I am not fully contending this�so a few questions�

1) Are they saying that for the distance option; class of service bonuses will remain on AS/HA booked flights, but go away for partners booked on AS.com

2) Are they saying that elites will get a STATUS POINT multiplier or a POINT multiplier; this is unclear to me.

3) If it is a STATUS POINT multiplier, will it apply to all types of accrual or just the spend method?

Tanteater

In the question, elite tier based status point (EQM) multipliers were clearly asked about. But the response seems to be about the status bonus multiplier given to points (RDM) that currently exists. That is confirmed as unchanged, but awarding status points (EQM) based on elite tier level is not a thing and awarding them would be a change. They seem to refer to status points (EQM) as points through a lot of their marking material despite being different currencies which is causing the confusion.



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Here is one example. The Atmos Summit card does not earn 1 point (RDM) per $2 spent on purchases. The points (RDM) earned on purchases is based on mcc of the transaction and whether it was made in a foreign currency. It is status points (EQM) that is earned at a ratio of 1 status point (EQM) per $2 spent on purchases.

Yuuuuup, the whole status points vs redeemable points has already been mired in confusion because they don't specify in very key ways.

this is beginning to resemble AAnother AAirline where you accrue Loyalty Point$ for status and RDM for flying (*big* new difference being that AS indicates *no more COS bonus* on tix purchased thru AS)

Almost like Ben got a recommendation from Bob Isom on a great consulting company that can help you re-launch your loyalty program.

Ok, this seems relatively clear - AS/HA flights will still get a CoS bonus, regardless of booking channel. I hope that's accurate.

Well, that was what I was expecting for this (and, in truth, for the prior question.) Clear enough, I'd say - no more partner CoS bonuses for premium partner fares booked through AS.

Unless I'm sleepier than I realized, this unfortunately doesn't tell us a darn thing regarding whether buying a ~$1000 flight will earn me 5000 status points or 12500 status points if I choose revenue. Attempting to logic it out... I don't imagine they'll allow the elite bonus to count towards status for distance, so the options all being the same means they're likely just talking about RDPs here. 5x/$ compares really poorly against AA's 11x/$ for top status, so I'm harboring a little bit of hope that they allow the tier multiplier to count towards status for revenue choice folks.

This seemed already settled, there'd be no reason for the segment based choice if they weren't killing the segment minimum.

I wasn't overly worried about these last few to begin with, but I guess it's nice to have at least a few more things settled.

Overall, I don't think the individual that responded really understood what was being asked in some cases, so I'm a little suspicious about the accuracy of their answers. I appreciate the attempt regardless!

Revenue is a no brainer only if you book domestic first class (or high fare refundable economy) with cash. If distance still gets you 125% miles in J booked with partners (remains to be seen), then for people who mostly book mid-fair economy (i.e. upgrade certificate eligible) domestic AS tickets and 2-3 international J trips yearly via OW partner sites, then the metrics will skew much more toward distance being the better deal. And imho, if one is booking first class outright on domestic flights anyway, I�m not sure how much benefit you�re getting from status.

It still amazes me how this kind of extremely crucial information has to be told via a user's friend on page 5 of a random thread in a subforum. We are truly flying a family business.
The elite bonus applying to EQP is very nice, and the 35% increase in Titanium requirements makes sense now. Without it, Titanium would be more common than hippie coffee shops in downtown Seattle.
but still many mysteries and strange dis-incentives remain. and for a new comer AS top tier is an extremely steep hill to climb.

What's interesting is that if there is an elite multiplier for EQMs, that would kind of make up for the lack of 500 minimum EQM accruals once you reach MVP. Depends on how short the distance is. Some short flights would earn more EQMs than they do today with a status bonus.

A bit tougher for people starting from General Member until they reach an elite tier, but would be worth it after.

Slightly fewer RDMs than before but those flights didn't generate that many RDMs in the first place, and I think most here value EQMs much more.

Hope they can clarify whethet status multiplier applies to EQMs soon.

Would love to be wrong, but I for one would be shocked if status multipliers will actually apply to status points. It seems more likely that the responder didn�t understand the question they were answering.

The timing of the implementation is the key question mark for me. I don't see how they can change it for tickets already purchased, as we bought them under a published set of earning rates. I have to assume they'll do what they did last year when they implemented the new earn rates for tickets purchased post-whateverdatethatwas.

I am currently on pace to hit 85k this year. It seems like with all the proposed changes it may be worth it to push to get 100k this year and get all the accompanying bonuses this year and the additional head start and extra multiplier next year.

(assuming when the fine print comes out things aren't so bad that it makes sense to ditch AS altogether)

https://www.alaskaair.com/atmosrewar...s/2026-updates
To use the word "points" as both a measure of status earning and the quantity for redeemable awards is confusing (as was "miles").
For example BA use tier points for status and avios as the quantity for redeemable awards. QF have status credits and (redeemable) points. AA moved away from using the same word. Far less confusion.

Absolutely agree, I was typing something similar in a post at the same time. No way they're going to let us earn 250% distance *towards status* on discount Y, right? I still think it's possible that they'll give the bump on revenue people - 12.5x/$ is in the ballpark of the 11x/$ AA gives, and 5x/$ is paltry in comparison.

They could simply solve this problem by *never* allowing "points" to stand alone. They are either "Redeemable Points" or "Status Points", and never allow the term "points" without the qualifier. But of course that didn't happen.