Time is running out for certain credit card holders to earn bonus points when purchasing certain Delta Air Lines gift cards.
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Delta Gift Card Amex Offers
A pair of targeted Amex Offers are floating around right now.
Both René deLambert and I received offers for 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards® points for spending at least $500 on Delta Air Lines gift cards. I saw on Frequent Miler there’s another offer for 4,000 points if you spend $400 on Delta gift cards. Enrollment is required and the offer expires on September 22, 2024.
The offer is good only on e-gift cards or physical gift cards bought at delta.com/giftcards/amex. Cashstar is the merchant of record, so you won’t earn any airline or travel bonus points for the purchase. (This is one of those “all other eligible purchases” sort of things.)
The offer was available on my The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, as it was on Rene’s. My wife is an authorized user on my The Platinum Card® from American Express account and she wasn’t targeted.
Should You Take Advantage of This Offer?
Unless you redeem your Membership Rewards for cash back (which isn’t a great redemption), those points are worth at least a cent each. And that’s being ultra-conservative.
This is like getting at least $50 or $40 worth of rewards. If you’re like me and know you will fly Delta at some point and spend at least $500 across those flights, then, yes, this is a pretty decent deal. It’s nothing stellar but better than a kick to the head.
If you have an Amex Platinum or Amex Business Platinum card, then it’s very much worth considering. As far as we know, cash balances on Delta reservations partially paid with gift cards still trigger the Platinums’ airline incidental credit. (Cardholders can earn up to $200 in statement credit each calendar year for qualifying incidental purchases made with an eligible airline.)
Final Approach
Targeted Amex cardholders can earn bonus Membership Rewards points for eligible Delta gift card purchases. Make sure to enroll in the offer before you make the purchase!
For rates and fees of The Platinum Card® from American Express, please visit this link.
For rates and fees of The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, please visit this link.
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Great to see you both last week at SpotLax too!!