The Offer
No direct link, check your e-mails. Subject line is ‘<your name” Earn 70,000 Bonus Miles And More With This Special Offer! ‘
- Receive 70,000 Delta miles after $2,000 in spend within three months of account opening, receive a $50 statement credit after your first Delta purchase. Annual fee of $95 is NOT waived.
Card Details
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 2x miles on all purchases made directly with Delta
- 1x miles on all other purchases
- No foreign transaction fees
- Annual fee of $95 is not waived first year
- You cannot get the bonus on the cards if you’ve ever had the card before
- Offer valid until September 26th, 2017
Our Verdict
The best public bonus has been 60,000 miles + $100 statement credit with the annual fee waived (not currently available). I expect this to be frequently offered (although there are referral links for the slightly worse 60,000 miles + $50 statement credit offer). This targeted offer gives you an additional 10,000 miles, a lower spend requirement but the annual fee of $95 is not waived. This means you’re essentially paying $145 for 10,000 miles and the lower spend requirement. You can also get the same offer on the business card, this is better value as that only ever comes with the $50 statement credit AFAIK (so you’re basically paying $95 for 10,000 miles).
Is this worth applying for? Personally I don’t think Delta miles are worth 1.45¢ each (although I value miles significantly less than a lot of people, so keep that in mind and work out your own valuation). I’d prefer this offer over the business 60k + $50 deal as that would value the miles at 0.95¢ each.
Hat tip to reader @TheRetailTrader
