But it can vary widely. For example, 40,000 AAdvantage miles are worth roughly $456 in American Airlines airfare. With United, 40k miles get you $416 in flights. And 40k Delta miles are worth $532.
Delta's SkyMiles charts say the minimum number of miles required for a free U.S. trip is 25,000. Mile requirements have been lowered on certain flights in both business and first class. One-way award tickets will start as low as 12,500 miles plus taxes and fees.
At an absolute minimum, 50,000 SkyMiles should provide you with $500 in travel on Delta. As a Delta SkyMiles credit card holder you're eligible for Delta's Pay with Miles option that provides at best case a value of one penny per mile — please don't consider any redemption where you're receiving less than this value.
Maximizing 100,000 SkyMiles
TPG values each SkyMile at 1.2 cents, ranking behind American AAdvantage miles (1.4 cents) and United MileagePlus miles (1.3 cents).
If you consistently get 2+ cents per mile on Delta award flights, a 60,000 mile sign-up bonus is worth at least $1,200!
At a valuation of 1.3 cents per mile, the 80,000 mile one-way business class award from Los Angeles to Sydney would cost you ~$1,000, which is a heck of a value. Business class between the US and Europe on Virgin Atlantic would cost you ~$800. Those are, of course, just two examples.
As a SkyMiles Member, you'll earn 5 miles for every dollar spent on Delta flights*. So when you pay a higher price, you're rewarded with more miles — up to 75,000 miles per ticket.
Under the SkyMiles Mileage Expiration policy, miles do not expire. Delta reserves the right to deactivate or close an account under the following circumstances: Fraudulent activity occurs.
Delta SkyMiles are worth far more than the average rewards program point and are more valuable than most other airline miles. We value SkyMiles at around 1.61 cents per mile on average, which, as you can see from the chart below, is topped only by one other major airline: American Airlines.
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