<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Skylink USA:
Some people like Alaska Airlines program a lot. This is because you can receive credit for American, Continental, Northwest, and Hawaiian Airlines in addition to some foreign carriers.
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Alaska's Mileage Plan is a very useful place to collect miles from lots of airlines, and Amtrak's West Coast routes.
See:
http://www.alaskaair.com/mileageplan...rs_Airline.asp