I admit that I’ve been lax about checking our AMEX Offers. While these targeted offers are a great way to make back the money you pay American Express for annual fees, I haven’t received the most lucrative ones for a while. Even the ones that show up in our accounts which appear to be great at first look have restrictions that made them too difficult to take advantage of.
I think that’s why I passed on a Delta offer that showed up in some accounts this March.
At face value that’s a 25% discount on Delta Air Lines. When I checked back to see if anyone covered this, I found many posts including this one on Frequent Miler.
The reason I didn’t look into the offer at the time was a particularly bothersome restriction.
- Eligible flights must be booked as non-stop, round trip (no connections) in order to qualify.
I didn’t have any flights at the time which met that requirement. Even though we’ve since booked a round trip on Delta, it required a connection in Atlanta.
Luckily, I was checking our AMEX accounts when I received an email about a different offer that was available. When I was reading the offer, there was no mention of requiring non-stop or round trip flights. I read the terms several times and can not see any such language on the website.
While initial reports were that the offer was limited, I received it on my AMEX Platinum and Sharon received the same offer on her AMEX Green card.
The offer expires on June 30, 2023, so I’m going to have to find where we can spend $600 on Delta flights in the next week. I might have to book some speculative flights. If I need to change or cancel them, I’ll get a Delta credit which I’ll need to use within a year of purchasing the original ticket.
We’ve been traveling on Delta regularly over the past year so that shouldn’t be a problem.
If you initially slept on this offer as I did, it might be worthwhile to check your AMEX accounts.
Here is the entire text from the offer. I’ve read it multiple times but nowhere can I find the round-trip or non-stop language.
Enrollment limited. Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem. Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards are eligible. Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels. Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card. Offer valid for purchases made directly with Delta Air Lines through U.S. delta.com, via Fly Delta U.S. App, and U.S. reservation telephone line. Flights must originate in the U.S., including U.S. territories, in order to qualify. Offer valid only for purchases where Delta Air Lines is the merchant of record, such as airfare, fare upgrades, seat selection fees, baggage fees, standby fees, and Delta Sky Club® memberships. Excludes the following: (i) purchases in-person at the airport where Delta is not the merchant of record, lounges, and sales offices, (ii) all purchases on-board flights including food, beverage, and WiFi, (iii) stand alone hotel bookings and car rentals through delta.com, (iv) purchases through third parties or affiliated agents, and (v) Delta Vacations®, Delta Dive, Delta Cargo, On Demand Charter services, Delta Flight Museum, SkyMiles® Marketplace purchases, SkyMiles Experiences™, SkyMiles Cruises, Delta Meeting Network, (vi) travel insurance/trip protection, gift card purchases, and charitable donations. Offer is non-transferable. Valid only on purchases made in US dollars. Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member. You may not receive the statement credit if we receive inaccurate information or are otherwise unable to identify your purchase as qualifying for the offer. For example, you may not receive the statement credit if (a) the merchant uses a third-party to sell their products or services; or (b) the merchant uses a third-party to process or submit your transaction to us (e.g., using mobile or wireless card readers); or (c) you choose to make a purchase using a third-party payment account or make a purchase using a mobile or digital wallet. Purchases may fall outside of the offer period in some cases due to a delay in merchants submitting transactions to us or if the purchase date differs from the date you made the transaction (for example, the purchase date for online orders may be the shipping date). Statement credit will appear on your billing statement within 90 days after 6/30/2023, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. Note that American Express may not receive information about your qualifying purchase from merchant until all items/services from your qualifying purchase have been shipped/provided by merchant. Statement credit may be reversed if qualifying purchase is returned/cancelled. If American Express does not receive information that identifies your purchase as qualifying for the offer, you will not receive the statement credit. Limit 1 enrolled Card per American Express Card online account. The enrolled Card account must be active, not past due, canceled, or have a returned payment outstanding to receive the statement credit. Any benefit earned from this offer is in addition to the rewards (i.e. Membership Rewards or cash back) earned as part of your existing Card benefits, but your ability to earn spend-based rewards for the purchase will be based on the amount after any statement credit or other discount is applied. Amex Offers are available for varying and limited periods of time and are dynamic and personalized. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. For questions regarding your Card Account, please call the number on the back of your Card. By adding an offer to a Card, you agree that American Express may send you communications about the offer. POID: K5AA:0002
