Delta is targeting some SkyMiles members with an opportunity to earn 20% bonus Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) when booking Extra seats. It looks like this promotion has been running for the past couple of months, but there’s still another month to go, plus it should stack with a different promotion that’s awarding Uber credits.
The Deal
- Earn 20% bonus MQDs when booking Extra seats with Delta within the US or between the US and the Caribbean.
- Direct link to promotions page.
Key Terms
- Enrollment required.
- This Promotion is open to SkyMiles Members who receive this offer directly from Delta via email. Members must first enroll in the offer, then book an ‘Extra’ experience fare for travel on a Delta-marketed and operated flight. Eligible flights must be within the Domestic U.S. or between the U.S. and the Caribbean. Qualifying fare products:
- Delta Main Extra
- Delta Comfort Extra
- Delta First Extra
- Delta Premium Select Extra
- Delta One Extra
- MQD Bonus Promotion (“Promotion”) is valid for flight bookings made between April 10, 2026, and July 10, 2026 (“Booking Period”). Eligible flights must be flown between April 10, 2026, and July 10, 2026 (“Travel Period”).
- Eligible Members who receive this offer directly from Delta via email and enroll prior to booking will receive a 20% MQD Bonus on the MQDs earned on ‘Extra’ experience bookings.
- Flights booked prior to enrollment are not eligible for this Promotion.
- Bonus MQDs apply only to qualifying flights booked during the Booking Period and flown during the Travel Period.
- The Promotion does not apply to Basic or Classic experience fares, partner-marketed flights, or tickets for international travel outside the U.S. 50 and Caribbean regions.
Quick Thoughts
Medallion Qualification Dollars are the method in which you can earn elite status in the Delta SkyMiles program. You ordinarily earn 1 MQD per dollar spent on base fare and carrier-imposed surcharges, so after enrolling in this promotion—if you’re targeted—you’ll effectively be earning 1.2 MQDs per dollar when booking Extra seats. Those seats come at a premium to some other seating options, so you’ll need to do your own calculations as to whether the additional MQDs you’ll earn will be worth the additional cost.
What might make it a little more worthwhile is that this 20% bonus MQDs promotion should stack with this separate promotion that’s offering up to $80 in Uber credits. That other Delta/Uber promo is valid on flights in Comfort Classic or Comfort Extra, so you’d need to book in Comfort Extra in order to be eligible for both of these offers.
To see if you’re targeted, go to the Promotions page linked to in the post above and look for a section headed ‘Travel Experiences – MQD Bonus Limited Time Offer’; you might need to click on ‘View More’ in case it’s listed further down your list of promotions.
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