Well, I am flying out of Seattle to various locations in the US primarily. I guess that Alaska will generally get me where I'm going, so it seems like I should book with them and only them. I do like the idea of using 1 stop flights when possible to get extra segments; I would not have done that normally.

Hotels might be a bit different, but I think the general advice is to go with your primary program as much as possible.

Thanks all,
Bill