[YMMV] American Express Delta Cards Offering Bonus MQM & Miles

The Offer

Direct links to offers: Reserve | Platinum. Those who are targeted should have received an e-mail stating as such. Unsure on subject lines.

• Select American Express Delta cardholders are being offered additional MQM and miles bonuses for completing spend requirements.
  • Delta Reserve card: Spend $90,000 and get an extra 15,000 MQM & 15,000 miles (on top of the 15,000 you get for $30,000 and the other 15,000 you get for $60,000 spend)
  • Delta Platinum: Spend $75,000 and get an extra 10,000 MQM & 10,000 miles (on top of the 10,000 you get for $25,000 and the other 10,000 you get for $50,000 spend)

The Fine Print

• Cardholders that are eligible are automatically enrolled
• The close of the calendar year is December 31, without regard to the time of the year that the account is opened. This means that for the first year of Card Membership, the Card Member’s Eligible Purchases bonus period may be less than twelve months. If in any calendar year Eligible Purchases on the Platinum Delta SkyMiles Credit Card is $25,000 or more, the Basic Card Member will be awarded 10,000 bonus miles and 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (“MQMs” as defined in the Delta SkyMiles Membership Guide and Program Rules), and if in that same calendar year Eligible Purchases on the Platinum Delta SkyMiles Credit Card is $50,000 or more, the Basic Card Member will be awarded an additional 10,000 bonus miles and 10,000 MQMs. Eligible Purchases means purchases for goods and services minus returns and other credits. Eligible Purchases do NOT include fees, interest charges, balance transfers, cash advances, purchases of travelers’ checks, purchases of gift cards; person-to-person payments, purchases or reloading of prepaid cards, or purchases of other cash equivalents. Additional Card Member(s) are not eligible to receive miles through Miles Boost; however all Eligible Purchases by the Additional Card Member(s) will count towards the Basic Card Member’s spend level to reach the Miles Boost threshold. Card Members may be permitted to have more than one Blue, Gold, or Platinum or Delta Reserve SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express account; however, Card Members are only eligible to receive one annual bonus for each type (i.e. Platinum or Reserve) of Delta SkyMiles Credit Card account from American Express.

Our Verdict

Personally I don’t think chasing status with this level of spend is worth it, but some people have so much spend they don’t know what to do with it/or think elite status is worth the spend. Personally I’d prefer to put it on a 2%+ cashback card but each to their own. It’s also important to note that the MQD waiver for Diamond status has increased to $250,000 from $25,000 for Delta cardholders.

Hat tip to reader Gaurav