Get to Know Medallion Status

Diamond Medallion® Status Benefits and Delta 360°
When you reach Diamond Medallion® Status—Delta’s highest loyalty tier—you unlock exclusive benefits like enhanced mileage earn, Choice Benefits and Priority Boarding, designed to reward your loyalty at every step of your journey.

Understanding Diamond Medallion Status
Explore the sections below to learn about the benefits included with Diamond Medallion Status or review the full SkyMiles® Program Rules.

Personalize your travel experience with Choice Benefits as a Diamond Medallion Member. When you qualify for Diamond Medallion Status, you can select any 3 benefits from the options below. Review benefit options here and make your selections exclusively in the Delta app.

Upgrades and Premium Travel

  • Upgrade Certificates: Choose 4 Global Upgrade Certificates, 8 Regional Upgrade Certificates, or 2 Global plus 4 Regional Upgrade Certificates*
  • Delta Sky Club® Membership: Choose Executive Membership (counts as 3 Choice Benefit selections) or Individual Membership (counts as 2 selections)
  • $550 travel voucher redeemable toward Delta flights or a Delta Vacations® package
  • $2,000 Wheels Up® private flight credit**

Statement Credits and Medallion Status Accelerators

  • $500 American Express statement credit valid on Delta SkyMiles® Platinum, Platinum Business, Reserve, or Reserve Business American Express Cards†
  • $2,000 Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) Accelerator applies toward the next Medallion Qualification Year

Miles, Rewards and Gifting

  • 40,000 bonus miles — Use for yourself, share with another SkyMiles® Member or donate to a SkyWish® charity
  • 6,000 Starbucks® Rewards Stars‡
  • Gift Gold Medallion Status —Share Gold Medallion® Status with up to 4 Members
  • $500 Delta Vacations® Savings§
  • $250 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Contribution

*Limit 1 Upgrade Certificate selection at each Medallion Status tier (Platinum and Diamond). Applicable towards tickets booked as part of a Delta Vacations® package.
**Only 1 Wheels Up Private Flight Credit can be selected within the Medallion Year.
†Limit 1 statement credit selection at each Medallion status tier (Platinum and Diamond). 
‡ Limit 1 statement credit selection at each Medallion status tier (Platinum and Diamond) 
§ Only 1 Delta Vacations option can be selected within the Medallion Year

As a Diamond Medallion Member, you have top priority for Complimentary Upgrades(5) for yourself and a companion to Delta Comfort shortly after ticketing, to Delta First beginning 120 hours (5 days) prior to departure, and to the domestic Delta One® experience on the day of departure.

Unlimited Complimentary Upgrades

  • Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One® Upgrades: All paid tickets, Award Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tickets. Begins on day of departure and excludes upgrade of Delta Basic experience tickets.
  • Unlimited Complimentary Delta First Upgrades: All paid tickets, Award Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tickets. Begins 120 hours (5 days) prior to departure with priority and excludes upgrade of Delta Basic experience tickets.
  • Unlimited Complimentary Delta Comfort Upgrades: All paid tickets, Award Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tickets. Begins shortly after ticketing and excludes upgrade of Delta Basic experience tickets
  • Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One, Delta First & Delta Comfort Upgrades for a Companion: All paid tickets, Award Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certificates and excludes upgrade of Delta Basic experience tickets
  • Unlimited Complimentary Clase Premier Upgrades on select Aeromexico-operated flights. Begins 120 hours (5 days) prior to departure with priority and excludes upgrade of Delta Basic experience and similar “Lite” tickets offered by Delta partners.

Seat Upgrades

  • Select seat preferences for Delta Comfort Complimentary Upgrades on an eligible future flight
  • Complimentary Preferred Seats(6)

Enjoy elevated mileage earnings with Diamond Medallion Status:

  • Earn 11 miles per dollar*(1) on qualifying flights

All SkyMiles Members earn an additional 2 miles per dollar* when booking and flying on a Delta Extra® Travel Experience ticket.

As a Diamond Medallion Member, you enjoy waived fees on checked bags and Same-Day Confirmed changes:

  • Enjoy your first checked bag free(5) each way on Delta and select partner flights
  • Up to 8 companions also receive their first checked bag free when traveling with you(4)
  • Same-Day Confirmed(5) ticketing fees waived when you change to a confirmed seat on an earlier flight in the same fare class originally booked (excludes Delta Basic experience tickets)

From check-in to boarding, move through the airport with ease. Diamond Medallion Status offers:

  • Sky Priority® suite of services including check-in(5), priority boarding, Sky Priority security line access(6) and expedited baggage service.
  • Highest priority among Medallion Members, boarding in Zone 2 immediately after customers in Delta One® or Delta First cabins, so you can be seated and settled early(3).
  • An exclusive discount of $90 off the standard CLEAR+ Membership (2). 

Even when you're not flying, enjoy elite benefits with Hertz® Car Rental.

*Excludes taxes, fees, other incidental charges, or other booking charges or any element of the booking which is paid or reduced by redemption vouchers or discount codes.

Your Diamond Medallion Status grants you access to VIP Access properties with Delta Stays.

  • Enjoy up to an additional 20% off room rates at select VIP Access properties
  • Receive in-stay perks at select VIP Access properties that may include:
    • Food & beverage credits
    • Complimentary breakfast 
    • Parking credits 
    • Complimentary room upgrades (when available) 
    • Early check‑in and late check‑out (when available) 

When life changes your travel plans, we want to help you keep the Medallion Status you’ve earned. Reclaim My Status gives you a way to return to your Status if life events temporarily slow down your travel. 

Current and former Medallion Members can apply to Reclaim My Status to receive 3 months of complimentary Medallion Status in the tier previously had and have applied for—and then can earn back that Status through the following Medallion Year.

When you travel internationally with SkyTeam(9) airline partners as a Diamond Medallion Member, you get a suite of travel benefits.

Explore the full list of benefits, including:

  • Elite Plus SkyTeam Status
  • Priority bag handling
  • SkyTeam lounge access 

As a Medallion® Member, we want to recognize and thank you for your loyalty when you reach the next tier of Medallion Status. Celebrate your Medallion® achievement with personalized bag tags. Log in to deltamedalliontags.com to opt in and select your welcome kit, which includes your bag tags.

Diamond Medallion® Members will also receive 4 Job Well Done Certificates in their welcome kit, giving you the chance to recognize Delta employees who deliver exceptional service.

If you need additional certificates later in the Medallion Year, visit deltamedalliontags.com and review the FAQs for next steps.

If you don’t opt in and select your bag tags before the end of the Medallion Year, your bag tags and Job Well Done Certificates will not be mailed.

Members 21 years of age and older receive four (4) Drink Vouchers upon earning Medallion Status at the Diamond, Platinum and Gold tiers.

You can find your onboard drink vouchers in the My Wallet section of the Delta app. 

These vouchers are automatically added to the SkyMiles account within 48 hours of earning Status and expire at the end of the Medallion Year for which they were awarded. 

You get access to an exclusive Diamond Medallion Desk reserved for Diamond Medallion Members, with priority handling above all other SkyMiles Members.

You can find the Diamond only phone number in the Delta app under the ‘More’ tab by clicking ‘Contact Us.’

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. Entry into Delta 360° will be extended to a very small percentage of Diamond Medallion Members. Considerations include, but are not limited to: overall Delta flight activity, premium product purchases (Delta One®, Delta Premium Select, Delta First) and spending on Delta SkyMiles® American Express Cards.

(1) General SkyMiles Members earn 5 miles per dollar spent. Silver Medallion Members earn 2 additional miles per dollar (for a total of 7), Gold Medallion Members earn an additional 3 miles per dollar (for a total of 8), Platinum Medallion Members earn 4 additional miles per dollar (for a total of 9), and Diamond Medallion Members earn 6 additional miles per dollar (for a total of 11).*Ticket price eligible for mileage accrual includes base fare and carrier-imposed surcharges, but excludes government-imposed taxes and fees. Medallion mileage bonus per USD spent based on earned Medallion Status at the time of travel. 

(2) SkyMiles offers Member-only rates off the standard $209 annual Membership to CLEAR's biometric service.  Annual Memberships are available for US citizens, legal permanent residents, and citizens of U.S. territories, 18 and older with valid photo ID. Eligibility for complimentary or preferential pricing based on SkyMiles program Status at time of CLEAR+ Membership enrollment or renewal. To receive savings on an annual CLEAR+ Membership, eligible Members must enroll in CLEAR+ and must provide their SkyMiles number upon enrolling. Full enrollment requires visiting an enrollment center in person. Eligibility for the Membership is determined solely by CLEAR. Terms and conditions apply, and the offer is subject to change. Offer is non-transferable. 

SkyMiles Members with an existing CLEAR+ Membership may link their SkyMiles and CLEAR accounts here at the time of their annual renewal to have their SkyMiles-preferred rate applied to their CLEAR+ Membership. SkyMiles-preferred rates cannot be applied to an already-existing annual Membership.

Your CLEAR+ Membership, including any family members, automatically renews each year for an additional 12-month period at a preferentially-priced rate, if eligible, based on your SkyMiles program status at the time of renewal. At the time of renewal, the relevant fees will be charged to the credit card provided during registration, or if different, the credit card associated with your CLEAR account at that time. To cancel your CLEAR+ Membership at any time, log in to your CLEAR account at my.clearme.com with the email address used to enroll. For help, visit clearme.com/support. Effective June 1, 2026, all SkyMiles Members enrolled in CLEAR+ will renew at the rates listed here. This price change continues to offer significant savings compared to the standard CLEAR+ Membership rate.

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SkyMiles Members, including Delta SkyMiles(R) American Express Card Members, receive preferred pricing on an annual CLEAR+ Membership. Preferred rate is limited to Delta SkyMiles® American Express Basic (not Additional) Card Members with the following Cards: Delta SkyMiles Gold and Gold Business, Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Platinum Business, and Delta SkyMiles Reserve and Reserve Business American Express Cards. For additional details, please visit [CLEAR | Delta Air Lines].

All SkyMiles Program Rules apply. To review the rules, please visit SkyMiles Membership Guide & Program Rules.

(3) Priority Boarding: With our boarding order, Medallion Members are invited to board before other Delta Main customers. Customers in Delta One and Delta First will board in Zone 1. Diamond Medallion Members and Delta Premium Select customers will be invited to board in Zone 2. Delta Comfort customers will be invited to board in Zone 3. All remaining Platinum and Gold Medallion Members (Sky Priority customers) and SkyTeam Elite Plus customers will be invited to board in Zone 4. Silver Medallion Members and SkyTeam Elite customers may board in Zone 5 using the General Boarding lane. Sky Priority customers (Zones 1 – 4) will continue to board using the Sky Priority lane.

(4) Priority Check-In: Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members may use the Sky Priority check-in lanes.

Priority Security Line Access: Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members have access to frequent traveler security lines in select U.S. domestic airports.  To use these lines, show your digital Medallion membership card in the My Wallet section of the Fly Delta app along with the appropriate boarding documents. You can also print your Medallion membership card from My SkyMiles at delta.com anytime. For a list of cities that have these lines available, visit Frequent Traveler Security Lines. This benefit is subject to government security regulations and may be suspended at any time by government directive.

(5) Delta Basic tickets are not eligible for paid or complimentary upgrades; paid or complimentary Preferred Seats; and are not eligible to make Same-Day Confirmed or Same-Day Standby travel changes, regardless of Medallion or other elite status. Delta Comfort Basic tickets are eligible for: earning miles in the SkyMiles Program, earning credit towards Medallion Status, and earning flight miles credit towards Million Miler Status. Delta Main Basic tickets do not receive these benefits.

(6) Preferred Seats: Eligible passengers include Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver Medallion Members, SkyTeam® Elite and SkyTeam Elite Plus members, passengers that have purchased full fare Y, M or B class of service, and companions of Preferred Seat-eligible customers. When making reservations, provide your SkyMiles account number and request a Preferred Seat. This service is offered on Delta and Delta Connection® flights, subject to availability. Select seats may be reassigned to passengers with certain categories of disability. 

(7) Excess oversize, and/or overweight baggage fees may apply. The benefit applies to the Medallion Member when traveling on a Delta, China Southern, or on a SkyTeam partner flight. This also applies up to 8 travel companions on a Medallion Member's reservation for a total of 9 passengers when traveling on a Delta-operated flight, with the exception of flights departing from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) or Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS). The free checked bag allowance depends on Medallion Tier, origin/destination and cabin booked. View complete details.

(8) Same-Day Confirmed: As a Diamond Medallion Member, you may request a same-day change to your itinerary and be confirmed at no extra charge, except when flying on Delta Basic experiences. If you purchased a seat in Delta Main or Delta Comfort, you can switch to a confirmed seat on a new flight based on availability in your originally purchased fare class.  Delta Basic experience tickets are excluded.  When booked in a premium class — like Delta One®, Delta Premium Select or Delta First — you may make a Same-Day Confirmed change as long as a seat is available in the class purchased or a lower class. Your request can be made within 24 hours prior to your original departure time. Your new departure time must still be on the same day as your originally scheduled departure.

(9) To reach a SkyMiles representative anytime, messaging us or call 800-323-2323 in the U.S. ( or view worldwide phone numbers) . Premium Sales and Service is available when contacting us from the U. S., Canada, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

(10) Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members traveling in any cabin on a same-day, international SkyTeam flight (excluding Delta-operated flights) receive access to SkyTeam lounges (SkyTeam partner-operated and SkyTeam branded lounges excluding Delta Sky Club; excludes travel to/from the Caribbean, Guam and Saipan when traveling in Main Cabin)  for you and a guest as part of your SkyTeam Elite Plus benefits. 

Delta Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Medallion Members traveling in Delta Premium Select or Delta One will receive access to Delta Sky Club when traveling on a same-day, international SkyTeam flight (excludes travel to/from the Caribbean) for you and a guest traveling in Delta Premium Select or Delta One.

(11) Excludes taxes, fees, other incidental charges, or other booking charges or any element of the booking which is paid or reduced by redemption vouchers or discount codes. For Hertz President’s Circle Status, Members need to add their Gold Plus Rewards number in their SkyMiles profile and opt -in for this benefit. Terms and conditions apply. Valid only for car rentals booked directly through Delta.

(12) Digital voucher/coupon is good for use on Delta Air Lines or Delta Connection® carriers only. You may find vouchers in the Delta app or find them in My Wallet at delta.com, where you can access them on your smartphone. Please check your My Trips listing for aircraft details. Voucher is subject to all applicable laws and void where prohibited by law. Must be 21 years or older for alcoholic beverages, please drink responsibly. All selections are subject to availability. Duplicated or altered vouchers will not be accepted. Vouchers cannot be sold, bartered, redeemed for cash, or exchanged for any item other than the listed items. Voucher expiration date is noted directly on the voucher.

(13) All Reclaim My Status Benefit Terms apply. See full details.

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. Benefits are subject to change at any time in Delta’s sole discretion, without notice. 

Delta Air Lines is the sole arbiter for any Delta 360° invitations and benefits. Benefits are subject to change at any time in Delta’s sole discretion, without notice. Invitation into Delta 360° is determined independently from earning Medallion Status.