Delta Amex Cards: Limited Time Spending Bonuses

Was waiting for this article. I am planning to shift a good amount of my spend from Chase UR to Delta Skymiles to get some of that sweet MQM bonus. I was hoping that they had done MQD bonus instead, but then I guess if they did that most Amex Delta card holders will be Platinum Medallion next year.. D:

Would rather have 10x Marriott than 5x Delta...

I get not invited message when try to register through link. o well

I suppose since SkyPesos are $0.01/mile, it amounts to 4% "cash back" for groceries, etc. Obviously YMMV. But not bad (IMO) when you think of it that way. Although possibly other things may net you more than 4% for groceries (my Sears Shop Your Way Citibank card has 10% statement credit for groceries for limited time).

@ Ben -- Nice.

and this is highly targeted? I have both platinum and reserve and got "not invited" error message. too bad...

5x and 4x bonuses for this length of time on a $99 annual fee card is nuts though for those like me who don't have the high fee premium cards!

Also I'll add the enrollment worked for me using the link on my Delta Gold Amex.

Ben - Is Delta still running a promo for 2020 that all MQMs earned in 2020 rollover to 2021, even if you don't have elite status?

Delta has already said that all MQMs earned this year will roll over to next year as part of the status extension, so these MQMs would give you a kick start toward earning status *next* year too. (I'm not sure how that may work in certain edge cases like where someone earns a higher status this year, but for a steady year-over-year Diamond Medallion for example, I believe that is clearly true.)

Not targeted on personal Reserve or biz Gold. I already put a lot of spend through this card in non-bonus categories. Probably why I wasn’t targeted.

I typically spend up to the $60k MQM limit each year on my personal Reserve card (work expenses) and this year hit the $90k after they added the $90k and $120k hurdles.

Too bad, the card will stay in my sock drawer until next year.

Yeah, Zach and BGriff hit on a key point that is always missed by this blog and others regarding Delta reserve - MQM earned this year rollover fully to next year, meaning these offers help you earn status for 2022. This will net me an additional 10,000 MQM this year at least.

Hi Ben- thanks for your great tips, as always! This sounds like a great reward bonus for the MQM spend. Unfortunately ran into an issue just now..

We are javing trouble with the link as my partner just tried it and it said "we're sorry this promotion is only open to invited cardmembers" even though we have the Delta Amex Platinum. Anyone else experience this? Maybe we are doing something wrong? If anyone knows a work around, feel free to respond. Thanks and stay safe!

Not sure that this is a targeted offer as some folks claim - I never received an email offer, but it worked for me (just wish I'd held off on making a $2000 purchase from 2 days ago that has already posted). The way to register is to go to your Amex account dashboard, select the Amex card you have that is mentioned in this article if you have more than one (in my case, Delta Reserve card) and go to that card's offers link or tab. ( https://global.americanexpress.com/offers/eligible). That's how I found it and registered.

I currently have the platinum Amex skymiles card and I was wondering if anyone knows what will happen to my companion certificate if I cancel? This is my renewal month and I want to cancel but I don’t want to lose the certificate if I don’t have to. Thanks!

Yup, I got "not invited" errors as well. Makes me feel so special after spending so many thousands of dollars with them every year for too many years.

@Ernesto, thank you! I figured something like that might work.

@Ernesto - thanks we'll try going about it this way! Hopefully it will work...

Rob

I actually made a purchase today, hopefully because I registered before the charge posts I'll get the 5x miles.

Anyone having “invited member” issues, try logging into the AMEX app and checking your offers. I received the same error but was able to access the offer via the app.

@rishi - the Amex rep will probably tell you that they’ll claw back the companion certificate if you cancel the account, but based on my personal experience (as of 2019), that is not the case. The certificate stayed in my delta account after cancelling the credit card. Your mileage may vary of course.

Targeted and was able to add it via Amex Offer to both my personal and business Delta Reserve.

Normally when you claim an Amex offer on one card- it disappears from the rest in your portfolio. Not the case here.

I signed up a few days ago for Gold, because they offered a 60K sign up bonus for low spend of $2k and first year AF waived. Would have used your link if this article came few days earlier.

UPDATE - I tried right after this article was posted and received the message that I was not eligible. I just received the email from American Express and tried the link and now it showed up in my deals and allowed me to register.

Everyone who thought they were NOT targeted should keep an eye out for the email and try again in the next few days.

it shows up as an offer like the AMEX OFFERS on your dashboard I did it before the email was sent.

Has anyone received the bonus miles and MQMs in their accounts yet after reaching the $1,000 threshold? Any idea on when these should post to your SkyMiles account?