SkyMiles Transfer Bonus

SkyMiles Transfer Bonus

Delta SkyMiles is offering bonus miles to your friends and family when you transfer miles into their accounts. Until March 31, 2008, SkyMiles will give an extra 20 percent bonus per transaction, and if you are a Medallion member, your transfers will get a 30 percent bonus. For example, if you transfer 10,000 miles into another SkyMiles member’s account, the recipient will receive 2,000 bonus miles for a total of 12,000 miles (3,000 bonus miles if you are a Medallion member). You can transfer up to 30,000 miles per transaction in 1,000-mile increments at a cost of $0.01 per mile plus a $30 processing fee per transaction and 7.5 percent tax per mile. An additional five percent GST will apply to purchases by Canadian residents. An individual member can receive up to 300,000 miles per calendar year and each member can transfer up to 150,000 miles from their account per calendar year. Once made, mileage transfers cannot be refunded and may take up to seven days to post. The bonus is eligible only on transactions completed at delta.com.