{"id":1574,"date":"2011-12-16T07:35:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T14:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2011-12-16T07:35:10","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T14:35:10","slug":"new-better-delta-offering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1574","title":{"rendered":"New Better Delta Offering"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delta and American express have just upped the ante on their American Express Delta Gold card. The minimum spending requirement has also increased.<\/p>\n

They now are offering 45,000 Skymiles as the bonus<\/a> as long as you can spend $3000 within the first three months. That should be no problem for most people, but remember that it is an American Express, which some stores don’t accept.<\/p>\n

The annual fee is waived for the first year and after that it is $95. It also comes with a free checked bag on domestic flights. This works for everyone on your itinerary too. So if you have a large family then this can be a huge money saver. They also throw in a $99 companion ticket each year, which essentially means that for $99 someone can join on the same flight as you are taking. That only works out to be a good deal if your flight is pretty expensive.<\/p>\n

Now this is a really good offering when compared to their normal 25,000, or even their rare 30,000 offering, but it isn’t the best offer in the industry. Granted, if you are taking advantage of the free checked bags and traveling with a large family then this card can be a huge money saver. Otherwise the Delta redemption is not the most generous airliner. \u00a0You can see where they fly and the Delta award chart below.<\/p>\n

Delta Award Chart<\/a>
\nDelta Where We Fly<\/a>
\nDelta Partner Airlines<\/a><\/p>\n

If I were to compare this offering to the Chase SapphireSM<\/span><\/sup> Preferred Card<\/a> I would tell you that the Chase SapphireSM<\/span><\/sup> Preferred Card<\/a> is much stronger of an offer. \u00a0Let me explain.<\/p>\n