Are there any good Delta credit card deals right now?

There are several good Delta credit card deals available right now. The Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card and Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card are both offering big bonus miles deals. The Amex Delta Platinum card offers 50,000 miles and 5,000 Medallion Qualification Miles for spending $2,000 and up to $100 statement credits for purchases at U.S restaurants in the first 3 months.

The Delta Reserve Credit Card gives 50,000 miles and 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles for spending $3,000 and up to $100 statement credits for purchases at U.S restaurants in the first 3 months. It’s worth noting that unlike regular frequent flyer miles, MQMs can’t be used to book travel. Instead, they go toward giving you Medallion status – Delta’s four-tiered loyalty program which provides benefits such as extra miles on purchases, waived fees, and complimentary upgrades.

Exclusive to Delta Airlines, both the Amex Delta Platinum and the Delta Reserve Credit Card offer great perks like 20% savings in the form of statement credit on eligible in-flight purchases and triple miles on Delta purchases.

If the $250 and $550 annual fees for the Amex Delta Platinum and the Delta Reserve Credit Card, respectively, are too steep and you think you won’t get a chance to maximize their earning potential, the Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card is a less expensive alternative, with $0 intro 1st yr, $99 after for an annual fee. Its 40,000 bonus miles for spending $1,000 in the first 3 months makes it a worthy competitor as well. In case you don’t want to worry about annual fees at all, the Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card features a $0 annual fee and offers 10,000 bonus miles when you spend $500 in the first 3 months.

Here is some more information on good Delta credit card deals:

• Bonus Miles and Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs): Earn 50,000 miles and 5,000 Medallion Qualification Miles for spending $2,000 and up to $100 statement credits for purchases at U.S restaurants in the first 3 months; the Delta Reserve Credit Card gives you 50,000 miles and 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles for spending $3,000 and up to $100 statement credits for purchases at U.S restaurants in the first 3 months. Furthermore, you can accelerate your path to Medallion Status, with Status Boost. Plus, in 2021 you can earn even more bonus Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) to help you reach Medallion Status.
• Great Earn rates: Both the Amex Delta Platinum and Delta Reserve Credit Card offer 3 miles / $1 spent on Delta purchases, while the former extends this rate for direct hotel purchases, made upon check-in or check-out. The Amex Delta Platinum also gives you 2 miles for purchases made at restaurants, including takeout and delivery, and U.S. supermarkets. Both cards will earn you 1 mile / $1 for everything else.
• 20% Back on In-Flight Purchases: All Delta SkyMiles cardholders will save 20% on eligible in-flight purchases (pre-purchased meals, food, alcoholic beverages and audio headsets). Savings will appear as statement credit within 8-12 weeks after the purchase.
• Delta SkyClub Access: Delta Reserve Credit Card cardholders and authorized users receive complimentary access to the Delta Sky Club when traveling on a same-day Delta flight, while for partner flights, cardholders and authorized users can access the club for an exclusive per-visit rate of $39 per person. The Amex Delta Platinum offers the exclusive $39 rate for access to the club on both Delta and partner flights. Cardholders can bring up to two other guests at the same rate, while children under 2 years old may accompany the cardholder for free.
• $100 Delta Flight Credit: If purchases made with the Delta Gold Card amount up to at least $10,000 in any calendar year, you will receive a $100 Delta eCredit that can be used toward Delta airfare purchases within two weeks of having met the spending requirement.
• One bonus per lifetime per card. American Express allows an initial bonus on a particular card once in a lifetime. For example, if you have previously owned a Delta Gold Cardor a Amex Delta Platinum, you are not eligible for either of those bonuses.

If you don’t want to be tied to a specific airline, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve® will give you more flexibility. The Chase Sapphire Preferred offers 80,000 bonus points when you spend $4,000 in your first 3 months. And the Chase Sapphire Reserve gives you 60,000 bonus points for spending $4,000 in the first 3 months, plus a $300 Annual Travel Credit as statement credit reimbursement each anniversary year for purchases charged to the card. Bonus points for both cards provide better potential redemption versatility than the Delta SkyMiles cards.

The Platinum Delta Amex has a pretty nice 70,000 miles bonus that you get after spending $3,000 in the first 3 months, and a companion ticket. The offer ends 9/19/18.

Yes, both the Gold and the Platinum Delta-branded Amex cards provide good incentives if you fly Delta a lot.