enrollment required] ✦ Up to $10 per month in statement credits on eligible purchases with U.S. Resy restaurants [enrollment required] ✦ Priority boarding ✦ First checked bag free on Delta flights ✦ Up to 12 months of statement credits for Uber One membership (must enroll by 6/25/26) ✦ Complimentary Upgrade list: get added to the complimentary upgrade list after Delta elite members and Reserve cardmembers ✦ Cell phone protection ✦ Terms and Limitations Apply. |
| Card Name w Details & Review (no offer) |
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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. $650 Annual Fee Earning rate: 3X Delta Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by American Express. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Earn 1 Medallion Qualifying Dollar (MQD) per $10 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✦ Companion Certificate on a Delta First, Delta Comfort, or Delta Main round-trip flight to select destinations each year after renewal of your Card. (subject to taxes & fees) ✦ 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 to earn an unlimited number of visits, spend $75K or more on eligible purchases each calendar year. ✦ 4 Delta SkyClub one-time guest passes ✦ Centurion Lounge access when flying Delta ✦ 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 $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 ✦ One statement credit every 4 years for up to $120 Global Entry application fee or one statement credit every 4.5 years for up to $85 TSA Precheck application fee ✦ Priority boarding ✦ First checked bag free on Delta flights. ✦ Up to 12 months of statement credits for Uber One membership (must enroll by 6/25/26) ✦ Hertz President's Circle Status [Enrollment required] ✦ Terms and limitations apply. |
Quick Thoughts
First off, if you’ve never had either of these cards, don’t pursue these upgrade offers.
Amex officially restricts new applicants from getting a new welcome offer on a card if you’ve had that card within your lifetime (in practice, 5-7 years). If you’ve never had these, but then upgrade to them, you’ll then be ineligible for a new card welcome offer on that card that you upgrade to…and the welcome offers for both cards are much more attractive right now than these upgrades. We’ve also heard of some folks being able to get approved for Delta cards even if they’ve already had (or still have) the card that they’re applying for. Your mileage may vary.
Our Reasonable Redemption Values peg Delta SkyMiles at ~1.3 cents each for cardholders, meaning that these upgrade offers are worth ~$600-750. That could be appealing for folks who are ineligible for the new card welcome offers and/or as an alternative to canceling for those who have an annual fee coming due on the Gold or Platinum cards (assuming there’s no retention offer).
There are probably better ways to spend $3k-$4k (if you’re in the market for a new card), but there are probably at least a couple folks out there for whom these upgrade offers could be tempting.
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I’m seeing a 30k + $100 statement credit offer on the biz gold to biz plat offer as well
Question do we get a new set of benefits with the upgrade or just the difference. For example Platinum offers, 150 Delta Stays Credit but Reserve Offers 200. If we used the 150 already, do we get just the difference or the new credit of 200.
You’ll get a new set of credits from the new card.