How do I merge American Express and Delta SkyMiles?

Log in to your account and select the Frequent Travel Participant. Select 'Add Another Account' and enter your existing frequent travel participant details to link your existing participant account to your Membership Rewards account.



You don't "merge" the accounts into one entity; rather, you link them to enable the transfer of points. In 2026, the process is done through the American Express website. Log in to your Amex account, navigate to "Rewards & Benefits," and select "Transfer Points." Choose Delta SkyMiles from the list of travel partners. You will be prompted to enter your 10-digit Delta SkyMiles number. It is critical that the name on your American Express account exactly matches the name on your Delta account (e.g., if one has a middle initial and the other doesn't, the link might fail). Once linked, you can transfer Membership Rewards points to SkyMiles at a 1,000 to 1,000 ratio (increments of 500). In 2026, these transfers are almost instantaneous, usually taking less than 10 minutes. Note that there is a small "Federal Excise Tax Offset Fee" (approx. $0.0006 per point, capped at $99) charged by Amex for transfers to U.S. domestic airlines like Delta, which will be billed to your credit card statement.

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ENTER YOUR FREQUENT TRAVEL PARTICIPANT ACCOUNT DETAILS Log in to your account and select the Frequent Travel Participant. Select 'Add Another Account' and enter your existing frequent travel participant details to link your existing participant account to your Membership Rewards account.

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The lowest round-trip main cabin tickets cost 50,000 SkyMiles. But, it's easy to pay up to 90,000 SkyMiles if your travel dates are not flexible. To avoid this unpredictability, see if you can transfer your points to Virgin Atlantic. A round-trip main cabin ticket on Delta can cost 60,000 miles.

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Transfer points to a partner loyalty program
  1. Select a partner. Connect your partner account. ...
  2. Choose the number of points to transfer. All partners determine a minimum and maximum number of points eligible to transfer.
  3. Book your trip. Log in to the partner site after the estimated transfer time to complete your booking.


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