[Expired] American Express Delta Platinum – 70,000 Miles + $100 Statement Credit + 10,000 MQM [Personal & Business]

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Reposting these because they were due to expire on November 8th, but are still available via referral links. This offer is now valid until January 31st, 2018.

The Offer

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• American Express has increased the sign up bonus on the personal & business versions of the Delta Platinum card. Bonus is as follows:
  • 70,000 miles & 10,000 MQM after $3,000 ($4,000 for business) in spend within the first four months
  • $100 statement credit after your first Delta purchase

 

Card Details

• Offer expires 11/8/17 1/31/17
• Annual fee of $195 is not waived
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 2x miles on all purchases made directly with Delta
  • 1x miles on all other purchases
• Receive another 10,000 MQM after you spend $25,000 or more within a calendar year and an additional 10,000 MQM when you spend $50,000 or more within a calendar year for a total of 20,000 MQM (plus the sign up bonus)
• No foreign transaction fees
• Receive a Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal of your Card (Payment of the government imposed taxes and fees of no more than $75 for roundtrip domestic flights (for itineraries with up to four flight segments) is required)
• Delta MQD Waiver For Diamond To Be Increased To $250,000 (From $25,000) For 2019 Qualification Year

Our Verdict

This is the highest bonus we’ve seen on this card, in addition it’s a smaller minimum spend requirement (last time it was offered it required a minimum spend of $4,000 for personal and $5,000 for business). Keep in mind the annual fee of $195 is not waived. There is also an increased bonus of 60,000 points + $50 statement credit on the Delta gold card (personal & business). The Platinum card usually makes sense for people that have already received the bonus on the gold card or for people that want/need the MQM that come with this card.

As always before applying for this card or asking basic questions, I’d recommend reading through these things everybody should know about American Express credit cards. If you’ve recently applied, remember that American Express doesn’t usually match sign up bonuses if a higher one comes along but they will sometimes offer courtesy points. You generally need to call and request speaking to a manager as frontline reps/chat reps can’t issue points.

Hat tip to /r/churning