(EXPIRED) Delta Amex Offer: Up to 20% off of flights to Hawai’i and Europe (targeted)

Delta has several variations of Amex Offers out that give either $120 back on a $600 purchase or $100 off of a $500 purchase. The catch is that these offers only apply to two sets of routes: flights to/from Hawai’i from the West Coast (LAX and Seattle) and flights to/from Europe from the the East Coast (JFK and Boston).

I’m assuming that these are targeted specifically by geographic location as every single one of both my and P2’s Membership Rewards-earning cards were targeted for the Hawai’i offer. None of them received any love to Europe.

The Deals

So far, we’ve seen the following three targeted Amex Offers out for roundtrip Delta flights to Hawai’i and Europe. There may be more variations out there. All require enrollment prior to purchase.

• Get a one-time $100 statement credit by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $500 in one or more eligible round-trip flight purchases online at delta.com by 5/31/2023.
  • Flights must depart from LAX or Seattle and arrive at Honolulu, Kahului, Kona or Lihue
• Get a one-time $120 statement credit by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $600 in one or more eligible round-trip flight purchases online at delta.com by 5/31/2023.
  • Flights must depart from LAX or Seattle and arrive at Honolulu, Kahului, Kona or Lihue

• Get a one-time $120 statement credit by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $600 in one or more eligible round-trip flight purchases online at delta.com by 5/31/2023.
  • Flights must depart from JFK or Boston and arrive at Dublin, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle or Tel Aviv

Key Terms (Hawai’i Offer)

• Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem.
• Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards are eligible.
• Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels.
• Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card.
• Offer valid for eligible flight purchases made directly with Delta Air Lines through U.S. website delta.com, via Fly Delta U.S. App and U.S. reservation telephone line. Eligible flights must be operated by Delta Air Lines, originate in the U.S., departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), or Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA), and arriving at one of the following airports: Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Kahului Airport (OGG), Lihue Airport (LIH), or Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA).
• Changes made to the flight reservation after initial purchase may disqualify you from the offer.
• Cabin class or fare upgrades must be booked at the time of the initial purchase in order to qualify.
• Eligible flights must be booked as non-stop, round trip (no connections) in order to qualify. Excludes the following: (i) flights partially paid for with gift cards or vouchers, (ii) purchases in-person at the airport where Delta is not the merchant of record, lounges, and sales offices, (iii) all purchases on-board flights including food, beverage, and WiFi, (iv) standalone hotel bookings and car rentals through delta.com, (v) purchases through third parties or affiliated agents, and (vi) Delta Vacations®, Delta Dive, Delta Cargo, On Demand Charter services, Delta Flight Museum, SkyMiles® Marketplace purchases, SkyMiles Experiences™, SkyMiles Cruises, Delta Meeting Network, (vii) travel insurance/trip protection, gift card purchases, and charitable donations, (viii) Multi-City and one way flights with the same origin/destination requirements. Offer is non-transferable. Valid only on purchases made in US dollars.
• Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member. American Express identifies qualifying transactions based on information provided by the participating merchant. You may not receive the statement credit if we receive inaccurate information or are otherwise unable to identify your purchase as qualifying for the offer. For example, you may not receive the statement credit if (a) the merchant uses a third-party to sell their products or services; or (b) the merchant uses a third-party to process or submit your transaction to us (e.g., using mobile or wireless card readers); or (c) you choose to make a purchase using a third-party payment account or make a purchase using a mobile or digital wallet.
• Statement credit will appear on your billing statement within 90 days after 5/31/2023, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.

Quick Thoughts

Delta seems to be playing around with more Amex Offers that are only applicable to specific routes, as this comes on the heels of an earlier one was only good for flights that departed from NYC-area airports.

These more narrow offers (obviously) limit the utility for many folks outside of the targeted departure airports. If you live in Boise and want to take advantage of the Hawai’i offer, according to the terms you’d have to book a second positioning flight whose cost wouldn’t be covered by the Amex Offer.

That said, as some folks on Reddit have suggested, it should be possible to book a flight out of one of the qualifying airports and then cancel after 24 hours in order to bank the flight credit and fulfill the terms of the Amex Offer. If you go this route, make sure to wait for 24 hours, otherwise the purchase will be refunded to the original form of payment and it’s likely that the statement credit won’t post.

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