SunTrust to allow Delta travelers earn miles on new SkyMiles Check Card

SunTrust and Delta Air Lines partnered to allow consumers and businesses to earn Delta miles on all signature-based purchases made with a new SunTrust SkyMiles Check Card, launching June 22. In the official statement the two companies said: “this will be the first time Delta has offered mileage-earning opportunities through a check card, and is the first co-branded check card relationship for SunTrust."

The card will have a minimum annual fee of $20. For every purchase made with an authorized signature, cardholders earn miles that can be redeemed for Award Travel to nearly 400 destinations Delta and its partner airlines serve across the world. There is no mileage-earning cap with a SunTrust SkyMiles Check Card so cardholders can earn unlimited miles. Now in its 28th year, SkyMiles is one of the longest-running and most successful loyalty programs in the travel industry.

Beginning June 22, consumers can open SunTrust checking accounts with the new SkyMiles Check Card. Existing SunTrust consumer and business checking clients can also upgrade their existing check cards to the SkyMiles Check Card.