💳 Increased Welcome Bonuses: September 2025
If you have been thinking about applying for a new card, these increased welcome offers might be interesting and quite valuable (especially the free hotel nights!). And always, you can find the full list of best card offers on our Best Cards Page.
IHG
These limited-time offers on all 3 IHG credit cards are great options, especially because IHG points don't often make sense as a way to use transferable points. That said, you can often buy them for ~$0.50/each, so these bonuses can be valued at $700 for the IHG Traveler card, $825 for the IHG Premier card, and $1,000 for the IHG Premier Business card.
- IHG One Rewards Traveler Credit Card: 2 free nights + 40k bonus points after $2k spend in 3 months. This is the first time Chase is running a free night acquired offer, and each free night is valued at up to 50k points.
- IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card: 165k bonus points after $3k spend in 3 months.
- IHG One Rewards Premier Business Credit Card: Up to 200k bonus points. 140k after $4k spend in 3 months, plus, 60k after a total spend of $9k in 6 months.
Delta
In addition to these limited-time elevated offers, these personal cards also all come with 15% off Delta award bookings, a free checked bag, plus a Companion Certificate. The Platinum/Reserve cards also help you earn MQDs towards Delta status. These are great perks if you fly Delta regularly or could even make sense if you have an upcoming trip.
All offers end on 10/29/25.
- Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card: 80k bonus miles after $3k spend in 6 months.
- Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card: 90k bonus miles after $4k spend in 6 months.
- Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card: 125k bonus miles after $6k spend in 6 months.
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