NOTE: See UPDATES below.

Linky

you get the card for the first year fee free. Don't add anyone to the card when you sign up online. When you get the card CALL to activate and have 5 names with birthdates to add to the account. they will offer you the 2500 skymiles per added user up to five users. you can add anyone you want, all the cards will be mailed to you. these cards do not even have to be used to get the 2500 skymiles per user bonus. YOUR card needs to be used once however. WHEN YOU ARE OFFERED THE PROMOTION BE SURE TO TELL THEM UP FRONT THAT YOU INTEND TO ADD FIVE USERS! This is where i went wrong, i added one user then she quickly started offering me "protection plans" and such. when she finished i said i want to add more people, she said it was too late because she could not get back to that screen, she connected me to customer service who said they could add the users but they could not give me the promotion miles!!! i even called the activation people again, then customer service again, no dice.

Anyway, all said you will get 22,500 miles if you do it correctly, you only need 25,000 for a round trip domestic ticket! I thought i saw this posted elsewhere but i was unable to find it. Anyway I have added important info that i could have used, i lost 10k skymiles because i didn't know this info.


UPDATE: You can get 12,000 miles if you sign up for the credit card here:

https://www66.AmericanExpress.com/cards/Applyfservlet?csi=24/11083/b/61/2513415090/247170703597/0/n

Not sure about the extra 2500 miles/user added because I haven't actually used this link, YMMV. Thanks goes to gnat for this link. Card is fee free for 1st year.


UPDATE 2: You can get 15,000 miles if you sign up for the Platinum card here:

Linky

Thanks goes to tooshy for this link. $135 annual fee may apply! Not sure about the extra 2500 miles/user added because I haven't actually used this link, YMMV.


To see what you can get for your miles go here:

Linky


Enroll in these free offers once you get your card to earn extra miles on purchases:

January promotion

http://www.Delta.com/skymiles/getmiles/creditcard_partners/cc_lto/index.jsp
Under Featured Offers at the bottom right of your screen it says:
Earn a 20.05% bonus on January purchases
Enroll now

February promotion:

https://www109.AmericanExpress.com/dole/EnrollmentServlet?request_type=deldbl05_enrollment&prodType=Delta

March promotion:

https://www109.AmericanExpress.com/dole/EnrollmentServlet?request_type=deltrp05_enrollment&prodType=Delta

there is also this "dash to the gate" game on their web site which gives you another easy 10,000 points.

search the travel forum if interested.

The 10,000 miles promo was dead about 12 hrs after it started.
5 names with birthdates is all it takes? Do they need Social Security numbers? How about pet names? or imaginary names?

did you read the OP?


khorne55 said:
Anyway, all said you will get 22,500 miles if you do it correctly, you only need 25,000 for a round trip domestic ticket! .

OP, in your instance was this for personal card or business?

I got the card for personal use, i dunno anything about the business card.

have a safe trip

There is another link that offers 12,000 miles as the signup bonus.

Do you have any idea if this link also lets you do the referrals at 2,500 miles each?

https://www66.americanexpress.com/cards/Applyfservlet?csi=24/11083/b/61/2513415090/247170703597/0/n

nm

gnat said:There is another link that offers 12,000 miles as the signup bonus.

Do you have any idea if this link also lets you do the referrals at 2,500 miles each?

https://www66.americanexpress.com/cards/Applyfservlet?csi=24/11083/b/61/2513415090/247170703597/0/n

ummm:

12,000 SkyMiles will be awarded to qualified American Express Cardmembers 6-8 weeks after the first charge on the Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card. Otherwise, bonus miles will be awarded upon payment of your initial $85 annual fee.

Maybe better for the 10,000 miles and first year free?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't adding someone to your CC potentially link your credit histories?