Delta Airlines SkyMiles Credit Cards | US

A irline credit cards can be a good way to accelerate mileage earnings. Delta Airlines Skymiles members have a number of options when it comes to Skymiles credit cards.

In this article we profile 5 Delta Airlines SkyMiles credit cards - 3 from the US and 2 from Canada. We highlight the main travel features for each card - such as bonus mile offers, mileage earning rates and any flyer benefits. We also list forex fees (for use of the card outside the home currency) and the annual fee. For further information such as interest annual percentage rates (APRs) you should check with the card issuer.

The following SkyMiles cards in the US are issued by American Express:

Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card
30,000 bonus miles after first $500 spend in first 3 months
1 mile for every $1 spend
2 miles for every $1 spend at Delta
First checked bag free
Priority boarding
$99 (+ tax) domestic economy companion certificate each year
20% discount off in-flight food and entertainment
Business card option
$0 first year, $95 annual fee, forex fee 2.7%

Platinum Delta SkyMiles Credit Card
20,000 miles on first purchase including 5,000 MQMs (Medallion Qualification Miles)
Bonus of 2,500 miles each for adding up to 2 cardholders
Bonus of 10,000 MQMs on reaching $25k and $50k spend in a year
1 mile for every $1 spend
2 miles for every $1 spend at Delta
First checked bag free
Priority boarding
US domestic coach companion certificate each year (just pay taxes)
20% discount off in-flight food and entertainment
Annual fee $150, forex fee 2.7%

Delta Reserve Credit Card
Bonus of 10,000 MQMs on first spend
Bonus of 15k MQMs + 15k miles on reaching $30k and $60k spend in a year
Bonus of 10,000 MQMs on reaching $25k and $50k spend in a year
1 mile for every $1 spend
2 miles for every $1 spend at Delta
First checked bag free
Delta Sky Club access (+2 guests) when travelling Delta
US domestic coach companion certificate each year (just pay taxes)
20% discount off in-flight food and entertainment
Annual fee $450, forex fee 2.7%

Alternative to Delta cards: You could consider using either an American Express Membership Rewards (MR) card or the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express card. The MR card transfers 1:1 to Delta Skymiles whilst the SPG program allows 20k Starpoints to be transferred into 25k Skymiles. For more info see: Rewards Credit Cards

Delta SkyMiles Credit Cards in Canada

Capital One issue the following SkyMiles cards in Canada:

Delta SkyMiles Gold Mastercard
2,500 bonus miles on first spend
1 mile for every $2 spent
1 miles per $1 spent with Delta
No annual fee, forex: bank sets rate + 2.5% fee

Delta SkyMiles World Mastercard
25,000 bonus miles on first spend
2,500 bonus miles on account anniversary
2,500 bonus miles on adding authorised user
1 mile for every $1 spent
2 miles per $1 spent with Delta
Annual fee C$120, forex: bank sets rate + 2.5% fee

Delta Skymiles also has affiliated mileage credit cards available to residents in Asia-Pacific: Japan, Korea, Philippines and Guam; and Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama and Puerto Rico.

As always, you should carefully read and understand the terms and conditions before applying for any frequent flyer miles credit card. Alternatively speak to an authorised financial advisor. Above card names are registered trademarks; information accuracy not guaranteed and can change.

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