✈ How to Save on Award Flights, Wells Fargo Announces New Card and Transfer Partners & More News From TPG ✈

March 7, 2024

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Save with Delta and United

by Tanner Saunders, Senior hotels reporter

Did you know that if you hold certain airline cobranded cards, you can get a discount when booking award flights?

My best friend, Clay, loves Delta Air Lines — and he loves reminding me that with his Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card, he can book award flights for fewer miles than I can since I don’t carry the card at the moment.

How? Delta’s TakeOff 15 program, which launched last year, gives holders of certain cobranded cards a 15% discount on all award flights. Now, 15% might not sound like a lot, but with a hefty redemption, it can be significant. If you’re booking a 100,000-mile award, saving 15,000 miles could be equivalent to a domestic flight (and, in my best friend’s case, bragging rights).

Delta’s cobranded cards have limited-time offers right now with elevated welcome bonuses that can help you earn miles quickly. The Delta SkyMiles Platinum card offers 90,000 bonus miles after you spend $4,000 on purchases on your new card in your first six months.

For United Airlines loyalists, you can also unlock savings if you are a cardholder with access to expanded economy-class saver awards. You also have the option to join the waitlist for business-class saver awards.

Right now, the United℠ Business Card is offering 100,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months your account is open. This bonus is worth around $1,450 based on TPG’s valuation of United miles at 1.45 cents each.

If you are looking for an airline card that offers travel benefits as well as award discounts, check out more of our coverage:

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