Flights and Frappucinos : Delta Skymiles and Starbucks Rewards
If an iced americano is your favorite way to start the day or you find yourself to be a frequent flier, then you’ll be energized (partially from the coffee) to know that customers enrolled in both Delta Skymiles and Starbucks Rewards loyalty programs can link their accounts. Members will now earn one mile per $1 spent on eligible purchases at Starbucks!
On days when enrolled members have a scheduled flight with Delta, they will earn double Stars on eligible purchases at participating Starbucks stores. This new benefit is open to currently enrolled members as well as new members of the companies’ loyalty programs. Oh, and even better? Customers who link their accounts from Oct. 12 to Dec. 31, 2022 will earn 500 miles, and, once they make or have made a qualifying purchase, 150 Stars.
Customers can join Starbucks Rewards starbucks.com/rewards and Delta SkyMiles delta.com/join-skymiles.
“We’re continuing to evolve Delta’s SkyMiles program to give our customers valuable, premium experiences not just on the days they travel but in their everyday lives as well,” said Prashant Sharma, vice president of loyalty at Delta. “Through this new partnership with Starbucks, we can deliver more moments and interactions that matter, both in the air and on the ground.”
“Starbucks Rewards and Delta SkyMiles are centered on creating moments of meaningful connection, and by bringing together two of the country’s most celebrated loyalty programs we are able to reward our members with more of what they love,” said Ryan Butz, vice president, loyalty strategy and marketing at Starbucks. “We are excited to partner with Delta to offer our members even more valuable benefits, as well as invite more customers to join Starbucks Rewards.
Delta SkyMiles is also announcing the addition of Starbucks Stars as an exciting new Choice Benefit for its most loyal—and coffee-loving—members. Along with the newest slate of Choice Benefits announced last week, Diamond and Platinum SkyMiles Members will be able to select 4,000 Stars as one of their annual Choice Benefits in 2024.
Earlier this year, Starbucks announced Reward Together, a program that allows Starbucks Rewards members to link their accounts with some of the world’s leading brands’ loyalty programs, adding new benefits and ways to earn Stars that were not possible before. Through these loyalty partnerships, the company aims to increase awareness and drive growth of Starbucks Rewards as well as attract new members by offering valuable benefits and making it easier for customers to join. Starbucks Canada launched account linking partnerships with a travel partner in 2021 and a financial institution in 2022. Delta is Starbucks’ first U.S. partner in this program.
As recently announced by U.S. News & World Report, for the sixth year in a row, Delta’s SkyMiles program outperformed all global airlines in the outlet’s annual ranking of airline loyalty programs. U.S News weighs five components in its ranking: ease of earning a free round-trip flight, added benefits, network coverage, flight volume and airline quality ratings.
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