So, I was going back and forth on applying for the Delta Business Platinum or Gold in early October, as I need the miles (30,000 or 35,000 for $1,000 spend on either) for an award flight I plan to book in February, and hitting the MSR in the next couple months is a no-brainer. So I'm SO glad I saw the news this morning about all the changes coming to the Amex Delta cards tomorrow (Oct. 1).
First of all, the new annual fee of $250 for the Platinum just pushes it over the edge for me, that's a little too much just for the 5k extra miles (which is all I want it for), so I immediately decided on the Gold. However, there is no way I could spend $4,000 on the Gold in the next three months, 70,000 miles or not (that's the new SUB announced today, which goes into effect tomorrow!). So I went ahead and applied early this morning to lock in the regular MSR/SUB of $1k/30k miles, and I was instantly approved, with a $10,000 CL, my first business card with Amex.
EX (Fico 8): 755 TU (Vantage 3): 815 EQ (Vantage 3): 791
Amex Platinum; Amex Schwab Platinum; Chase Sapphire Reserve $19,800; Amex Bonvoy Brilliant $16,300; Chase World of Hyatt $12,200; Amex Hilton Aspire $11,500; Citi Double Cash $12,300; Citi Business AA Platinum Select $10,400; Citi AA MileUp $7,700; Citi Premier $2,500; Amex Everyday $5,000; Chase World of Hyatt Business $5,500; Chase Ink Unlimited $8,000; Chase Ink Cash $5,000; Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business $5,000; Chase IHG Premier $5,000; CapOne Quicksilver One $500
Oldest account: March 2018; Youngest account: July 2023
Store cards: Amazon (Synchrony) $1,000
Goals: EX 760 by middle of 2023
Wanted cards: Barclay Aviator Red; Chase Ink Preferred; Chase Ritz-Carlton
