CHOICE BENEFITS

CHOICE BENEFITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Upgrade Certificates
If you have an email address in your profile, you'll receive an email within 48 hours of making your Choice Benefit selections. To view your certificate numbers, visit My Profileopens in a new window. Please view all fare rules and restrictions of Upgrade Certificates.  

Upgrade certificates selected as part of the 2023 Medallion Year Choice Benefits program must be booked and flown by January 31, 2024. 

Upgrade certificates selected as part of the 2024 Medallion Year Choice Benefits program must be booked and flown by January 31, 2025. 

Delta Sky Club Individual Membership 
Members who qualify for 2023 Diamond Medallion Status may use one of their Choice Benefit selections to select a Delta Sky Club Individual Membership. You will receive an Individual Membership for the entire time between your Choice Benefits selection and the end of the 2023 Medallion Year (January 31, 2024). The Membership benefit will run simultaneously for Members possessing an existing Delta Sky Club Membership. 

Delta Sky Club Executive Membership 
Members who qualify for 2023 Diamond Medallion Status may use two of their Choice Benefit selections for a Delta Sky Club Executive Membership. You will receive an Executive Membership for the entire time between your Choice Benefits selection and the end of the 2023 Medallion Year (January 31, 2024). The Membership benefit will run simultaneously for Members possessing an existing Delta Sky Club Membership. 

Members who qualify for 2023 Diamond Medallion Status and already have a Delta Sky Club Individual Membership valid through January 31, 2024 may use one of their Choice Benefit selections to upgrade to an Executive Membership. 

Members who qualify for 2024 Diamond Medallion Status may use three of their Choice Benefit selections for a Delta Sky Club Executive Membership. You will receive an Executive Membership for the entire time between your Choice Benefits selection and the end of the 2024 Medallion Year (January 31, 2025). The Membership benefit will run simultaneously for Members possessing an existing Delta Sky Club Membership. 

Delta Sky Club Guest Pass 
Members who qualify for 2023 Diamond Medallion Status who have complimentary Delta Sky Club access via an eligible credit card — such as the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card — may select a Delta Sky Club Guest Pass to receive unlimited Delta Sky Club access for up to two (2) guests or spouse/domestic partner and children under 21 per visit when traveling with the Card Member. You will receive a Delta Sky Club Guest Pass from the amount of time between your Choice Benefits selection and the end of the 2023 Medallion Year (January 31, 2024). 

Members who do not have an eligible credit card that grants complimentary access to Delta Sky Club are not eligible for a Delta Sky Club Guest Pass and should instead choose an Executive Membership. 

All Members who qualify for 2023 Diamond Medallion Status and who currently have an existing Delta Sky Club Individual Membership and already have access to the Delta Sky Club with a credit card will have the option to override your existing Delta Sky Club Individual Membership by replacing it with the Delta Sky Club Guest Pass. Please note that by selecting the new Delta Sky Club Guest Pass benefit, your existing Delta Sky Club Individual Membership will be cancelled, and you will not be eligible for a refund for any remaining months on your existing Delta Sky Club Membership. To view your current Membership end date, visit the Delta Sky Club Membership section in My SkyMilesopens in a new window. You will receive a Delta Sky Club Guest Pass from the amount of time between your Choice Benefits selection and the end of the 2023 Medallion Year (January 31, 2024). 

The eligible credit card must be used to physically access Delta Sky Club during any visit in which the Delta Sky Club Guest Pass is being used. If the Member’s Delta Sky Club access is terminated, the Member will no longer be able to use the Delta Sky Club Guest Pass. 

Delta Travel Voucher
Delta Travel Vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of issuance. If you have an email address in your profile, within 48 hours, you will be sent an email containing redemption details of your voucher including all of the terms and conditions for Delta Travel Voucher use. If you do not have an email on file, you can view your certificate number in My Profile at delta.com under Certificates, eCredits and Vouchers. The Delta eCerts Credit Voucher may only be applied toward the Delta air portion of a Delta Vacations package. Delta Travel Voucher is non-transferable.  View Terms and Conditions of Delta Travel Vouchers.opens in a new window

American Express Statement Credit 
Members who qualify for 2024 Platinum Medallion Status and/or Diamond Medallion Status must have an active Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum or Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Card, or an active Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business or Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Card (each, an “Eligible Card”) associated with their Delta SkyMiles account at the time of Choice Benefit selection to receive a statement credit.  

Limit one (1) statement credit selection at each Medallion Status tier (Platinum and Diamond). Members who qualify for both 2024 Platinum Medallion Status and 2024 Diamond Medallion Status may select a maximum of two (2) statement credits (one as their Choice Benefit for 2024 Platinum Medallion Status, and one as their Choice Benefit for 2024 Diamond Medallion Status); limit one (1) Eligible Card per selection. Statement credit is non-transferable and is only available to the Basic Card Member with an Eligible Card. 

For selections of the American Express Statement Credit made between February 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023, statement credits will be posted to the Eligible Card 6-8 weeks from selection date. For selections of the American Express Statement Credit made on or after July 1, 2023, please allow 6-8 weeks after your selection for statement credit(s) to be posted to the Eligible Card account. The Eligible Card must not be cancelled or past due at the time of statement credit fulfillment or the account will not receive the statement credit and the Choice Benefit will be void and not available for reissue.  

Starbucks® Rewards Stars 
This Choice Benefit is limited to U.S.-based SkyMiles Members who have also enrolled in Starbucks® Rewards. To qualify for this Choice Benefit, a SkyMiles Member must register for this offer and enter their SkyMiles Membership number to link their Starbucks® Rewards account on the Starbucks® app or Starbucks.com/delta (a “Linked Account”). Members can only link one Starbucks® Rewards account with one SkyMiles Member account.   

Choice Benefit Selection: Qualifying Medallion Members who select the Starbucks® Choice Benefit offer will receive a single deposit of 4,000 Stars. Please allow up to 48 hours for the Stars to appear in your account.  

Qualifying: Members who qualify for 2024 Platinum Medallion Status may select this benefit once. Members who qualify for 2024 Diamond Medallion Status and selected Starbucks® as their Platinum Medallion Choice Benefit may select the Starbucks® Choice Benefit once more as a Diamond Status Choice Benefit selection.  

Star Expiration: Unused Stars expire six (6) months after the calendar month in which such Stars were deposited. 

Starbucks® Rewards: The Starbucks® Rewards program is governed by the Starbucks® Rewards Terms of Use and Starbucks® Privacy Policy. For more information and terms, visit www.starbucks.com/rewardsopens in a new window.  

View full Terms and Conditions of Starbucks Rewards.opens in a new window 

Delta reserves the right to modify or discontinue this benefit at any time without advance notice.  Delta may in its sole discretion substitute this Choice Benefit for an alternative benefit of equal or greater value (including after benefit selection). 

Medallion Qualification Dollars Earn Boost 
MQD Boost for Platinum and Diamond selections will be applied toward qualifying for the next Medallion Year Status; 2024 Medallion Choice Benefit selections will apply Medallion Qualification Dollars toward qualification for the 2025 Medallion Year. Platinum Medallion selections do not apply toward earning Diamond Medallion Status for the current Qualification Year.  MQDs are non-transferable and cannot be gifted. Medallion Qualification Dollars will not be viewable in MyProfileopens in a new window and fulfilled until the beginning of the next Medallion Year; for 2024 Medallion Choice Benefit selections, Medallion Qualification Dollars will be deposited into the account in January 2024 for qualification toward the 2025 Medallion Year. 

Gifting Gold or Silver Medallion Status
For 2023 Medallion Status, Gifted Medallion Status can only be gifted to one (1) recipient who currently has no Medallion Status or has Medallion Status below the gifted Tier. Gifted Medallion Status will be effective within 48 hours of selection and digital Medallion credentials can be found in the Fly Delta app. For selections made for 2023 Choice Benefits, recipient status is valid through January 31, 2024. 

For 2024 Medallion Status, Gifted Medallion Status can only be gifted to up to two (2) recipients who currently have no Medallion Status or have Medallion Status below the gifted Tier. Both Gifted Medallion Status Members must be determined at the time of selection. Members must have the SkyMiles Member number for both recipients to include at the time of selection.  Members who choose to only gift one Member status will not be allowed to redeem the second gift Status at a later date. Gifted Medallion Status will be effective within 48 hours of selection and digital Medallion credentials can be found in the Fly Delta app. For selections made for 2024 Choice Benefits, recipient status is valid through January 31, 2025. 

Delta Vacations Experience (flight + hotel) 
Delta Vacations experience e-Certificates must be used on Delta Vacations flight + hotel packages within 12 months of issuance. A two-night minimum stay is required. E-Certificates are nontransferable and must be redeemed by the Medallion® Status Member. No minimum spend amount required to redeem the e-Certificate, and the e-Certificate may not be combined with any other offers. The full amount must be applied toward one purchase. A one-time e-Certificate promo code will be issued, which will be sent via email to the Medallion Status Member, along with redemption information. The e-Certificate will not be visible in the Medallion Status Member’s profile and may only be selected once per Medallion Year and once per Medallion tier (Platinum or Diamond). 

Sustainable Aviation Fuel
The $250 amount will be applied towards the premium (i.e., the incremental cost) paid by Delta for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), relative to traditional jet fuel. The SAF will be procured by Delta within a year of the Choice Benefit’s selection. This contribution is not tax deductible, and Delta makes no representations as to into-plane timing of SAF usage or that it will correlate with the Member’s travel plans. The Member does not receive any right or title to the SAF or any corresponding environmental attributes. 

Additional Terms & Conditions 
Members who reach Diamond or Platinum Medallion Status are immediately eligible to select Choice Benefits. Centurion Members who are enrolled in complimentary Platinum Medallion Status must earn a minimum of $2,500 Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) during each calendar year after enrollment to be eligible for Choice Benefits for that Medallion Year. Centurion Members who also possess a Delta SkyMiles American Express Card eligible for the MQD Headstart benefit will have their $2,500 Headstart MQDs count toward Medallion Qualification, but these MQDs will not count towards the $2,500 MQD Centurion Card threshold required for Platinum Medallion Status Choice Benefits. Eligibility for Choice Benefits is based upon a Status change to Diamond or Platinum Medallion within a given Status year. Members who qualify for 2024 Status in 2023 will only be eligible for 2024 Choice Benefits. Choice Benefit selections for 2023 Status need to be made by January 31, 2024; selections for 2024 Status need to be made by January 31, 2025. Once redeemed, Choice Benefits cannot be exchanged or replaced. Diamond Medallion Members may only select Upgrade Certificates or Delta Sky Club access once for their 2023 or 2024 Medallion Year selections; unless explicitly stated otherwise in the specific benefit Terms and Conditions, all other benefits can be selected more than once. Diamond Medallion Members may choose the same benefit as their Platinum selection and their Diamond selection.

Medallion Complimentary Upgrades are subject to availability and may not be available on all flights or in all markets. For full terms and conditions, visit Medallion Benefits Terms and Conditions. Taxes (and if applicable, fees) for Award Travel are the responsibility of the passenger and must be paid at the time the ticket is booked. Award seats may be limited and not available on all Delta Connection flights. Offers and benefits subject to change without notice. 

All SkyMiles Program rules apply to SkyMiles Program Membership, miles, offers, mile accrual, mile redemption and travel benefits. To review the rules, please visit Membership Guide & Program Rules. All Delta Sky Club rules apply to Delta Sky Club use. To review the rules, please visit Delta Sky Club. Offers and benefits subject to change without notice.