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How much do you have to spend on Delta to get diamond status?

Diamond status is Delta's highest status in the SkyMiles frequent flyer Medallion program. Diamond requires $20,000 spent every year, in addition to 125,000 miles flown or 140 segments. Benefits include: A choice of Choice Benefits to include global upgrades, regional upgrades, club access, and more.



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Lifetime Delta Diamond Medallion status (six million miler) Those who cumulatively earn six million MQMs in the Delta SkyMiles program receive Diamond Medallion status for life.

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Further, you can spend $25,000 on either the Delta Platinum or Delta Reserve cards to earn an MQD waiver for Silver, Gold and Platinum status. Or, you can spend $250,000 for a Diamond MQD waiver. This completely waives the MQD requirement, meaning you only need to meet the MQS or MQM requirement to earn status.

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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).

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To earn Platinum, you must fly 75,000 miles a year, or 100 segments, and then also spend $12,000 annually, or participate in a waiver through spend on a co-branded credit card. What are the benefits of Delta Platinum?

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Delta Platinum Amex comparison. As you can see, the Delta SkyMiles Platinum card offers more (and better) benefits, and you can earn more SkyMiles per dollar spent with Delta and at hotels than with the Gold version of the card.

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Diamond offers exclusive benefits including the highest Complimentary Upgrade priority and Premium Boarding, and enjoy benefits like a complimentary CLEAR® Plus membership to ease through airport security, customizable Choice Benefits with Delta Sky Club® access, Rollover MQMs and more.

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The fastest way to do so is to fly Delta and its partners, apply for a premium co-branded credit card and spend, spend, spend. With Diamond Medallion status, you'll enjoy several premium benefits such as automatic upgrades, bonus miles on flights, a free Delta Sky Club membership and more.

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You can earn status by flying and spending enough within a single calendar year, and once earned you'll keep it through the following calendar year. So if you earn Gold status in February 2023, you'll keep it through the end of 2024.

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So Delta's highest public loyalty tier is in the neighborhood of only . 02% of their flyers. But by flying at least an order of magnitude more than everybody else, we use up 2-3% of their seat miles. So on any given plane you'd expect an average of 0-9 Diamonds, to a first approximation.

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Eligible travelers for Delta's Sky Priority service include: Delta One and first-class passengers. Delta Premium Select passengers. Delta Gold, Platinum and Diamond Medallion members.

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Delta Silver Medallion members do not get lounge access. This perk is reserved for Gold-level members and above flying internationally. That said, elite status isn't the only way to gain Sky Club access. Anyone can buy an annual membership for $695.

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**Diamond, Platinum or Gold Medallion Members with a valid Delta SkyMiles American Express Gold Card issued in Japan, and are traveling on an international itinerary, have access to the Delta Sky Club regardless of cabin. One complimentary guest is permitted.

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Regional Upgrade Certificates, available for Diamond and Platinum Medallion Members, offer upgrades on the same routes as Medallion Complimentary Upgrades, including all flights with First Class, the domestic Delta Premium Select experience and the domestic Delta One experience.

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At airports which do not have a dedicated Silver Medallion check-in lane, Silver Medallion Members are permitted to use the Sky Priority check-in lane.

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Delta 360° is an annual, invitation-only membership for our most loyal SkyMiles Members. A Delta 360° Membership offers Delta's most premium suite of benefits and services exclusive to our top SkyMiles Members.

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