Increased Amex Welcome Bonuses: Up to 70000 Delta Skymiles

For a limited time, Delta and American Express are offering increased welcome bonuses on their Gold and Platinum SkyMiles credit cards. This news comes shortly after Amex launched a new no-annual-fee Delta card.

You can earn 70,000 bonus SkyMiles with the Platinum Delta card and 60,000 SkyMiles with the Gold. Act fast as these increased offers are set to expire on November 8, 2017.

Using SkyMiles can sometimes be hit or miss, but one-way award flights start at only 5,000 miles. This summer, I flew my family of 5 round trip between LGA and CHS for a total of 50,000 SkyMiles. That saved me about $1,000, valuing the redemption at 2 cents per SkyMile.

The Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

LIMITED TIME OFFER: 70,000 Bonus Miles and 10,000 MQMs after you spend $3,000 or more in purchases within the first 3 months.
$100 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months.
Earn 2 miles per dollar spent on purchases made directly with Delta and 1 mile per dollar on all other purchases.
Free first checked bag for you and up to 8 traveling companions.
Zone 1 Priority Boarding on Delta flights.
Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal of your card.
No Foreign Transaction Fees.
$195 Annual Fee

Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have or have had this product.

The Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

LIMITED TIME OFFER: 50,000 Bonus SkyMiles after you use your new Card to make $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.
LIMITED TIME OFFER: earn an additional 10,000 bonus miles after you make an additional $1,000 in purchases within your first 6 months.
$50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months.
Earn 2 miles per dollar spent on purchases made directly with Delta and 1 mile per dollar on all other purchases.
Free first checked bag for you and up to 8 traveling companions.
Zone 1 Priority Boarding on Delta flights.
No Foreign Transaction Fees.
$0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95