Flyers Can Now Earn Delta SkyMiles on Starbucks Purchases

Here’s a relatively new way to earn Delta SkyMiles. Delta Air Lines has a partnership with Starbucks that allows customers to earn Delta SkyMiles for their spending, as well as bonus Starbucks Stars on days they fly with Delta.

How the Delta-Starbucks partnership works

You’ll have to link your Delta SkyMiles and Starbucks loyalty accounts by visiting deltastarbucks.com to start earning rewards in both programs.

Here are the rewards:

• Earn one Delta SkyMile per $1 spent 1 on eligible purchases at Starbucks (excluding taxes and gratuity).

• Earn double Starbucks Stars on eligible purchases at participating Starbucks stores on days when you have a scheduled flight with Delta.

What else you need to know

The news comes shortly after Delta announced some fairly significant changes to its loyalty program, including raising its spending requirement to earn Medallion elite status and adding new Choice Benefits, which are extra goodies for Diamond and Platinum Medallion members. With today’s Starbucks news, Delta added one more additional Choice Benefit to those announced earlier this month: 4,000 Stars. That’s more than 25 free hand-crafted beverages.

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The earnings rate is likely not going to make you rich with SkyMiles, but it’s an easy way to earn miles on top of spending you’re already doing. NerdWallet values a Delta mile at 1.2 cents, so a $5 latte would earn you about six cents worth of Delta miles.

Still, it’s likely better than nothing — especially if it might just get you enough miles for a free flight. Another way to bolster you Delta SkyMiles account is by spending on a co-branded Delta credit card.

Photo courtesy of Delta Air Lines and Starbucks.