As a SkyMiles Member, you'll earn 5 miles per dollar spent on Delta flights in Main Cabin or above.* So when you pay a higher price, you're rewarded with more miles.
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Earn When You FlyOr after you've already booked, enter your SkyMiles number in My Trips. On Delta-marketed flights, earn 5 miles for each $1 spent on your ticket.* Members who achieve Medallion Status earn even more - up to 11 miles per $1 spent. On certain exception fares, you'll earn miles differently.
Delta SkyMiles dealsFor example, in the past, Delta has offered: Round-trip flights to Caribbean destinations starting at just 11,000 SkyMiles. Round-trip tickets to some major European cities starting at just 22,000 miles. Round-trip flights to Asia starting at just 30,000 miles.
To sell your Delta SkyMiles, you will typically need to create an account with the marketplace and provide your SkyMiles account information. The marketplace will then assess your miles and provide you with a quote. Once you accept the quote, the marketplace will purchase your miles and send you the cash proceeds.
Calculating the value of SkyMilesFor example, if a flight from Boston to Miami costs $99 or 7,500 SkyMiles, your SkyMiles are worth 1.3 cents ($99 / 7,500 = $0.013 or 1.3 cents).
That 100,000 miles from the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card or Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card welcome bonus offer means you could take two short trips plus one long trip.
Unless the offer is really extraordinary, you're almost always better off using miles for flights. Because Delta ties the cost of award flights closely to the cash price, you might see some very high award prices when cash prices are high.
Delta SkyMiles are worth an average of 1.1 cents each based on our recent valuations, which makes them less valuable than other miles we compared. For example, Southwest Rapid Rewards points are worth an average of 1.4 cents each, whereas United miles are worth 1.3 cents each based on our internal analysis.
Chip Lupo, Credit Card Writer15,000 Delta miles are worth an average of $168, according to WalletHub data. You will get the best value for your Delta miles if you use them for flights booked through Delta, though there are a few other redemption options to choose from.