Delta SkyMiles for Business: How Businesses Can Earn and Redeem Points [2025]

Delta SkyMiles for Business is Delta’s business travel rewards program. Formerly called Delta SkyBonus, and geared toward small and midsize companies, SkyMiles for Business allows business owners to accumulate rewards for travel booked by employees and staff.

Although this program isn’t as mainstream as Delta SkyMiles, it’s still worth investigating. You’re likely already familiar with Delta SkyMiles because you can use the loyalty program to book high-end award flights on airlines like Virgin Atlantic and Air France. But did you know you can do the same thing with Delta SkyMiles for Business points?

Let’s take a look at how you can maximize your company’s Delta SkyMiles for Business points!

Pros and Cons of Delta SkyMiles for Business

Delta SkyMiles for Business is the corporate travel equivalent of Delta SkyMiles. Although similar in name, these programs have completely different value propositions, redemption structures, and virtually everything else.

To start, one of the perquisites of Delta SkyMiles for Business is a corporate travel manager assigned to you. Having a single point of contact allows you to hand off a lot of travel planning and administrative work to Delta.

Furthermore, you can also access the Delta Meeting Network to plan business meetings flexibly and easily. You can easily access group rates if you’re traveling with a group of 10 or more with Delta SkyMiles for Business.

How many SkyMiles you earn is dependent on which route you’re flying, what fare class you’re booked in, and the price of the ticket you’ve booked. You can earn up to 10 Delta SkyMiles per $1 spent on eligible flights, which is awesome.

One of the biggest advantages of the Delta SkyMiles for Business program is that you have additional redemption options. Some of these include transferring miles earned through the SkyMiles for Business program to an individual’s SkyMiles account, purchasing a Delta Sky Club membership, or even Delta elite status!

How To Enroll in Delta SkyMiles for Business

The SkyMiles for Business program is intended for and open to U.S. and Canada small
and medium businesses. There are no minimum requirements to be a member in the program, but to take advantage of most of the benefits of the program, your company needs to qualify for one of the 2 elite status levels.

To qualify for Plus status:

• Your company must have 5 unique employee travelers conducting eligible travel each calendar year.
• Your company must spend a minimum of $5,000 in eligible flight revenue every calendar year.

To qualify for Elite status:

• Your company must have 5 unique employee travelers conducting eligible travel each calendar year.
• Your company must spend a minimum of $300,000 in eligible flight revenue every calendar year.

Interested business owners can enroll in Delta SkyMiles for Business online.

How To Earn SkyMiles With the Delta SkyMiles for Business Program

Currently, the best way to earn with the Delta SkyMiles for Business program is by booking business travel. Plus and Elite members can earn SkyMiles on the following tickets, which count as eligible flight revenue for the purposes of status:

• Tickets purchased worldwide with Delta Air Lines (ticket numbers beginning in 006)
  • Tickets issued or originating outside North America issued on DL 006 for flights marketed and operated by Delta
• Tickets purchased in North America with the following partners:
  • Air France (ticket numbers beginning in 057), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (074), and Virgin Atlantic (932) tickets issued and originating in North America and containing a transatlantic flight segment
  • Aeromexico tickets (beginning in 139) issued and originating in North America for nonstop travel between the U.S. and Mexico
• Flights operated by SkyTeam partners and other codeshare partner airlines also earn for:
  • Tickets issued by Delta (006)
  • Flights marketed by Delta (DL flight number)

If your flight meets any of the criteria above and you book the ticket using your SkyMiles for Business account, you earn up to 10 miles per $1 spent as shown below:

Note that this is the number of SkyMiles that deposited into your SkyMiles for Business account. Individual travelers still continue to earn SkyMiles as they normally would.

For example, let’s say you booked a round-trip Delta One flight between New York (JFK) and Athens (ATH) for $3,653.97 with a base fare of $2,150 before taxes and fees. You get 10 miles per $1 spent on the base fare, equivalent to 21,500 SkyMiles!

Now that we’ve gone through the details of earning with the SkyMiles for Business program, let’s talk about our favorite subject: redemptions!

How To Earn Elite Status With SkyMiles for Business

Similar to the elite status that you can earn personally with Delta, there are 2 additional levels of elite status in the SkyMiles for Business program. Your company needs at least 5 business travelers and annual spending of $5,000 for Plus status or $300,000 for Elite status. Qualifying for Plus or Elite status offers unique benefits and perks to those who frequently use the SkyMiles for Business program.

Additionally, Elite members earn an additional 15% miles when booking flights.

How To Redeem With the Delta SkyMiles for Business Program

The program administrators or preferred travel agent are responsible for redeeming rewards on behalf of your company. Authorized individuals can request a redemption online via the SkyMiles for Business website. There are 4 main ways that you can redeem SkyMiles earned with the SkyMiles for Business program:

• Transfer the SkyMiles from the company’s SkyMiles for Business account to a personal SkyMiles account. These transfers are immediate, one-way and nonrefundable, even if the person later leaves the company.
• A Delta Sky Club individual membership
• Silver Medallion elite status (processed overnight)
• A Delta eCredit (processed within 4 hours)

Delta eCredits can be used toward the cost of a ticket during checkout.

Final Thoughts

All in all, there are exciting ways to redeem miles earned through the SkyMiles for Business program. So if your small- or medium-size business does a lot of travel on Delta, you should definitely register for the program to double-dip on earning SkyMiles. Plus, you can get rewarded for all of your employees’ business travel!