Which Delta card is best? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep242 | 2-16-24
Frequent Miler on the Air
Frequent Miler
4.9 • 640 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2024
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Greg gives Nick a lesson in which Delta credit cards are best (and which are best for a smattering of different goals.) His ultimate conclusion might surprise you.
(While Greg schools Nick on this topic, you may notice that Nick's audio is a little subpar. We apologize for this and we're troubleshooting that for next episode.)
(01:25) Cheryl is back! (Mail Bag)
(02:40) Whitney has a question about our "Mastering Avios" episode 241 (Mail Bag) Read our Mastering Avios Episode 241 post here...
(09:20) Greg gives an AA Executive card update (Card Talk) Find the American Airlines Executive Card episode here... Learn all about the AA Executive Card here...
(17:10) T-Mobile Magenta status is mostly a nothingburger (Crazy Thing) Read our post on the T-Mobile Magenta status here...
(24:05) Turkish devaluation is real (Award Talk)
(26:26) Nick talks about his AA elite status mad dash (Award Talk) Read about Nick's mad dash to AA elite status here...
(29:13) Greg talks about his Alaska match (Award Talk)
(31:58) Greg talks about his experience booking JetBlue Mint to London (Award Talk) Read more about Greg's JetBlue Mint experience here...
(40:19) Which Delta Card is Best? (Main Event)
(40:31) Overview of Delta cards
(40:38) You might remember our episode on Delta's Big Flip-Flop | Ep225 | 10-21-23 Find the Delta's Big Flip-Flop | Ep225 here...
(41:11) Delta Gold Card OverviewFind out more about the Delta Gold Card here...
(41:49) Delta Platinum Card Overview Find out more about the Delta Platinum Card here...
(43:21) Delta Reserve Card Find out more about the Delta Reserve Card here...
(47:23) Coupons: Are any Delta cards free after rebate? Best card depends on what you value...
(00:58:56) If you value Delta miles... Find out more about the Amex Blue Business Plus card here...
(01:03:32) If you value free checked bags...
(01:04:08) If you value the companion ticket...
(01:04:54) If you value elite status...
(01:08:43) If you value Sky Club access...
(01:14:17) Conclusion: The best Delta card may not be actually even be a Delta card... Find Greg's post about which premium cards he's keeping and which he's canceling here...
(01:15:30) “What happens if you apply for a credit card and then immediately after the offer increases? ” (Question of the Week)
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Voyescape podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | You can find all of our travel podcasts from around the world at voyescape.com. |
| 0:10.8 | Let's get into the giant mailbag. |
| 0:13.6 | What crazy thing did? |
| 0:15.9 | City this week. |
| 0:17.5 | It's time for mattress running the numbers. |
| 0:19.9 | Ready for the main event? |
| 0:21.1 | The main event. |
| 0:22.3 | Frequent Liler on the air starts now. |
| 0:26.7 | Today's main event, which Delta credit card is best? |
| 0:31.1 | As you may know, Delta credit cards went through massive changes recently, and so we're |
| 0:36.5 | going to discuss which one is best for you, |
| 0:40.0 | including it may not be a Delta card at all that's best for you, even if you want Delta |
| 0:45.6 | Miles or if you want Delta Sky Club access. We'll get into all of that in today's main event. |
| 0:51.5 | And you know how they say mother knows best? Well, in this case, Greg |
| 0:54.8 | DeFruco Myler is your mother because Greg knows best when it comes to which Delta card is best |
| 1:00.3 | for all of us, myself included. So I look forward to learning which one would be best for me, too, |
| 1:05.2 | if I were to get a Delta card through today's main event. But before we get to that, I want to |
| 1:09.5 | remind you that, of course, the show notes are always in the description. So wherever you're watching or listening to the show, don't forget that you can go down there. You can check out the notes and see the timestamps. So if you want to skip ahead to a specific topic or you want to come back and return to one later on, you can always find that in the notes. And wherever you're watching or listening, don't forget to like, leave a comment, |
| 1:27.6 | give us a thumbs up, share it with your friends and family. We always appreciate that. It |
| 1:31.2 | helps other people discover the show. So thank you. Let's drag out this week's giant mailbag. |
| 1:37.0 | Today's giant mail is giant. We've got two submissions today to cover. First, you have to remember |
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