Alaska Airlines, Up To 50% Bonus Miles (W/ Visa Signature)
Jul 24, 2015, 2:01 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: The Far, Far North
Programs: Alaskans fly everywhere on any aircraft going there!
Posts: 1,262
Tempted to buy but........
AS has an up to 35% bonus on miles purchased between now and 8/7. The sales are usually a bit later, don't end so quickly and are for up to 40% bonus. Any thoughts about a sale a bit later with the larger bonus? I need to top up to take the gs on a mega trip in F . Thanx!
Jul 24, 2015, 5:12 am
#2
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA (the REAL Washington); occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)
Programs: DL PM 1.57MM; AS MVPG 100K
Posts: 21,356
if you want to buy, say, 50000 miles you are looking at a difference of 2500 miles in the bonus ... the question you need to answer to your own satisfaction by 8/7 is whether 2500 fewer miles in hand now outweighs the chance that AS may not offer a 40% bonus sale later in the year
Jul 24, 2015, 10:18 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SJC
Programs: AS: MVPG, Hyatt: P, SPG: G, Marriott: G, IHG: P
Posts: 305
Jul 24, 2015, 10:34 am
#6
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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50% for me too as a cardholder and same 35-40k required.
Very tempting this is definitely the highest bonus I've ever seen (usually it seems to bounce between 35 and 40%).
Very tempting this is definitely the highest bonus I've ever seen (usually it seems to bounce between 35 and 40%).
Jul 24, 2015, 10:43 am
#7
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: The Far, Far North
Programs: Alaskans fly everywhere on any aircraft going there!
Posts: 1,262
I haven't gotten around to getting an AS card.....must re-think that! But, of course, it's totally correct that it really isn't enough miles to risk waiting. As always, you folks think of the details that eluded me! Now where's that email about getting an AS card? Off to search it out.
Jul 24, 2015, 12:42 pm
#8
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
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40% Buy miles bonus for AS Visa Signature Card (35% everyone else)
I received email from AS offering up to 40% bonus on purchased miles for signature card holders. 35% for everyone else
Link
oops sorry didn't see the following thread due to subject line was not clear
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...d-buy-but.html
Link
oops sorry didn't see the following thread due to subject line was not clear
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...d-buy-but.html
Jul 24, 2015, 1:44 pm
#9
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 69
Alaska Airlines, Up To 50% Bonus Miles (W/ Visa Signature)
Exclusive to you, as a Visa Signature Cardholder: here’s your chance to rack up miles, fast, and go adventuring sooner. From now until August 9, buy miles and you’ll get up to 50% bonus miles on your purchase. Or, buy miles as a gift for friends and relatives, and your gift will be up to 50% bigger.
10,000 – 19,000 miles 20% bonus miles
Buy 20,000 – 34,000 miles 35% bonus miles
Buy 35,000 – 40,000 miles 50% bonus miles
So if you buy the maximum allowed in one transaction, you’ll receive 60,000 miles for $1,182.50 after taxes. That’s 1.97 cents per mile.
https://dannydealguru.wordpress.com/...0-bonus-miles/
10,000 – 19,000 miles 20% bonus miles
Buy 20,000 – 34,000 miles 35% bonus miles
Buy 35,000 – 40,000 miles 50% bonus miles
So if you buy the maximum allowed in one transaction, you’ll receive 60,000 miles for $1,182.50 after taxes. That’s 1.97 cents per mile.
https://dannydealguru.wordpress.com/...0-bonus-miles/
Jul 24, 2015, 2:48 pm
#11
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
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Looks like were going to have to merge all the threads. There were multiple offers 35%, 45%, 50% and maybe more and maybe less
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...yone-else.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...d-buy-but.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...yone-else.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...d-buy-but.html
Jul 24, 2015, 4:13 pm
#13
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,834
...and if you routinely pay that much, it's a heck of a bargain. Otherwise, those $13K tickets are only worth as much as one would be willing to pay for them.
Jul 24, 2015, 9:24 pm
#14
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: YVR
Programs: OZ Diamond, Jiffypark Manhattan Gold
Posts: 4,485
I'm a little pissed, I'm a recent recipient of the AS Canadian Mastercard, my email appears to have not been targetted max bonus I can get seems to be 35% if the email is right.
Here's a question though, if I pay with my AS card, I'll get 1:1 miles:dollar but would i get whatever the bonus is for buying on Alaska.com? or is it truly only on airfare?
Here's a question though, if I pay with my AS card, I'll get 1:1 miles:dollar but would i get whatever the bonus is for buying on Alaska.com? or is it truly only on airfare?
Jul 24, 2015, 9:55 pm
#15
Join Date: Aug 2013
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 917
I'm a little pissed, I'm a recent recipient of the AS Canadian Mastercard, my email appears to have not been targetted max bonus I can get seems to be 35% if the email is right.
Here's a question though, if I pay with my AS card, I'll get 1:1 miles:dollar but would i get whatever the bonus is for buying on Alaska.com? or is it truly only on airfare?
Here's a question though, if I pay with my AS card, I'll get 1:1 miles:dollar but would i get whatever the bonus is for buying on Alaska.com? or is it truly only on airfare?
