Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card

No annual fee · 1x on everything else · no foreign transaction fees

Earn rates · how we got this

Category	Rate	Cap
Dining	2x	uncapped
Everything else	1x	uncapped
Flights at Delta only — anywhere else in this category the card earns its base rate, so it is excluded from every ranking on this site	2x	uncapped

See how it ranks: best dining cards.

Signup bonus: 10,000 points after $1,000 in 6 months. We never count unearned bonuses in savings math — a bonus you don't clear is worth zero. Bonus figure confirmed on the issuer's page 2026-09-14.

Non-cash perks

20% back as a statement credit on eligible Delta in-flight purchases of food and beverages (uncapped, variable rebate, not a fixed credit)
Pay with Miles: up to $50 off per 5,000 miles redeemed toward flights booked on delta.com
No Foreign Transaction Fees
Amex Presale/Reserved Ticket access to select events
Send & Split via the Amex App (Venmo/PayPal)
Secondary Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance
Global Assist Hotline (24/7 emergency assistance when traveling 100+ miles from home)
Purchase Protection (up to 90 days)

Does the fee earn out? · how we got this

No annual fee, so every point earned is pure upside. The question is only whether its rates beat the other cards already in your wallet — which depends on your spending, not the card.

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Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card

Earn rates · how we got this

Non-cash perks

Does the fee earn out? · how we got this

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