Individual Elite Status
Medallion Status
for Business
Elite status earned by individual travelers from Delta flight spend. Three tiers, one metric: Medallion Qualifying Dollars. Corporate Priority and Medallion stack — both benefit your travelers simultaneously.
Introducing Medallion Tiers for Business
A new company-side Medallion program. Pool MQDs across employees, pair with a Delta SkyMiles Business Amex, and earn a tier the entire organization unlocks. Independent of personal Medallion — both stack.
Business Gold
$10,000 MQDs
Best paired with
Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business Card
Business Platinum
$30,000 MQDs
Best paired with
Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business Card
Business Diamond
$50,000 MQDs
Best paired with
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business Card
Capabilities by tier
Business Medallion Tier Capabilities
Every benefit, side by side. Words next to the check mark indicate strength — “Standard”, “Stronger”, or “Premium” — so you can see at a glance how each tier scales.
How it works
Two mechanics power the program
Pooled MQDs
MQDs earned by employees on business travel flights aggregate under one company account and contribute to the tier threshold — no individual employee needs to hit Diamond on their own.
Each employee's business-flight MQDs flow up to the company pool.
Provisional Initiation
Companies pay a 50% initiation fee to join the program. The fee counts toward the selected tier's MQD threshold and waives the Amex SkyMiles Business annual fees for the year.
- Fee counts as 50% of MQD threshold
- Amex SkyMiles annual fees waived
- Earn the remaining 50% in MQDs over Year 1
Year-one path
Initiation fee → Provisional tier → Confirmed
$5,000 fee
Initiation
Provisional Gold
Year 1 status active
$5,000 MQD goal
Earned during Y1
$15,000 fee
Initiation
Provisional Platinum
Year 1 status active
$15,000 MQD goal
Earned during Y1
$25,000 fee
Initiation
Provisional Diamond
Year 1 status active
$25,000 MQD goal
Earned during Y1
Why this works
Aligned incentives across Delta and Amex
Delta
- Captures enterprise loyalty for airline travel
- Comfort baseline locks in cabin revenue
Amex
- Pooled-miles wallet incentivizes the card as primary payment
- Corporate statement credits drive consolidated billing
Comparación de beneficios por tier
Estatus válido por año calendario (enero–diciembre). Los MQD se reinician cada enero.
| Feature | Gold$10,000 MQD | Platinum$15,000 MQD | Diamond$28,000 MQD |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQD to qualify | $10,000 | $15,000 | $28,000 |
| Miles multiplier | 8× per $ | 9× per $ | 11× per $ |
| SkyMiles bonus | +60% | +80% | +120% |
| Boarding zone | Sky Priority | Sky Priority | Sky Priority |
| Sky Priority service | |||
| Upgrade priority | Medium | High | Highest |
| Upgrade window | 72 hrs | 120 hrs | 120 hrs |
| Complimentary upgrades | Best odds | ||
| First Class upgrades | |||
| Comfort+ upgrades | Earlier | Shortly after booking | Immediately |
| Free checked bags | 2 free | 3 free | 3 free |
| Same-day changes | Free confirmed | ||
| Waived fees | More | Most | All |
| Sky Club access | $50/visit | ||
| International lounges | SkyTeam Elite+ | ||
| Choice Benefits | 1 choice | 2 choices | |
| Corporate Priority stacks |
Probabilidad de upgrade de asiento
La probabilidad real varía según ruta, ocupación y antelación de reserva.
| Status | Main Cabin+ | First Class | Delta One |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Occasional | Limited | — |
| Platinum | Frequent | Possible | — |
| Diamond | Very frequent | Best odds | Via certificates |
Medallion Xers — multiplicadores de millas
Millas ganadas por dólar gastado en vuelos Delta operados y comercializados.
| Status | Miles Multiplier |
|---|---|
| No status | 5× |
| Gold | 8× |
| Platinum | 9× |
| Diamond | 11× |
Medallion + programas corporativos trabajan juntos
Medallion es individual; SkyMiles for Business es de la empresa. Ambos se acumulan de forma paralela e independiente en el mismo viaje. Un viajero con Diamond Medallion cuya empresa tiene un acuerdo corporativo recibe beneficios de ambos sistemas al mismo tiempo.
Dual earn simultáneo
El viajero acumula millas personales SkyMiles y la empresa acumula millas corporativas en el mismo vuelo. No hay elección entre uno u otro.
Corporate Priority + Medallion = stacking
Si la empresa tiene un acuerdo con Corporate Priority, los beneficios se suman a los de Medallion personal. Un Platinum Medallion con acuerdo corporativo recibe ambos stacks.
Independencia de programas
Un empleado puede tener Diamond Medallion mientras su empresa está en el tier Member de SkyMiles for Business — y al revés. Los tiers son completamente independientes.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Es Medallion lo mismo que SkyMiles for Business?
No. Medallion es el tier de estatus personal del viajero — determina boarding zone, upgrades y servicios de prioridad. SkyMiles for Business es el programa corporativo de la empresa que acumula millas en nombre de la compañía. Son sistemas independientes y paralelos.
¿Cuenta el gasto en tarjetas Amex hacia MQD?
Sí. Los titulares de Delta Amex Platinum reciben un MQD Headstart de $2,500 al inicio de cada año Medallion; los de Reserve reciben $3,000. Además, ambas tarjetas generan MQD Boost con compras elegibles — $1 MQD por cada $25 (Platinum) o $10 (Reserve) gastados en cualquier categoría.
¿Puede la empresa ganar estatus Medallion?
No. Medallion es estrictamente un programa personal — ninguna empresa puede alcanzar un tier Medallion. Sin embargo, las empresas inscritas en SkyMiles for Business pueden canjear millas corporativas para transferirlas a empleados específicos o adquirir membresías Sky Club.
¿Se acumula Medallion con Corporate Priority?
Sí. Un Diamond Medallion cuya empresa tiene un acuerdo corporativo con Delta recibe ambos stacks de beneficios simultáneamente — los personales de Medallion y los corporativos de Corporate Priority. Ninguno reemplaza al otro.