New cash and miles flexibility with the Delta American Express

American Express recently announced a new redemption option **exclusively** for holders of the Delta Gold SkyMiles American Express and Delta Platinum SkyMiles American Express cards.

You can now use your miles for dollars off flights, with no restriction on the flight you want to choose for the discount. Every 10,000 miles = $100 off the cost of your flight. This is in addition to the usual way of redeeming 25,000 or more miles for a free flight.

While this new cash and miles option isn't always the most efficient use of your points, it's helpful in two ways: 1) you don't need to spend as much to reach a useful award, and 2) you can use 'orphaned' miles quickly and easily with no inventory restrictions.

We like the added flexibility and the Delta Gold SkyMiles American Express continues to be our favorite traditional airline credit card. You can learn more about its other features like special double miles categories here.