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For one week only, you can earn double SkyMiles on purchases of Delta gift cards. The promotion runs November 22-29, 2021, and no enrollment is required. There are important terms to know about for this promotion, so here are the details and the silver lining.
Double SkyMiles Promotion on Delta Gift Cards
Between November 22 and November 29, 2021, you can earn double SkyMiles on Delta gift card purchases. The minimum purchase amount for the promotion is $250. The gift cards do not expire, and no enrollment is required.
Here are the key terms:
- Visit the promotion's landing page here.
- Buy $250 or more in Delta Gift cards from the promotion page or http://promo.giftcards.delta.com between November 22-29, 2021.
- Earn 2 miles per dollar spent on Delta gift card purchases of $250 or more.
- The double SkyMiles will be awarded automatically; enrollment or registration is not required.
- Allow up to 14 business days after the promotion ends to receive your bonus SkyMiles.
- Enter a valid, accurate SkyMiles number at checkout in order to receive the bonus miles.
- Only customers with a U.S. billing address and over the age of 18 are eligible to participate in this offer. This offer is non-transferable.
- Delta Gift Cards are non-refundable once purchased and have no expiration date. Full terms are here.
Maximizing This Offer
In recent redemptions, AwardWallet users have averaged 1.39¢ per mile for U.S. domestic flights in economy and up to 3.2¢ in long-haul, international business class. Even for those who fly Delta a lot, buying a $250 gift card to get 500 extra SkyMiles isn't going to be game-changing. You're just getting something around $10 worth of points, on average.
Where this deal becomes great is that Delta processes its gift card sales directly. That means the purchase of gift cards should code as an airfare purchase. So, you could earn the 2X SkyMiles plus up to 5X on the purchases, depending on which credit card you use. See our list of the best credit cards to use for travel purchases. Thus, on a $250 purchase, you could end up with $10 worth of Delta SkyMiles and $25 worth of bank points–plus your Delta gift card, of course.
Our Take
This promotion to earn double SkyMiles on Delta gift card purchases isn't earth-shattering. Keep in mind that you can't use Delta gift cards to pay the taxes/fees on award bookings, so this gift card is only valid on purchasing a cash ticket.
If you don't see yourself buying a Delta ticket within the next year, you likely shouldn't buy the gift card–even though it doesn't expire. However, if you can use it, the fact that Delta processes gift card sales directly means you could wind up with a fair amount of points. Just make sure to do the math for your situation. Or, if you're generous, buy gift cards as Christmas gifts and keep the bonus points for yourself!
What do you think about this offer? Will you be buying any gift cards for the 2X SkyMiles?
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will a 200$ gift card count as an incidental purchase that qualifies for the amex platinum credit?
No, it will not. They did some coding in the back end to block this.
I think this offer it´s good,,,but the world situation makes me feel unsure about the purchase
Thanks. Just before I am about to book a Delta flight. One question, if using the Platinum, will this also trigger the remainder of a person’s $200 yearly airfare credit (with Delta the chosen airline)?
No, they changed the coding to prevent this.
Thanks for confirming!
It’s an ok promotion but there are probably better ways to maximize value and/or reward/point earnings.
Just in time for Holiday shopping
I like the bonus. However, I have been hesitant investing in the Delta Skymiles program because I feel that the mile have devaluated a lot. Still a good deal if you are buying a gift anyway or flying soon.
Nice promo, I am impressed with Delta throughout the past 20 months
A good deal becomes very good because they don’t use points.com. I wish more airlines would follow suit.
What is the maximum purchase amount?
There’s a maximum of $10k in one order when I just tried to add a ton to my cart. There’s nothing in the terms saying that you can’t buy again after 1 transaction, but I don’t know anyone who’s ever tried, so no data to report on whether you can buy again after that $10k.
Thank you. Perfect timing. I had a couple of credit cards that I was looking for options to meet spending requirement for bonus. This is a wonderful opportunity.
If I use the purchased gift card to pay for a flight, will I also get Delta points for this?
You will! It counts as a normal cash airfare booking.
It’s a perfect double-dipping opportunity then if you’re sure you need to buy a Delta ticket.