When I was 15, my dad and I took a trip to Los Angeles that changed my life. We didn't have a set agenda, and since we were staying down the road from the University of California, we took a campus tour.
03.02.2025 - 23:37 / thepointsguy.com / Delta Skymiles
There's good news for some Delta Air Lines customers: Many of the 2025 perks for having Delta elite status or holding various credit cards are now hitting customers' accounts. Among the things that should now be in your accounts? Delta Choice Benefits, Medallion Qualification Dollar status boosts, Delta Sky Club guest passes and a new club visit tracker.
After a brief delay, your ability to choose your Delta Choice Benefits is live now. Several new choices are available, along with previous options like upgrade certificates and bonus Delta SkyMiles.
If you qualified for Platinum or Diamond Medallion status in the 2025 Medallion year (based on qualifying activity during the 2024 calendar year), you have until Jan. 31, 2026, to select your annual Delta Choice Benefits.
Delta has now also enabled you to pick those benefits within the Fly Delta app instead of having to log in on your computer.
Here's what the choices looked like on my phone.
As you can see, there are quite a few valuable choices you can make, including a $700 Delta American Express statement credit, a $350 Delta travel voucher and a 2,000 MQD boost.
You can still make your selections on the website, too.
You won't have quite as many choices if you've only reached Platinum Medallion status, but there are still several great benefits, including four regional upgrade certificates and 20,000 bonus miles.
Several perks of holding the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card (see rates and fees) or the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card (see rates and fees) are also now live.
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The timing of the four Sky Club annual guest passes you get each year has changed. Cardholders usually get four passes each year when the annual fee comes due. Now, it happens Feb. 1 of each year, according to Delta:
"Effective February 1, 2025: Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Basic Card Members will be issued four One-Time Guest Passes for complimentary access to the Delta Sky Club or usage of the Delta Sky Club 'Grab and Go' feature within 6 to 8 weeks after Account opening, and thereafter every subsequent year within 6 to 8 weeks after February 1 while the Account is open. Additional Card Members are not eligible. ... One-Time Guest Passes issued from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026 will expire on January 31, 2026, and One-Time Guest Passes issued in subsequent years will expire on January 31 of each calendar year thereafter."
Indeed, I now have four passes issued Feb. 1, 2025, as well as the four passes from when my Reserve card was renewed back in August.
The other thing to note is that there is now a Sky Club visit tracker in the Fly Delta app and on the homepage. It will
When I was 15, my dad and I took a trip to Los Angeles that changed my life. We didn't have a set agenda, and since we were staying down the road from the University of California, we took a campus tour.
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