Delta SkyMiles Platinum American Express
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Features
Annual fee: $150
Intro Bonus: Earn 20,000 bonus SkyMiles(R) (including 5,000 Medallion Qualification Miles) after first purchase and another 2,500 for adding an Additional Cardmember
Earning: Earn at least 1 mile for every eligible dollar spent
Foreign Exchange Transaction Fee: 2.7%
Other benefits:
- Earn one companion Coach Class ticket each year upon renewal
- Priority boarding. Board in ‘Zone 2′ ahead of general boarding, and extend the benefit to companions in your reservation
- First bag checked free. For you and up to 8 companions in you reservation.
- Miles never expire and there is no cap on the miles you can earn
- 20% discount in in-flight purchases. Most except internet and duty free.
- Pay with Miles: Pay for all or part of your flight with miles – and put the rest on your Card
- Express Approval. Get a decision in less than 60 seconds.
Miles can be used for travel with: Delta Air Lines, Air France, Alaska, KLM, Korean Airlines, Aeroflot, and others.
Our review: Useful if you are seeking elite status with Delta
The primary value of this card is the ability to earn elite Medallion Qualifying Miles toward Delta status without flying. You can earn up to 20,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles each year — 10,000 after the first $25,000 in purchases, and another 10,000 after $50,000 in purchases. It takes 25,000 qualifyin miles to reach Silver Medallion status. If you are a frequent flyer looking to top up your miles to hit the next Medallion level, then this card and its fee may be worth it. Otherwise there are lower fee Delta cards and other programs with better redemption that you can focus on.
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I achieved gold status this past year by spending more than $50,000. Does this status remain with me as long as i hold the card or do I have to continue spending at the same level?
I was Skymiles Silver (October 2011). Opened offer for Amex Platinum Delta Skymiles that read ‘exclusive offer for medallion members’. Applied online for card and approved in less than five minutes. Received card a week later on October 4.
Offer: first purchase 15k miles of which 5k are MQM’s, then purchase $1500 by end of calendar year and get 25k miles of which 10k are MQM’s, plus use card on Delta purchase (any amount) and get $100 statement credit.
Went to grocery store (Dillons/Krogers) and bought three $500 gift cards (I buy gas and groceries there anyway…should be used up in a month or so with my family.
Miles just posted (40k miles and 15k MQM’s) on October 12 as five transactions on same day. Unbelievable.
I bought a snack on a flight yesterday with the card and just cut it up. I am canceling card after paying off my $1500 gift card purchase next month. There is a $150 annual fee and with my soon to post $100 statement credit will be $50.
Well worth it. I am a Dave Ramsey follower and ‘bent the rules’ here, but was worth it in my opinion. I have no credit cards now (as before) and got my email from Delta already that I am Gold Medallion and I have 40k miles for 30 minutes of effort.
Very cool.
@Drevis100 – Good work on your part. Gift cards are a great way to meet the minimum spend requirements, though beware Citibank tends not to count them. So are you going to be adding some flights to hit Platinum status and earn the no change fee on award tickets benefit? Or will you use the extra for rollover into next year?
I had used and cancelled the same card (cancelled because Amex and I disagreed on the window for the minimum purchase and not all the miles posted). A few months later, the bonus mile offer popped up again. Reapplied, and got them just like you.