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New Delta Amex Card Limited Time Welcome Offers: Up To 125K SkyMiles

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Delta and American Express have a portfolio of co-branded credit cards. We’ve just see some big new welcome offers rolled out on these cards, which are among the best offers we’ve seen on these products. This also coincides with a second checked bag free benefit being added to these cards, which I’m sure will make…

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(@MaxPower)
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wow...
125k skypesos will buy me about 25% of the Delta 739 flight I want on LAX-JFK.

Before you ask, Tim, Yes. Delta flies the 739 on LAX-JFK. You can find it on flightaware 😉


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Diamond
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The Timcel has been gelded and shall no longer show his face here


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Diamond
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And, if you're a real Delta freak, get both business and personal, Platinum and Reserve, for 10,000 MQD Headstart; begin each year with Delta Gold/SkyTeam Elite Plus (if you can afford the annual fees... 4 cards, $2,000 in AFs). That's enough SkyPesos to get you a middle seat near the lav on a 717 from CLT-PNS (with a stop at ATL, naturally). Oooh, still offering those 747-metal cards?


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 Lee
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You forgot Death By Coupons.


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(@Kendall)
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not so huge when you see what their award tickets cost..


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(@Powerball Winner)
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or shop the sales when you can fly international for less than 40K? They have these sales 3 or 4 times a year at least.


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(@Retired Gambler)
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People should never whine about a “devaluation” when you have SUBs like this. Simple supply/demand. Too many points chasing awards. Simple inflation. You can’t have it both ways.


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Diamond
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Nope. This is a closed-loop monopoly. In Delta’s system, a single entity prints the currency (SkyMiles), inflates award prices, and controls seat inventory at-will. Cardholders aren't getting SUBs for free—they're paying $350–$650 in cash annual fees. You're not defending free-market economics; you're defending a multi-billion-dollar airline moving the goalposts on us. Stop it.


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im more offended by the scourge of "as high as" offers than skypesos pricing tbh


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 Tony
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You know what's going to happen to SkyPesos? Another round of devaluation is on the way. The cycle continues...


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 Ryan
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Wow, 200K SkyMiles. Almost enough for a one-way first class ticket from Des Moines to Denver.


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(@Powerball Winner)
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Great joke. I flew to Auckland for 30,000. Just because you don't know how to maximize the value doesn't mean others don't.


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Diamond
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Delta flies HLZ-AKL?


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Cattle class for 20 hours? Hard pass.


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I would actually argue that the personal delta offer is actually really this time for many casual travelers. Going to see your family across the country for thanksgiving? 1 Roundtrip ticket could cost you $1500+ most of the times. And you get 2 of them?!?! IMO, one of the best delta offers for my personal situation.


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Diamond
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And that’s how the ‘get ya’ because there’s no way those Companion Certificates have any availability during Thanksgiving week unless you book a year in-advance… it’s all an illusion.


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Diamond
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If they are not blacked out for companion certificates entirely.


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(@cloudypie)
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Well, it’s a good thing this is not an award. It’s a certificate so there’s no such thing as “availability”. Unless the entirety of economy seats on the flight sell out, which is very unlikely this far out


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 BBT
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As high as.,,, meaning not everyone will get that offer. And if you do, and if you meet the spend, nothing can stop you from taking your dream premium economy flight from JFK to SLC, one way.


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 BBT
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What does 200k miles get you on Delta ?


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Diamond
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1/5th of an LAX HND business class segment, last I was searching. :\


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(@Robbie)
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WOW, that's gotta be worth at least...$50 bucks?

Hard pass on SkyPesos.


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