How to Select Which Card’s “Visits” You Want to Use at Delta Sky Clubs

If you’re like me and hold multiple travel rewards cards featuring Delta Sky Club access, you might wonder who selects which card you should use when visiting the lounges. This is especially important now that members are limited to a rationed number of “Visits.”

I recently visited a Sky Club for the time since the new Visit policy took effect. Here’s my experience — I hope it helps!

Delta Sky Club Visit Policy

Five American Express cards give members complimentary access to Delta Sky Clubs when traveling a same-day Delta-marketed or Delta-operated flight or Delta partner airline flight:

• Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card
• Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card
• The Platinum Card® from American Express
• The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
• The American Express Centurion Card
  • (All information about the Centurion Card was collected independently by Eye of the Flyer. It was neither provided nor reviewed by the card issuer.)

Basic Economy (E class) passengers are not eligible to visit Sky Clubs.

Members are entitled to “Visits.”

A “Visit” allows you to enter as many Delta Sky Clubs as you want within a 24-hour period, starting with your first visit.

For example, I entered the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Sky Club at 10:26 PM on a Saturday. I could access any number of Sky Clubs during my Delta trip through 10:25 PM Sunday. (I visited the Terminal E lounge in Atlanta the following day.)

Delta Reserve and Delta Reserve Business Amex members each receive up to 15 Visits between February 1 and January 31 of the subsequent year. (For example, February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026.) If you run out of Visits, it’ll cost $50 per entrance until your rations are replenished.

Amex Platinum and Amex Business Platinum members each receive up to 10 Visits between February 1 and January 31 of the subsequent year. Again, a $50 per entrance charge applies once your card is out of Visits.

But how does it work if you have more than one eligible card?

Select Which Amex Card You Want to Use for Your Sky Club Visit

Many of us know that Delta’s information technology system is suspect and erratic. (That’s putting it nicely.)

So, I was curious how Visit rationing would work for people holding multiple Amex Platinum or Reserve Cards.

I have three Sky Club-eligible cards entered into my Delta profile’s wallet:

• Delta Business Reserve
• Amex Platinum
• Business Platinum Amex

When I entered the LAX Sky Club, I scanned my boarding pass at a kiosk.

First, I was presented with this screen:

After making my selection, I was given four options:

I selected my Delta Business Reserve because I needed a guest pass for my daughter. (I’ll go over that process in a separate post.) I tapped that card and was on my way shortly.

Final Approach

It should be fairly easy for you to select one of your eligible cards to enter a Delta Sky Club. We’ve heard about Delta One passengers actually getting penalized Visits from their Amex cards — when they shouldn’t, considering that Delta One comes with complimentary Sky Club access. Is that happening to you? We’re researching that one a little further.

For rates and fees of the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card, please visit this link.
For rates and fees of the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card, please visit this link.
For rates and fees of The Platinum Card® from American Express, please visit this link.
For rates and fees of The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, please visit this link.