Delta SkyMiles are primarily earned flying Delta Airlines, SkyTeam Alliance partners, and select other airlines. You can also earn SkyMiles booking travel such as cruises and hotels, paying energy bills, and shopping online.

Delta Airline Partners

Delta is part of the SkyTeam alliance which includes more than 20 airlines. These airlines give you the chance to gain Medallion Qualifying Miles, Medallion Qualifying Dollars, Base Miles, Medallion Mileage Bonuses, and/or Business/First Class Bonus Miles. Delta also partners with several airlines outside of the Skyteam alliance that you can earn miles with. The amount of miles you earn will be based on marketing and ticketing carrier which you can get the earning rates from Delta's Airline Partners page. You can earn SkyMiles flying with the following airlines:

Aeroflot
Aerolíneas Argentinas
Aeroméxico
Air Europa
Air France
Alitalia
China Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Czech Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Garuda Indonesia
GOL
Hawaiian Airlines
Jet Airways
Kenya Airways
KLM
Korean Air
Middle East Airlines
Saudia
TAROM
Vietnam Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Australia
WestJet
Xiamen Airlines

Delta Hotel Partners

Delta Airlines has a handful hotel partners that you can earn SkyMiles with. This ranges from Airbnb rentals to mainstream hotel chains worldwide. These partners allow you to either transfer points directly to your SkyMiles account or select SkyMiles as your preferred earning preference directly through the hotel rewards program. More times than not, earning hotel rewards points directly is the better option. This allows you to transfer your hotel rewards points when you need to, giving you more flexibility in case you want to redeem your points for a free night or with another transfer partner.

Hotel Partner	Book/Earn Via
Delta Hotels	Book via Delta Hotels Portal
Airbnb	Book via Delta-Airbnb Portal
Marriott Bonvoy	Marriott Point Transfer or Change Marriott Bonvoy Earning Preferences
IHG Rewards Club	IHG Point Transfer or Change IHG Rewards Club Earning Preferences
Radisson Rewards	Radisson Point Transfer
ALL - Accor Live Limitless	Accor Point Transfer
World of Hyatt	Hyatt Point Transfer or Change World of Hyatt Earning Preferences
Langham Hospitality Group	Change Langham Earning Preferences
Shangri-La Hotels	Shangri-La Point Transfer or Change Shangri-La Gold Circle Earning Preferences
WorldHotels	Provide SkyMiles number at check-in

Delta Car Rental Partners

Delta SkyMiles can be earned with more than 10 car rental partners. Most of these partners can be booked directly through Delta's website. Skymile members benefits the most from Hertz in which earning rates range between 500 and 1,250 based on Medallion Status. Those with status also receive Hertz Elite Status based on membership. Booking with other rental car agencies will typically earn you 500 SkyMiles per rental.

Do note that you will be able to enter your car rental rewards number with the programs that you can book through the Delta portal.

Car Partner	Book/Earn Via
Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty, Alamo, Enterprise, National	Book via Delta Car Portal
Lyft	Link your Delta and Lyft accounts then book Lyft rides as normal

Earn SkyMiles when catching rides with Lyft.

Other Delta Partners

Delta SkyMiles can be earned shopping with select retailers and paying your energy bills.

Partner	Book/Earn Via
Ticketmaster	Book via Delta-Ticketmaster Portal
Biscoff	Order on Biscoff.com
FTD.com	FTD-Delta Link
Vinesse Wines	Vinesse Wines-Delta Link
Energy Plus	Earning Details
Georgia Natural Gas	Website
Grand Rapids Energy	Website
Illinois Energy	Earning Details
Illinois Energy Solutions	Earning Details
Ohio Natural Gas	Website

Delta Airlines Portals

You can earn Delta SkyMiles shopping through the Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal, eating out with Delta SkyMiles Dining, booking travel through Delta Vacations, and cruising the seas with Delta SkyMiles Cruising.

Earn SkyMiles shopping with top retailers through their shopping portal! Delta Airlines

Delta SkyMiles Dining

Delta members can earn Delta SkyMiles when eating out at restaurants that participates in their SkyMiles Dining Program. Once you sign up through www.skymilesdining.com, you will be able to register your favorite restaurant rewards card to your profile. From there, you can then dining at restaurants as normal using the same card you registered. If the restaurant is part of the SkyMiles Dining Program, you will earn SkyMiles. Members who opt in for emails will receive 3 SkyMiles per $1 spent while VIP members Members who dine out at these restaurants at least 11 times a year will receive 5 SkyMiles per $1. This is a great way to earn extra SkyMiles.

Delta SkyMiles Shopping

Delta members can earn Delta SkyMiles shopping directly with retailers through the Skymiles Shopping portal. This portal features hundreds of different retailers including Bose, Apple, Macy's, Marriott and more. The amount of miles you will earn per $1 shopping with these retailers will vary and you check out the full list on their portal. There is also a Skymiles Shopping JP specific portal for anyone shopping in Japan.

Delta SkyMiles Cruises

Delta Airlines allows you to plan your cruise directly through their Skymiles Cruises Program. As with any cruise search, you're able to select destination, cruise length, departure date, and cruise line details. Delta has over 25 different cruise lines you can choose from including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Disney, and Norwegian. Delta's SkyMiles Cruises program usually has promotions running that can give you an additional 25,000+ miles on top of what you would normally earn.

Delta SkyMiles Vacations

Delta allows you to bundle and book flights, hotel stays, car rentals and more through their Delta Vacations portal. Combining both your flight and hotel will also grant you bonus SkyMiles. Delta has a vacation price pledge which states that you will 'Get the best price on your vacation package - guaranteed'. While there's some terms and conditions to the pledge, you should still be able to get some value out of booking everything together.