Originally Posted by
echoch
Now, do you experts, who would never do what I just did, have ANY THOUGHTS on ways I might salvage the miles by using another airlines' program. (I've joined Mileage Plan but unless I find some ways to add miles to that, I'll have stranded those miles until they expire.)
You'd be earning double miles on that flight.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/earn-d...h-end-of-2019/
Alaska requires earning every 18 months to keep miles from expiring. It's pretty easy to do, you can even earn miles going out to eat.
https://mileageplan.rewardsnetwork.com/
If you're based in the US, I don't see that putting miles in, say, Singapore Airlines (where the miles WILL expire in three years, no matter what) is all that much better.
https://www.wheretocredit.com/alaska-airlines
Alaska redemptions start at 5,000 miles. You're going to earn about 5000 miles just on that flight if you register for that promotion.