Earn 2x MQDs with targeted Delta credit card spending offers

Some Delta credit cardholders are being targeted with a spending offer awarding double Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) on all spend through May 17.

The Deal

• Earn 2x Medallion Qualification Dollars per $20 spent on a targeted Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card or Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card.
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Key Terms

• Only Delta SkyMiles® Platinum and Platinum Business American Express Card Members as of January 29, 2026 who receive this communication directly from Delta Air Lines are eligible to enroll and participate in this promotion. Benefits pursuant to this promotion are limited to eligible Card Members.
• To qualify, eligible Card Members must first enroll for this promotion via delta.com/platmqdoffer or delta.com/myskymiles/promotions between February 17 and May 17, 2026 at 11:59 EST (the “Promotional Period”).
• Eligible Delta SkyMiles® Platinum and Platinum Business American Express Card Members can earn one additional (1) Medallion Qualification Dollar (MQD) (for a total of 2 MQD) for each $20 of eligible purchases charged to their enrolled Delta SkyMiles® Platinum or Platinum Business Card or any Additional Cards on the Card Account during the Promotional Period. Only eligible purchases made after successful enrollment will earn the one additional MQD. Promotional MQDs earned through this offer during the Promotional Period will be applied toward the 2026 Medallion Qualification Year (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026) and will be used to determine qualification for Medallion Status for the 2027 Medallion Year for the Basic Card Member. MQDs have no cash value and are not redeemable for Award Travel or other SkyMiles redemptions. MQDs are not transferable or assignable to any other person and cannot be gifted to another SkyMiles member.
• By enrolling in this promotion, you acknowledge the content of these Terms and Conditions and agree to abide by them. Purchases can be made by the Basic Card Member and any Additional Card Members on a single Card Account. Eligible purchases are purchases for goods and services minus returns and other credits. Eligible purchases do NOT include fees or interest charges, cash advances, purchases of traveler’s checks, purchase or reloading of prepaid cards, purchases of gift cards, person-to-person payments, or purchases of any cash equivalents. For this promotion, any MQDs earned will be applied to the 2026 Medallion Qualification Year, as long as the transaction date occurs after successful enrollment and is during the Promotional Period.
• MQDs may take 8 to 12 weeks after the eligible transaction posts to the Card Account to be posted to the Basic Card Member’s Delta SkyMiles account.

Quick Thoughts

Delta Platinum and Delta Platinum Business cardholders usually earn 1 Medallion Qualification Dollar (MQD) per $20 spent, so this targeted spending promotion doubles that to 2 MQDs per $20 spent. That effectively puts the MQD earning rate on a par (for every $20 spent) with the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card and Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Cards as those cards earn 1 MQD per $10 spent.

Note that this promotion isn’t awarding double SkyMiles on spend; it’s only Medallion Qualification Dollars which are required to earn SkyMiles elite status that are getting doubled. As a result, it’s up to you to decide whether this spending promotion will make it worth diverting spend to these cards as your personal circumstances will dictate a lot of that value.

One of the useful things about this promo is that there doesn’t appear to be a cap on the number of MQDs that’ll be doubled. If you’re able to run a lot of spend through your Delta Platinum and/or Delta Platinum Business card in the next three months, it could be nicely rewarding from a status perspective.

h/t Billfred

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