The Offer
Some people are seeing a new Delta offer from Amex in their Amex login:
- Spend a total of $300 or more with Delta Air Lines and get $60 back as a statement credit
The Fine Print
- Expires January 2, 2017
- Valid only for purchases made online via delta.com, mobile app, or by phone
- Flights must originate in the US, including US territories
- Purchases must be in USD
- Valid for purchases made directly with Delta Air Lines as the merchant of record, such as (but not limited to) (i) flight reservations & fare upgrades, (ii) seat selection fees, change fees, baggage fees, (iii) purchase, transfer, gifting or donation of Skymiles®, Sky Club membership fees or passes, (iv) Delta Shuttle® Flights and Delta Vacation® packages when purchased online at delta.com. Excludes Delta Cargo, Delta Private Jets®, and Delta Flight Museum.
- The following do not count as qualifying purchases and are excluded from the offer: (i) purchases in-person at the airport, lounges, or sales offices, (ii) purchases on-board flights for food, beverage, & WiFi, (iii) stand alone hotel or car rental bookings on delta.com, (iv) Skymile Marketplace purchases, Skymile Experiences™, Skymile Cruises.
Our Verdict
Excellent offer if you got it, but appears to be highly targeted. The lingo (“total of $300+”) sounds to me that this offer is cumulative, meaning that you can purchase multiple flights to meet the $300 threshold.
Check out these 14 things to know about Amex Offers.
Hat tip to runningwithmiles and DDG
Any update/success on a gift card purchase?
Details
Get a 1X $60 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to spend a total of $300+ with Delta Air Lines by 1/2/2017. Flight must originate in the US/US Territory. Purchase must be in USD. See terms for full exclusions.
Terms
Valid only for purchases made online via delta.com, mobile app, or by phone. Flights must originate in the US, including US territories. Purchases must be in USD. Valid for purchases made directly with Delta Air Lines as the merchant of record, such as (but not limited to) (i) flight reservations & fare upgrades, (ii) seat selection fees, change fees, baggage fees, (iii) purchase, transfer, gifting or donation of Skymiles®, Sky Club membership fees or passes, (iv) Delta Shuttle® Flights and Delta Vacation® packages when purchased online at delta.com. Excludes Delta Cargo, Delta Private Jets®, and Delta Flight Museum. The following do not count as qualifying purchases and are excluded from the offer: (i) purchases in-person at the airport, lounges, or sales offices, (ii) purchases on-board flights for food, beverage, & WiFi, (iii) stand alone hotel or car rental bookings on delta.com, (iv) Skymile Marketplace purchases, Skymile Experiences™, Skymile Cruises. Enrollment limited. Offer is non-transferable. Must add offer to Card and use same Card to redeem. Limit 1 statement credit(s) per American Express® online account. Statement credit will appear on your billing statement within 90 days after 1/2/2017, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. Note that American Express may not receive information about your qualifying purchase from merchant until all items from your qualifying purchase have been provided/shipped by merchant. Statement credit may be reversed if qualifying purchase is returned/cancelled. If American Express does not receive information that identifies your transaction as qualifying for the offer, you will not receive the statement credit. For example, your transaction will not qualify if it is not made directly with the merchant. In addition, in most cases, you may not receive the statement credit if your transaction is made with an electronic wallet or through a third party or if the merchant uses a mobile or wireless card reader to process it. By adding an offer to a Card, you agree that American Express may send you communications about the offer. POID: CDY5:0001
I got it in one card, Blue Cash Everyday. I don’t have any plans to travel in the near future, can I lock in the offer with a giftcard purchase?!
I got it on one card too, would like to know if gift cards are good for the offer as well.
It seems that giftcards will work as its not excluded per terms. I just read that in a previous doc post.
I’d also be interested if this works. Terms say flights must originate in US. How does that affect purchase of gift cards to qualify for the statement credit?
Yeah, not sure if gift card purchases will work. I suspect they will even with that limitation, but not very confident.
According to this post, it qualifies
http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/AMEX-Offers-Delta-60-off-300/td-p/4810934
Yeah, just tested it and I received the Amex email instantly
I got one for spend $400 on amex travel, get 6k MR this morning too
0/5
I got in on PRG AU
I got it on PRG only.
I got it on my card but Delta is $126 more expensive than the AA flight, $102 more expensive than the Alaska flight, and $120 more expensive than the United flight for the days I’ve looked for flights from Hawaii to San Diego. And these are only one way flights. Not a good deal for me.
None for me on my 6 cards