Last week, Amex introduced a new and exciting benefit to the Delta cards. Cardholders get a 15% discount when booking an award flight on Delta using Delta SkyMiles!
This is a great feature and it makes having a Delta card grand, especially if you fly Delta often.
15% off is nothing to sneeze at. You get 15% back on points, which means an award flight for 85,000 points can cost you only 72,250 points.
That’s a big deal!
Which Delta cards are eligible
The following cards have the 15% discount:
American Express Gold Delta ($99, waived 1st year)
American Express Platinum Delta ($250)
Delta SkyMiles Reserve Amex Card ($550)
Delta SkyMiles Gold Business American Express Card ($99, waived 1st year)
Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business American Express Card ($250)
Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Card ($550)
The Delta cards have new, limited-time offers so now is a good time to apply for a card. If you’re instantly approved, you can head straight to book an award flight and get the 15% discount.
How to get the 15% discount
- Make sure your Delta SkyMiles number is linked to your Delta credit card (if it’s not linked, contact Amex to link it)
- Log in to your Delta account and search for Award Travel by selecting “Shop with Miles”
- Select an eligible flight. When you get to check out, you will see the miles discount applied for your itinerary
Some good data points regarding the 15% discount
- The terms and conditions state that you need to use your Amex Delta card to pay the taxes and fees in order to get the 15% discount. But in fact, you don’t need to use your Delta card. You actually don’t even need to use an Amex card and you will still get the discount
- If you book award flights for a group and then cancel the reservations for some of you, the rest will still get the cheaper price. This is also true if the primary cardholder cancels their part of the reservation
- You get the 15% discount even if you make a booking for someone else (someone who is not on your account) despite terms and conditions saying otherwise
- Discounts are only for Delta flights. Adding a single partner segment removes the discount completely
Earn 40,000 points after spending $2,000 within the first 6 months (terms apply).
Earn 55,000 points after spending $4,000 within the first 6 months (terms apply).
Earn 50,000 points after spending $3,000 within the first 6 months (terms apply).
Earn 65,000 points after spending $6,000 within the first 6 months (terms apply).
Earn 60,000 points after spending $5,000 within the first 6 months (terms apply).
Earn 75,000 points after spending $10,000 within the first 6 months (terms apply).
$650
– 2 miles on Delta purchases, restaurants, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S., and U.S. supermarkets
– 1 mile on all other eligible purchases
– 2 points on Delta purchases, restaurants, U.S shipping, and U.S. advertising with select media on up to $50k in purchases per category per calendar year
– 1 point on all other eligible purchases
– 3 miles on Delta purchases and with purchases made directly with hotels
– 2 miles at restaurants, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S., and U. S. supermarkets
– 1 mile on all other eligible purchases
– 3 points on Delta purchases, and with purchases made directly with hotels
– 1.5 points on transit, U.S. shipping, and all single purchases of $5,000 or more
– 1 point on all other eligible purchases
– 3 points on all Delta purchases
– 1 point on all other eligible purchases
– 3 points on Delta purchases
– 1.5 points on transit, U.S. shipping, U.S. office supplies, and on all purchases if you spend $150,000 on your card per calendar year
– 1 point on other purchases
Some details of this post were taken with permission from MEAB
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