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Delta SkyMiles Overview

While Delta is often lauded for their flight performance and customer service, their loyalty program has long been the butt of jokes in the frequent flier community. Delta often charges far more miles for saver-level award flights than its direct competitors like AA or United.  Delta’s elite program used to trail the pack as well.

Read more about Delta SkyMiles in our Complete Guide here…

Here are some of the topics our guide covers:

You can also read our many posts about Delta below…

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Delta’s window-seat shop of horrors

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Imagine that you're a couple thousand dollars short of the MQDs (Medallion Qualifying Dollars) required to get to the next level of Delta elite...
American Airlines shopping portal promotion 11.01.23

(EXPIRED) Airline shopping portal bonuses: Earn up to 16,500 bonus miles

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It's November 1 which is traditionally not only the day when people dressed as zombies wake up with hangovers, but it's also when airline...
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Pondering my own great Delta mileage run (5 years Diamond)

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Last week I wrote about my wife's "last, great Delta mileage run."  She is fairly close to achieving Delta's 2 Million Miler status and...
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The last great Delta mileage run

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Delta's revised SkyMiles plans for 2024 and beyond present an incredible opportunity.  With considerable cost and effort through the remainder of this year, my...
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Delta flyer living outside the US? Last chance for easy elite status

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Remember Maisie the Culinary Concierge?  She contacted me a few days ago because she found that she was $2,865 MQDs (Medallion Qualifying Dollars) short...
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Delta revises SkyMiles changes: more SkyClub visits, lower elite thresholds, better 1-time rollovers, vastly...

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Delta announced revisions to the drastic SkyMiles changes that led to many, many fliers (including yours truly) declaring that they're done with Delta.  And...
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Great Delta One award availability to Europe (from 39k with Virgin transfer bonus)

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Virgin Atlantic currently has access to some great award availability in Delta One across the Atlantic. If you take advantage of the latest transfer...
Delta Air Lines Leg Room

(EXPIRED) Delta Amex Offer: Spend $300 and Get $75 Back (Targeted)

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There is a very good, targeted Delta Amex Offer out that gives $75 back on up $300+ in spend with Delta Air Lines. This...
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Delta Sale: As low as 42k SkyMiles roundtrip to New Zealand, 51k to Australia

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Delta is running a flash sale that includes Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Japan (Thrifty Traveler originally reported the New Zealand fares, but it...
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How to get into Delta Sky Club lounges

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In an effort to curb overcrowding, Delta has announced big changes to the options for entering Sky Clubs in the future.  Basic economy flyers...
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(EXPIRED) Delta Air Lines cardholders: Get a $100 Delta eCredit with booking of $500...

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If you have a Delta Air Lines credit card, you may be eligible for an Amex Member Week offer to earn a $100 Delta...
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Delta’s not a premium airline, Hyatt goes Airbnb and what it’s like to all-you-can-fly...

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Hyatt launches a vacation rental program, a harrowing tale of actually using Frontier's all-you-can-fly pass and at least one frequent flyer thinks JetBlue might...
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Delta SkyMiles: Business class deals aren’t dead. Here’s how to find them.

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It's been a long time since Delta's international business class award prices competed favorably with competitors like AA or United, but until a few...
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Delta may walk back some of their recently announced changes

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Two weeks ago Delta announced huge changes to their SkyMiles elite program and to their Sky Club admission policies.  These changes were so unpopular...

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