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Delta Award Sale: Australia & New Zealand From 25K Miles Round-Trip [Book Today]

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Delta just launched a new SkyMiles flash sale, and it’s a good one.

With this award sale, you can book flights to Australia and New Zealand for as low as 30k SkyMiles round-trip — some of the lowest prices we have ever seen.

But it gets even better: Delta SkyMiles co-branded credit cardholders can score an additional 15% off of those rates, bringing the total to just 25,400 miles.

Here’s a look at what routes you can book, which were first noticed by Thrifty Traveler.

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Delta SkyMiles Flash Sale — The Details

Delta Air Lines‘ latest flash sale is valid for basic economy and Main Cabin tickets to Australia and New Zealand, starting at just 30,000 SkyMiles round-trip in basic economy. However, you can get these flights even cheaper — spending 15% fewer miles — if you hold a Delta co-branded credit card!

Here’s a look at the details:

  • Class: Basic economy and Main Cabin
  • Routes: Many U.S. cities to Auckland (AKL), Brisbane (BNE), and Sydney (SYD)
  • Cost: From 30,000 miles round-trip in basic economy (or 15% fewer miles with an eligible Delta credit card)
  • Travel dates: September through December 2026

How To Book

This sale isn’t published on Delta’s SkyMiles Award Deals page, so you will need to run some manual searches to find the flight you are looking for. Fortunately, we are seeing availability from airports across the U.S., even smaller, regional airports.

Delta’s award search feature is relatively easy to use. Just enter the route and dates you’re looking for, and select Shop with Miles and My Dates are Flexible then click Find Flights.

This will bring up the Flexible Dates calendar, which will display the cheapest dates for the route you are looking for.

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From there, pick the dates that work best for you and follow the on-screen prompts to book your ticket.

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Note that if you have an eligible Delta co-branded credit card, you can save even more with the promo code TakeOff 15. This perk provides a further discount during this award sale and will be shown automatically.

If you need to earn more SkyMiles, you can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points at a 1:1 ratio. Transfers are typically instant. However, we don’t usually recommend transferring points to Delta since the program can charge astronomical rates for award seats. But with rates this low, it could make sense if you don’t have enough miles in your account.

Hot Tip:

Delta Amex cardholders can get 15% off award prices when redeeming Delta SkyMiles for Delta flights. It’s a quality benefit you can use as many times as you wish.

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Final Thoughts

This latest SkyMiles flash sale is a great opportunity if you’ve been holding onto points and waiting for the right time to redeem them. With round-trip flights to Australia and New Zealand for 30,000 miles (or even less if you have a Delta co-branded credit card), you can stretch your balance further and still get solid value.

Since there is no published date for this sale, it’s worth browsing the deals now. These limited-time rates tend to disappear fast once word gets out — and they’ll all be gone soon.

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About Andrew Kunesh

Andrew was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs but now lives in Queens, New York.

He’s a lifelong traveler and took his first solo trip to San Francisco at the age of 16. Fast forward a few years, and Andrew now travels just over 100,000 miles a year, with over 40 countries, 20 travel credit cards and 3 airline statuses under his belt. Andrew was formerly a Senior Editor at The Points Guy and CNN Underscored.

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