Note: You can exchange 35000 bonus miles for $350 in Delta Airfare (see more info here). . You might also want to check this $150 in Delta airfare (=15,000 Membsership Rewards points) AmEx Premier Rewards Gold Card bonus to make an educated decision, which card(s) to apply for.

Link to the promo:

https://www201.americanexpress.com/cards/Applyfservlet?csi=24/34268/b/293


Terms:


1) 25,000 bonus miles will be awarded after your first purchase on the Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card. Please allow 8 to 12 weeks after your first purchase for the bonus miles to appear in your Delta SkyMiles account. First purchase offer expires one year from time of Card account opening. You may be permitted to have more than one Delta SkyMiles Credit Card account; however, you are eligible to receive bonus miles for only one Card account. Additional Cardmembers are not eligible.

2) $1,000 or more in qualifying purchases on the Card must be completed within 3 months to be awarded the 10,000 bonus miles. The 3 month period is evaluated from the date the Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card is issued to the date ending 3 months thereafter. Miles will be credited to your account 8 to 12 weeks after you reach the spend threshold.

3) The annual fee for the Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card will be waived for the first year of Cardmembership. The annual fee will be $95 thereafter.



How does Pay with Miles work?


There is no fee for using your Pay with Miles benefit. Pay with Miles redemptions are flexible based on the price of the ticket.
For base fares less than $100:

* Redeem 25,000 miles to cover the total fare.

For base fares equal to or greater than $100 and less than $250:

* Redeem 10,000 miles for $100 off the total fare or
* Increase the redemption to 25,000 miles and increase in increments of 5,000 miles ($50 off) to cover the total fare.

For base fares equal to or greater than $250 and total fares less than $1,000:

* Redeem 10,000 miles for $100 off the total fare or
* Increase the redemption in increments of 5,000 miles ($50 off) to cover all or part of the total fare (15,000 miles for $150 off, 20,000 miles for $200 off, etc.).

For total fares equal to or greater than $1,000:

* Redeem 10,000 miles for $100 off the total fare or
* Increase the redemption in increments of 10,000 miles ($100 off) to cover all or part of the total fare (20,000 miles for $200 off, 30,000 miles for $300 off, etc.).