I've seen so many people approve for delta amex . My question is how do you take the most advantage on airline card since most of the time i buy deal like hotel and flight together ..
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Thank you i have 11 moths on the garden and i think i will wait until 2 years mark
@takeshi74 wrote:Don't just apply for what you see people approved for. Sort out your needs/wants and then find cards that suit your requirements.
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Always do this
I guess i didnt make the right question
Why people app for airline card since most of the time when you travel you buy a hotel and flight together? Did you get same promotion over the hotel or just only the flight
Why people app for airline card since most of the time when you travel you buy a hotel and flight together? Did you get same promotion over the hotel or just only the flight
@juniornj23 wrote:
I guess i didnt make the right question
Why people app for airline card since most of the time when you travel you buy a hotel and flight together? Did you get same promotion over the hotel or just only the flight
If I am reading the disclaimer correctly, you only get double delta SkyMiles when you make a purchase directly from Delta... all other purchases are at the rate of 1:1.
There are still uses for the card if you prefer to book your airline travel through other sources, though. Don't forget the free checked baggage benefit, priority boarding, and access to the Delta lounges at a reduced fee. There's also a $50 reimbursement for Delta incidental purchases. Combine these with Amex offers and you can easily earn back the AF even without considering the SkyMiles the card earns.
On the Amex side, there are benefits as well. Ancecdotally, people with marginal credit profiles have had success getting usable starting lines on the Delta Gold Amex, and once you have any Amex card you can apply for any of their other products and it's only a SP if you're denied (it's still a HP if approved, though).
I seldom fly, and I still find use in the card. If nothing else, once it's 13 months old you can transfer some of it's credit line to another Amex product. 
@Anonymous wrote:
Is prg with the Delta card any better than just the prg by itself?
If you buy a Delta ticket with the PRG you earn 3 MR points for every dollar (which can be converted to SkyMiles at a ratio of 1:1) but if you use the Delta Gold card you only get 2 SkyMiles for every Delta dollar spent, making the PRG the clear winner for the ticket purchase - even over the Delta Gold credit card.
The Delta Gold will get you several additional things, though... valuable to many people is the first checked bag at no fee (saving $25 each way) as well as the other Delta perks mentioned above.
If you don't have a use for the bag fee waiver or other Delta perks you're better off sticking with the PRG (unless you have an ulterior motive like myself).