AwardWallet receives compensation from advertising partners for links on the blog. Terms Apply to the offers listed on this page. The opinions expressed here are our own and have not been reviewed, provided, or approved by any bank advertiser. Here's our complete list of Advertisers.
Delta has announced that they are extending the booking classes of Companion Certificates for Delta Reserve Credit Card Members. The enhancement came into effect as of June 21, 2017, and will apply to holders of the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card (Terms Apply) and the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card (Terms Apply). Cardmembers will be able to use their Companion Certificate to book Delta Comfort+ tickets. This is in addition to the usual main cabin and First Class that cardmembers can use their Companion Certificates for.
Companion Fares/Certificates are one of the most valuable perks in the points and miles world. While arguably one of the most lucrative is the Southwest Companion pass, the Delta Companion Certificate is not far behind, and Delta has worked hard recently in making improvements to its Companion Certificate. These benefits can be very lucrative if you know how to use them well, and can strategically plan to get the most out of them; each airline has its own type of Companion award with its own terms and conditions. You need to compare each program and decide which fits best with your travel and earning patterns.
Overall
It is great to see Delta acknowledging its premium cardholders and extending an extra perk to holders of the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card and the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card. When you consider the annual fees and the fact that it is a Comfort+ award, we can only hope Delta will, in the long run, extend this benefit to holders of the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card and the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card.
Source: Delta
The comments on this page are not provided, reviewed, or otherwise approved by the bank advertiser. It is not the bank advertiser's responsibility to ensure all posts and/or questions are answered.
after reading your response, it seems that you can only use the certificates for the most expensive first class fares. It is probably cheaper to buy two discounted first tickets than to use the companion ticket.
In fact, it is quite the opposite — these certificates are typically only usable on the least expensive fare classes.
I agree these companion fares are some of the best perks of a lot of these cards, especially for those who do a lot of domestic travel with a significant other. Even better is being able to space out different programs over time so I pretty much always have a way to get essentially buy-one-get-one free flights (plus points to use on those!).
Finally something positive from Delta
Your article mentions first class. Is the companion ticket good for all first class?
The companion certificate is available for certain fare classes: https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/planning-a-trip/booking-information/online-booking/companion-certificates.html
We have the Delta plus Amex card, this additional benefit is very welcomed!
“we can only hope Delta will, in the long run, extend this benefit to holders of the Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card and the Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card”
Let’s wait so.
Been waiting for a while for this from Delta CC. Fairly easy IMO to achieve the requirements.
good perk to hold the credit card.