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Old Apr 3, 2016 | 9:13 am
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Originally Posted by Edgerfly
At one point I had four of them. I know bloggers that have seven+. Alaska doesn't care, the more they open the more money they're making. That's why they allow you to open multiple ones. It's actually smart cause they know the majority of the people applying, and churning those cards are not looking to redeem AS miles from LAX-SEA or really any AS metal. So they get the bonuses from the sign ups, and don't lose out on getting THEIR flights filled with mileage redemptions.
what your forgetting is that AS has to "pay" the airline in which those miles are redeemed. Oh be it a much lower "cash" rate then you would pay. It's a numbers game.

I think you will see like Chase is doing a crack down and again thats a good thing
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