The new Amex Delta Reserve and Delta Reserve for Business credit cards (annual fee: $450; $395 for existing Amex card members with an annual fee greater than $55) offer some substantial benefits:
- Fast track to SkyMiles Medallion elite status:
- Earn 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) as a first-purchase bonus. That’s 5,000 more than you get with the Amex Platinum Card. (MQMs needed for elite Status: Silver: 25,000; Gold: 50,000; Platinum: 75,000).
- Earn 15,000 MQMs and 15,000 bonus miles when eligible spending reaches $30,000 in a calendar year.
- Earn an additional 15,000 MQMs and 15,000 bonus miles when eligible spending reaches $60,000 in the same year. (That’s 10,000 more miles than you’d get with the Amex Platinum Card).
- Option to give MQMs earned from card spending to colleagues, friends, and family.
- Complimentary access to Crown Room Clubs for two guests when flying on Delta, a benefit Amex Platinum Card Members don’t receive. The annual cash value is $300-$600, depending on your current elite status level, so it almost or fully pays for the card.
- Access to dedicated breezeway priority boarding lane and frequent traveler security line.
- Access to American Express’ Personal Concierge Service 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
- One complimentary companion certificate each year on the Cardmember’s anniversary, good for either First Class or coach travel—maybe one of the most lucrative benefits.
Fine print: www.americanxpress.com/deltareserve.
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The new Amex Delta Reserve and Delta Reserve for Business credit cards (annual fee: $450; $395 for existing Amex card members with an annual fee greater than $55) offer some substantial benefits:
- Fast track to SkyMiles Medallion elite status:
- Earn 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) as a first-purchase bonus. That’s 5,000 more than you get with the Amex Platinum Card. (MQMs needed for elite Status: Silver: 25,000; Gold: 50,000; Platinum: 75,000).
- Earn 15,000 MQMs and 15,000 bonus miles when eligible spending reaches $30,000 in a calendar year.
- Earn an additional 15,000 MQMs and 15,000 bonus miles when eligible spending reaches $60,000 in the same year. (That’s 10,000 more miles than you’d get with the Amex Platinum Card).
- Option to give MQMs earned from card spending to colleagues, friends, and family.
- Complimentary access to Crown Room Clubs for two guests when flying on Delta, a benefit Amex Platinum Card Members don’t receive. The annual cash value is $300-$600, depending on your current elite status level, so it almost or fully pays for the card.
- Access to dedicated breezeway priority boarding lane and frequent traveler security line.
- Access to American Express’ Personal Concierge Service 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
- One complimentary companion certificate each year on the Cardmember’s anniversary,...
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