Anyone have the Delta SkyMiles card?

[Duddy]

I applied and got instantly approved and will use it for daily purchases.

Anyone have one? Anything unexpected I should....errm...expect?

I already understand the annual fee and the rates.

 

[Dunbar]

Other than the miles it's just a normal credit card.

 

[akshatp]

I beleive the fee is waived for the first year. With the 15,000 mile first purchase bonus, its worth it to keep for a year. Just cancel it next year before the new year membership fee is charged. You should have racked up enough miles in addition to the bonus by then to get a free domestic ticket.

I personally prefer and have the Starwood AmEx which only carries a $35 per year fee and you can transfer starpoints to most major airlines FF programs for no charge at a 1:1 ratio. They give 10,000 bonus points for first purchase also. And the first year fee is waived.

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: akshatp
I beleive the fee is waived for the first year. With the 15,000 mile first purchase bonus, its worth it to keep for a year. Just cancel it next year before the new year membership fee is charged. You should have racked up enough miles in addition to the bonus by then to get a free domestic ticket.

I personally prefer and have the Starwood AmEx which only carries a $35 per year fee and you can transfer starpoints to most major airlines FF programs for no charge at a 1:1 ratio. They give 10,000 bonus points for first purchase also. And the first year fee is waived.

A lot of my friend have the Starwood AMEX and like it alot. They feel they get more value out of it than other miles or cash back cards due to the beneficial relationship among points earned and the actual costs of hotel rooms if you were to pay by other methods than redeeming SW points.

 

[Duddy]

Originally posted by: akshatp
I beleive the fee is waived for the first year. With the 15,000 mile first purchase bonus, its worth it to keep for a year. Just cancel it next year before the new year membership fee is charged. You should have racked up enough miles in addition to the bonus by then to get a free domestic ticket.

I personally prefer and have the Starwood AmEx which only carries a $35 per year fee and you can transfer starpoints to most major airlines FF programs for no charge at a 1:1 ratio. They give 10,000 bonus points for first purchase also. And the first year fee is waived.

Do you happen to know the ratio for my card? As in, how many miles do I need to get a roundtrip ticket for a 4000 mile trip?

 

[RossMAN]

https://a248.e.akamai.net/7/24...lti_airline_awards.pdf

 

[RossMAN]

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=368794

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: Duddy

Originally posted by: akshatp
I beleive the fee is waived for the first year. With the 15,000 mile first purchase bonus, its worth it to keep for a year. Just cancel it next year before the new year membership fee is charged. You should have racked up enough miles in addition to the bonus by then to get a free domestic ticket.

I personally prefer and have the Starwood AmEx which only carries a $35 per year fee and you can transfer starpoints to most major airlines FF programs for no charge at a 1:1 ratio. They give 10,000 bonus points for first purchase also. And the first year fee is waived.

Do you happen to know the ratio for my card? As in, how many miles do I need to get a roundtrip ticket for a 4000 mile trip?

It depends where you are going. For example, NY to CA is about the same distance as NY to London. You can get a ticket to CA for 25,000 miles however the ticket to London would cost 50,000+