Delta will enhance SkyMiles Choice Benefits for 2026. Beginning Feb. 1, Platinum and Diamond members can gift twice as many status upgrades, while bonus miles and travel vouchers also increase. MQD requirements for 2027 status stay the same. The changes follow Delta’s broader loyalty updates. Members have until Dec. 31 to secure their 2026 Medallion tier.
Delta05 December 2025.
Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday that it will introduce revamped SkyMiles Choice Benefits for the 2026 benefit year, which applies to travelers holding Platinum and Diamond Medallion status. The airline confirmed that the Medallion Qualifying Dollar (MQD) requirements to earn 2027 status will remain unchanged, following Delta’s major 2024 overhaul that shifted elite qualification entirely to MQDs.
Starting Feb. 1, 2026, Delta will expand the ability for elite members to gift status:
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Diamond Medallion members may gift Gold Medallion status to four travelers (up from two).
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Platinum Medallion members may gift Silver Medallion status to four travelers (up from two).
Delta also is increasing the value of several Choice Benefit selections:
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Bonus miles rise to 40,000 for Diamond members (previously 35,000) and 35,000 for Platinum members (up from 30,000).
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Delta travel vouchers increase to $550 for Diamond members (from $350) and $350 for Platinum members (from $300).
These updates follow Delta’s broader loyalty redesign over the past two years—including the introduction of the Sky Club Visit Tracker, expanded Choice Benefit options, and renewed focus on premium customers amid record demand. The carrier has emphasized more “meaningful and flexible” rewards as it continues refining SkyMiles after customer feedback prompted revisions to 2024’s initial program changes.
SkyMiles members have until Dec. 31 to lock in their Medallion tier for 2026.
Source: Delta Air
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