The Platinum Delta AmEx is a great credit card for regular Delta flyers, and its current welcome bonus of 75,000 SkyMiles is the highest we've seen.
Delta offers one-way awards within the US for as low as 5,000 SkyMiles. This price point is typically for pretty short flights like Seattle to San Francisco, but nonetheless, you could book 15 of these flights with the sign-up bonus from this one credit card.
If you're looking for a bit of luxury, you can book Air France business class from the US to Europe for 75,000 miles each way. In general, if you want to fly in business class with Air France, your best bet is going to be to book quite a bit in advance. Generally, Delta has access to Air France's award space starting 331 days before the flight.Should I apply?
The first thing you should consider is whether or not you can make use of the annual companion ticket you'll earn by keeping youropen after the first year. If you think you'll fly Delta with a companion at least once a year, there's a good chance that the card will be breakeven or better for you. Even if you occasionally have to redeem your companion ticket for a slightly less expensive flight, you'll probably do pretty well in the long run.
While it might not make the most sense to get this card for the welcome bonus alone, you can definitely take a year to think about and test out the other benefits of the card. The value you'll get from any of the award flight bookings we mentioned above will easily cover the card's $195 annual fee, and Delta SkyMiles never expire so you'll have plenty of time to use them.
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