Originally Posted by
ddfr
Given that churning appears to be over on the Citi AA cards, I was intrigued to read that the Bank of A Alaska cards can be converted to AA miles.
Can someone tell me:
1) Which card to take? How many Alaska Miles will the bonus be?
2) What is the conversion rate between Alaska and AA?
3) Is there an annual fee for this card?
Thanks so much.
I think you read wrong. Where did you read that?
Alaska miles can be used
for awards on AA flights, but they cannot be
converted to AA
miles.
It's simply that Alaska is an AA partner, and you can earn Alaska miles and then use them for partner awards, which includes AA.
SImilarly, you could earn Cathay miles, or Iberia miles, or Mexicana miles, and redeem them for AA awards.
But there are very few airlines that let you transfer miles out, and even when they do you
lose half the value or more doing so. It typically involves transferring from the airline to a hotel program and then back to another airline, or even more roundabout.
If you're still interested, go to
www.alaskaair.com to learn about the program (and the credit card).