Delta Skymiles® Reserve American Express Card

welcome offer:

70,000 bonus miles

Earn 70,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $5,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership.

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Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com

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Annual Fee:

$650

(Terms Apply | Rates & Fees)

  • Delta SkyMiles(R) Reserve American Express Card Members receive 15 Visits per Medallion(R) Year to the Delta Sky Club(R) when flying Delta and can unlock an unlimited number of Visits after spending $75,000 in purchases on your Card in a calendar year. Plus, you’ll receive four One-Time Guest Passes each Medallion Year so you can share the experience with family and friends when traveling Delta together.
  • Enjoy complimentary access to The Centurion(R) Lounge when you book a Delta flight with your Reserve Card.
  • Receive $2,500 Medallion(R) Qualification Dollars with MQD Headstart each Medallion Qualification Year and earn $1 MQD for each $10 in purchases on your Delta SkyMiles(R) Reserve American Express Card with MQD Boost to get closer to Status next Medallion Year.
  • Enjoy a Companion Certificate on a First Class, Delta Comfort+(R), or Main Cabin domestic, Caribbean, or Central American round-trip flight each year after renewal of your Card. The Companion Certificate requires payment of government-imposed taxes and fees of between $22 and $250 (for itineraries with up to four flight segments). Baggage charges and other restrictions apply.
  • $240 Resy Credit: When you use your Delta SkyMiles(R) Reserve American Express Card for eligible purchases with U.S. Resy restaurants, you can earn up to $20 each month in statement credits. Enrollment required.
  • $120 Rideshare Credit: Earn up to $10 back in statement credits each month after you use your Delta SkyMiles(R) Reserve American Express Card to pay for U.S. rideshare purchases with select providers. Enrollment required.
  • Delta SkyMiles(R) Reserve American Express Card Members get 15% off when using miles to book Award Travel on Delta flights through delta.com and the Fly Delta app. Discount not applicable to partner-operated flights or to taxes and fees.
  • With your Delta SkyMiles(R) Reserve American Express Card, receive upgrade priority over other Medallion Members within the same Medallion tier and fare class grouping while flying Delta.
  • $9.99 per month towards an Uber One membership (up to 12 months)

Enrollment is required for select benefits

My Take
In February 2023, American Express added a slew of benefits to this card and raised the annual fee by $100. It feels similar to the “coupon book” style of The Platinum Card® from American Express. Still if you’re a Delta loyalist this card may very well make sense for you!

If you want to rack up the most Delta miles, do NOT start with this card. Currently restrictions in the fine print state that if you open this card, you’ll become ineligible for the bonus offers on the other Delta consumer cards. You’ll want to start with the Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card and then work upward (by upward I mean increasing the annual fee) from there.

We have seen offers as high as 125,000 miles on this card in the past. A 100k offer ended in March 2024. A 95k offer ended July 2024.