Select Delta Customers Receive Valuable New Credit Card Benefits

you Delta SkyMiles® American Express Cardholders, check out this new credit card benefit.

Delta and American Express recently announced a new program called ”.take off 15select members can save 15% when flying with Atlanta-based airlines. Terms apply.

Find out how this program works and which American Express cardholders are eligible for benefits.

Takeoff 15: What is this new reward perk and how does it work?

The new TakeOff 15 promotion is available on select Delta co-branded American Express personal or corporate credit cards.

The reward is very simple. Get his 15% discount on award travel when you pay with earned SkyMiles.

Delta details how this will work for existing credit card customers.

How to get this discount

1. Search for award travel by selecting “Shop with Miles” as a search criteria on delta.com or the Fly Delta app. Always log into your SkyMiles account before searching for the best results.
2. Please select the applicable flight. At checkout, you’ll see the mileage discount applied to your itinerary.
3. Earn miles on your card for itinerary taxes and fees with the Delta SkyMiles® American Express Card.

This is a very big discount and if you are a frequent airline user, it is worth considering adding a Delta SkyMiles credit card to your wallet.

However, as with most credit card rewards, there are some “rule of thumb” details you should be aware of.

What you need to know about discounts

• Does not apply to Delta Blue SkyMiles cards with no annual fee. (More on which cards are covered later.)
• Discount applies to Delta-operated flights only. It cannot be used on any other airline, even if it is a Delta Air Lines partner.
• Taxes and fees for the full cost of your flight are still on you. No discounts apply to these costs.
• Not all rates are eligible for discounts. Also, this is only valid for flights and not for any other purchases that may be made through the Delta Portal. Please check the Delta website or app to see if the discount is valid.

Which credit cards are eligible for Takeoff 15?

To receive the discount, you must be a cardholder of one of the following American Express services.

This benefit does not apply to Delta Blue SkyMiles cards with no annual fee. It’s worth noting that the lowest annual fee for a card that offers TakeOff 15 benefits is $99 for the Gold card.

If you are not a current cardholder of one of the cards offering this deal, Team Clark recommends first considering the advice of travel credit card money expert Clark Howard. .

“If you’re going to use an airline or hotel card, you need to understand that it usually costs at least about $100 a year. warns Clark.

“So you need a very high charge to make it work. We’re talking a minimum $10,000 monthly bill to make it worth getting many of these cards.” ”

Clark says he often encounters people in the Atlanta area with Delta SkyMiles cards who don’t travel often enough to justify the annual fees that come with these cards.

Before you apply, you might want to consider making an inventory of your annual travel spending to make sure it makes sense to pay a fee for the card you want.

final thoughts

If you already have one of the Delta SkyMiles credit cards above, you’ll probably love the news of this Takeoff 15 promotion. Now you can save even more with your travel credit card.

If you don’t have one of these co-branded American Express credit cards, it might be a good reason to consider purchasing one. Especially if the current welcome bonus offer seems appealing.

Please note that you should first consider whether this card will fit in your wallet long term by evaluating your spending habits. If you can’t recover that money, it could add up over the years.

If you have one of the affected credit cards, would you like to take advantage of this new benefit? If not, would you consider using this program to add your Delta credit card to your wallet? We welcome your feedback in the Clark.com community.