Chip Lupo, Credit Card Writer
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The Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card categories for bonus rewards are Delta purchases, restaurants and U.S. supermarkets. Purchases that fall into the Delta Gold Card bonus categories get cardholders extra rewards compared to the card’s base earning rate.
Whether a purchase falls into a card’s bonus categories depends on “Merchant Category Codes,” which are assigned by the major credit card networks to merchants based on what kind of business they conduct. So if a merchant has the MCC for “restaurants,” for example, purchases made at that merchant will earn bonus rewards on cards that include “restaurants” as a bonus category.
When choosing a rewards credit card, it’s a good idea to pick a card that offers the opportunity to earn bonus rewards in your most frequent purchase categories. So if you spend a lot in the categories offered on the Delta Gold Card, it may be a good card for you.

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