I just received a Visa Platinum upgrade offer on my Alaska Gold card. Here's the deal:

* 5,000 Bonus Miles to sign up
* 1,000 Bonus miles every year at renewal
* Free first class upgrade every year
* $50 companion ticket coupon every year
* 4 free Board Room passes each year
* DOUBLE miles on purchases of all Alaska
tickets and vacation packages
* Travel accident insurance of $1,000,000.00

All this in addition to re regular benefits, like unlilmited mileage at 1 mile per dollar spent, auto rental insurance, auto rental discounts, etc., etc., etc.

I think this a pretty smoking deal for only $75 per year. Happy me.

Punki:

That is an awesome deal! I hope other "programs" match it in some way. Let me hold my breath.

Sounds great to me - I only wish they flew to more places including the east coast.

Punki, does that $50 coupon mean you can buy one ticket and get another for a companion for $50? Does the first ticket have to be full fare or any published fare?

MileKing, I really don't know. I just got the flyer and signed up last night. When I get the "packet" I'll let you know. The Board Room passes are important to me. Even though I fly Alaska...well at least 60 flights a year, it has never been worth it to me to think about the Board Room because most of my flights at SEA/PDX/SEA/PDX. If, however, I get stuck at SFO or ANC once or twice a year, it would be nice.

Also, I am stoked about the double miles for Alaska ticket purchases. We buy a LOT of Alaska tickets on my card, not just for me but for all of my employees.

Doc, I do know quite a few people who never fly Alaska but have an Alaskan account as a place to bank all their random flight miles. Alaska's credit card offerings are terrific and they are partners with a whole bunch of airlines, i.e., Quantas, British, SAS, American, NWA, TWA, Continental, Horizon, Canadian, and KLM so it opens up a whole lot of possibilities for racking up the miles.

I love their programs,their service and all the trips they have given me for free over the years.

stoked?

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Stoked = turned on. At least it did in the 60's.


[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 07-29-1999).]

Thanks Punki- If that $50. companion is not seriously restricted (as for full fare only), than this is the card of the year, IMHO. Why would anyone ever want to sign up for a NWA Visa account with this being offered as such a far superior alternative?!

Is there a code #? Can anyone call and sign up. Sounds good.

It's an upgrade from the gold card so I think you maybe have to already have a gold card and an Alaska Airlines FF number.

Flygirl has posted details on this offer at: http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/001593.html

Its a shame that it is only open to US residents.

I feel soooooo discriminated against.



Peter

Peter - consider this article that appeared in the Wall St. Journal:

And even the best domestic clubs don't yet measure up to international airline lounges, where amenities like showers, free liquor and even massages have been standard for years. "There's just no comparison," says Graham Edwards, an advertising executive from Sydney, Australia, who was recently seated in a United Airlines lounge at New York's La Guardia airport as the bartender sounded "last call" for cocktails -- not free -- at 7 p.m., a full half hour before the lounge closed. "If that happened in Australia, there'd be a revolt."

May I suggest a revolt.

Its pretty hard to revolt against somebody who won't provide you with a service.



Peter