Mar 12, 2014, 3:53 pm
Last edit by: muji
As an additional resource for these cards see this thread: Alaska Airlines Visa
PERSONAL CARDS
30k mile offer, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...s-credit-card/
+2k miles if done with onboard paper application
30k mile offer with $100 credit and fee for companion ticket waived the first year, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4020594
link no longer working
30k mile offer with $100 credit, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4009277
link no longer working
If you are applying for a personal Alaska card, and are not an expert on applying for Alaska cards STOP, don't apply yet.
Instead, read this post. Doing that first may save you a huge amount of wasted time and frustration.
A few people in the Alaska Airlines forum have in the past received personally targeted, single-use links for a 50k offer
when they opt-in to "Partner Offers" in their Mileage Plan account preferences.
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BUSINESS CARDS
30k mile offer, $75 AF, $1k spend, no foreign transaction fees:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallb...-credit-card//
Note: There are two different earning formats for the business card, which you choose when you apply:
To avoid billing confusion later, make sure you choose the Individual Level Earning Plan if you are not going to have employee cards under the same account as your account.
Also see the Applying for Business Credit Cards [Consolidated] thread (not-BofA-specific) for general tips on applying for business cards.
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Reconsideration # (for personal cards):
1-800-354-0401 (8am-7pm ET Mon-Fri) direct, referring agent from another BofA line called it their "credit department"
1-866-811-4108 from the Alaska Airlines Visa thread post 949
Business card Recon Line:
866-695-6598 (8-7 EST M-F from what I was told)
Biz card status line: 888 663 6262
Biz Card credit analyst line: 877 665 5022, 877 665 5023 (seems to be non-working number)
Check application status online here:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...status-form.go
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Credit Enquiries for Personal cards come from BofA. Enquiries for business cards come from FIA. Credit bureaus usually merge enquiries from the same requester made on the same day. Enquiries from BofA and FIA will not be merged.
When do the initial bonus miles post? You will get the miles after the statement closes for the cycle in which you meet your minimum spend. Usually AS points show up the Sunday evening after your statement closes, but sometimes it takes an additional week.
If there's a statement credit, when does it post?
It seems to be batch-processed. It will post automatically. Can be on the same statement or the next statement. It does not appear to be based on the statement close date.
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PERSONAL CARDS
30k mile offer, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...s-credit-card/
+2k miles if done with onboard paper application
30k mile offer with $100 credit and fee for companion ticket waived the first year, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4020594
link no longer working
30k mile offer with $100 credit, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4009277
link no longer working
If you are applying for a personal Alaska card, and are not an expert on applying for Alaska cards STOP, don't apply yet.
Instead, read this post. Doing that first may save you a huge amount of wasted time and frustration.
A few people in the Alaska Airlines forum have in the past received personally targeted, single-use links for a 50k offer
when they opt-in to "Partner Offers" in their Mileage Plan account preferences.
=======================================
BUSINESS CARDS
30k mile offer, $75 AF, $1k spend, no foreign transaction fees:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallb...-credit-card//
Note: There are two different earning formats for the business card, which you choose when you apply:
- $50 per company, $25 per card (Business Level Earning Plan)
- $0 per company, $75 per card (Individual Level Earning Plan)
To avoid billing confusion later, make sure you choose the Individual Level Earning Plan if you are not going to have employee cards under the same account as your account.
Also see the Applying for Business Credit Cards [Consolidated] thread (not-BofA-specific) for general tips on applying for business cards.
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Reconsideration # (for personal cards):
1-800-354-0401 (8am-7pm ET Mon-Fri) direct, referring agent from another BofA line called it their "credit department"
1-866-811-4108 from the Alaska Airlines Visa thread post 949
Business card Recon Line:
866-695-6598 (8-7 EST M-F from what I was told)
Biz card status line: 888 663 6262
Biz Card credit analyst line: 877 665 5022, 877 665 5023 (seems to be non-working number)
Check application status online here:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...status-form.go
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Credit Enquiries for Personal cards come from BofA. Enquiries for business cards come from FIA. Credit bureaus usually merge enquiries from the same requester made on the same day. Enquiries from BofA and FIA will not be merged.
When do the initial bonus miles post? You will get the miles after the statement closes for the cycle in which you meet your minimum spend. Usually AS points show up the Sunday evening after your statement closes, but sometimes it takes an additional week.
If there's a statement credit, when does it post?
It seems to be batch-processed. It will post automatically. Can be on the same statement or the next statement. It does not appear to be based on the statement close date.
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Alaska Airlines card offers, Personal & Business [2012-2016]
Apr 8, 2012, 6:19 am
#16
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: Many
Posts: 335
I wish they wouldn't play that game. If I apply for card A, but they think I only qualify for card B, tell me so directly, so I can try for reconsideration on card A, or make a conscious decision whether to accept card B or not. Don't just congratulate me on qualifying for my new card and send me card B which I probably don't want. I have an AS card and am seriously considering trying for another one with this bonus offer, but am weighing that against other possibilities in my next app-o-rama for the above reasons.
Apr 8, 2012, 6:40 am
#17
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: BGM
Programs: DL, US, AA, Marriott Silver, HHonors Gold, Best Western Diamond
Posts: 188
Yes, you can use the miles on AA or DL or a slew of foreign airlines like BA & AF, but you can't use more than one of their partners on the same award trip.
You can credit EQM & RDM to AS when you fly on some of their partners like AA, DL, or EK, but you can't also get mileage credit on the flown airline. So if you fly on AA, you can credit your miles to AA or to AS, but not both. In order to credit your miles to a different airline than the one you're flying, you specify in the reservation which airline the miles should be credited to (as long as it's one of their partners) and put in your ff # for that airline. The miles should be credited automatically after you fly, but it takes extra time -- on occasion, a very long time or you'll need to ask for the miles to be credited. Make sure to save your boarding passes from the flights in case you need to submit copies as proof of flying. Some fare classes may not receive any mileage credit or may receive more or less than 100% on partner airlines. On other partner airlines like CX or KE, you can only credit RDM to AS, no EQM.
You can credit EQM & RDM to AS when you fly on some of their partners like AA, DL, or EK, but you can't also get mileage credit on the flown airline. So if you fly on AA, you can credit your miles to AA or to AS, but not both. In order to credit your miles to a different airline than the one you're flying, you specify in the reservation which airline the miles should be credited to (as long as it's one of their partners) and put in your ff # for that airline. The miles should be credited automatically after you fly, but it takes extra time -- on occasion, a very long time or you'll need to ask for the miles to be credited. Make sure to save your boarding passes from the flights in case you need to submit copies as proof of flying. Some fare classes may not receive any mileage credit or may receive more or less than 100% on partner airlines. On other partner airlines like CX or KE, you can only credit RDM to AS, no EQM.
I also noticed in the T&C that you cannot use the companion pass on an award trip (paid trip only)... but that's probably the norm.
Apr 8, 2012, 8:08 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: New York
Programs: AA, BA, CO
Posts: 402
Does anyone know which credit buro BofA pulls? Also ... Is alaska airlines same as us airways in terms of no one way flights on partner airlines? Thanks
Oh .. And how soon can you churn this card? 30k seems like not a big deal on it's own. At 60 (once churned) we can actually get somewhere.
Oh .. And how soon can you churn this card? 30k seems like not a big deal on it's own. At 60 (once churned) we can actually get somewhere.
Apr 8, 2012, 3:26 pm
#19
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: PDX, PVR, NHA
Programs: SPG plat 75, HH Gold
Posts: 262
Does anyone know which credit buro BofA pulls? Also ... Is alaska airlines same as us airways in terms of no one way flights on partner airlines? Thanks
Oh .. And how soon can you churn this card? 30k seems like not a big deal on it's own. At 60 (once churned) we can actually get somewhere.
Oh .. And how soon can you churn this card? 30k seems like not a big deal on it's own. At 60 (once churned) we can actually get somewhere.
No one-way partners *if* you are trying to stack stopover+open jaw. Not sure otherwise.
Been churning this card at 90-120 days for a couple of years. Worth the fee for me as I always use $99 companion ticket for F.
Apr 8, 2012, 7:01 pm
#20
Join Date: May 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,389
Thanks for the very specific data points! ^
Apr 8, 2012, 7:10 pm
#21
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NJ, USA
Programs: SPG Gold, OnePass Gold, OneWorld
Posts: 168
35k Bonus
Now there is a 35k bonus available for this card, use this link to apply instead.
Thanks, View From The Wing.
Thanks, View From The Wing.
Apr 8, 2012, 7:42 pm
#22
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: JAX
Programs: UA,CO,SPG
Posts: 149
Does alaska allow miles to be transferred into another account like HA does?
Apr 8, 2012, 7:47 pm
#23
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Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,475
Now there is a 35k bonus available for this card, use this link to apply instead.
Thanks, View From The Wing.
Thanks, View From The Wing.
Folks credit for the first offer goes to inY.
Apr 8, 2012, 8:18 pm
#24
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 668
35k is definitely worthwhile, thanks for the thread.
I applied but got an application pending notice. Anyone know how likely approval is with a pending response from BOA?
I applied but got an application pending notice. Anyone know how likely approval is with a pending response from BOA?
Apr 8, 2012, 8:37 pm
#25
Join Date: May 2010
Location: WAS
Programs: Lotz
Posts: 1,534
Come On 40 !
Few days ago went from 25 to 30 now to 35.
WHY didn't they just repeat the 40K promo to start with?
Hopefully someone's playing around with the url to find a 40K.
AS says the miles post in one to two weeks after approval. In fact last year they usually posted before people received their cards.
AS is nice to throw in the churns since there's no spend while the Virgin Atlantic requires $2500 and the Hawaiian requires $1000 spends.
WHY didn't they just repeat the 40K promo to start with?
Hopefully someone's playing around with the url to find a 40K.
AS says the miles post in one to two weeks after approval. In fact last year they usually posted before people received their cards.
AS is nice to throw in the churns since there's no spend while the Virgin Atlantic requires $2500 and the Hawaiian requires $1000 spends.
Last edited by tassojunior; Apr 8, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Apr 8, 2012, 8:47 pm
#26
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AA,DL,BA,UA,SPG, and any other free trip!
Posts: 1,803
Few days ago went from 25 to 30 now to 35.
WHY didn't they just repeat the 40K promo to start with?
Hopefully someone's playing around with the url to find a 40K.
AS says the miles post in one to two weeks after approval. In fact last year they usually posted before people received their cards.
WHY didn't they just repeat the 40K promo to start with?
Hopefully someone's playing around with the url to find a 40K.
AS says the miles post in one to two weeks after approval. In fact last year they usually posted before people received their cards.
Apr 8, 2012, 9:38 pm
#27
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 36
hmm apply now, or wait a bit? maybe it will hit 40K?
what do you guys think?
what do you guys think?
Apr 8, 2012, 10:26 pm
#28
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: New York
Programs: AA, BA, CO
Posts: 402
Since this car hits Experian .... How safe is it to apply for it if i just applied an got approved for chase united card 2 weeks ago? ...... Give it 60 days to be safe?
Apr 8, 2012, 10:39 pm
#29
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Everywhere
Programs: Who cares... status is a Red Herring.
Posts: 733
I mean it could depend on your credit but rule of thumb tends to be wait 30 days between aps on the same bureau.
Apr 8, 2012, 11:16 pm
#30
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: AA LTP, UA, DL, HH, Marriott/SPG
Posts: 585
That's the risk. You can get the credit pull, get the inferior card, and not even realize you didn't get the card you actually wanted if you aren't real attentive to how the card is labeled. Then you start using spend that could have gone elsewhere, wonder what the problem is when your big bonus posts as a small bonus, and get mad when you find out.
I wish they wouldn't play that game. If I apply for card A, but they think I only qualify for card B, tell me so directly, so I can try for reconsideration on card A, or make a conscious decision whether to accept card B or not. Don't just congratulate me on qualifying for my new card and send me card B which I probably don't want. I have an AS card and am seriously considering trying for another one with this bonus offer, but am weighing that against other possibilities in my next app-o-rama for the above reasons.
I wish they wouldn't play that game. If I apply for card A, but they think I only qualify for card B, tell me so directly, so I can try for reconsideration on card A, or make a conscious decision whether to accept card B or not. Don't just congratulate me on qualifying for my new card and send me card B which I probably don't want. I have an AS card and am seriously considering trying for another one with this bonus offer, but am weighing that against other possibilities in my next app-o-rama for the above reasons.