Alaska Airlines Canadian MasterCard
May 4, 2015, 11:10 am
#721
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,534
Alaska's companion fare works anywhere Alaska flies. The WestJet companion fare does have more restrictions (no Hawaii).
Just booked a BLI-HNL roundtrip a few weeks ago for mid May (includes the long weekend) for $450 USD all in for 2. Starting from YVR was possible, but quite a lot more expensive, and needing to connect in SEA doesn't save much time versus just driving down
Just booked a BLI-HNL roundtrip a few weeks ago for mid May (includes the long weekend) for $450 USD all in for 2. Starting from YVR was possible, but quite a lot more expensive, and needing to connect in SEA doesn't save much time versus just driving down
May 4, 2015, 11:10 am
#722
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
Current data point: applied through Great Canandian Rebates. I received the usual "unable to instantly approve" message and advised to wait the 10 to 15 business days. No less than 90 minutes later, I received the approved email message from MBNA. The GCR posted within 48 hours. . .
First time using this card so will be interesting to see if it's valuable!
First time using this card so will be interesting to see if it's valuable!
Having said that, I wasn't willing to pay the annual fee to keep it going, so I cancelled it. And unfortunately I wasn't able to use the companion fare within that first year - but I will likely be able to use it next year on a churn.
May 13, 2015, 2:17 pm
#724
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
Wait for your first statement to cycle. Confirm in the MBNA Rewards page that the points are transferred. Then wait some more (4-6 days?) and you should see them deposited into your Alaska Air account.
May 13, 2015, 2:53 pm
#725
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YVR
Posts: 130
OK, thanks. My first time around, I received the points the day after I activated the card - I hadn't even made a purchase.
May 13, 2015, 3:12 pm
#726
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
May 13, 2015, 10:55 pm
#727
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: Top Tier Flyertalk Member
Posts: 677
May 14, 2015, 6:06 am
#728
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
only in USA... with Bank of America
5 Alaska cards!!!
I Got 5 Alaska Airlines Cards on the Same Day! | Million Mile Secrets
5 Alaska cards!!!
I Got 5 Alaska Airlines Cards on the Same Day! | Million Mile Secrets
May 14, 2015, 8:56 am
#729
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
only in USA... with Bank of America
5 Alaska cards!!!
I Got 5 Alaska Airlines Cards on the Same Day! | Million Mile Secrets
5 Alaska cards!!!
I Got 5 Alaska Airlines Cards on the Same Day! | Million Mile Secrets
May 14, 2015, 10:37 am
#730
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,534
The passiveness of Canadians or the aggressiveness of the Americans are why Amex Canada and Amex US have such drastically differing policies...
...Anybody want to try applying for 5 MBNA AS cards at once?
The Chase US 24 month policy is reasonable IMO
...Anybody want to try applying for 5 MBNA AS cards at once?
The Chase US 24 month policy is reasonable IMO
May 14, 2015, 11:13 am
#731
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
I think a 24 month policy for ANY card is reasonable. There are soooo many cards out there to churn, and even a moderate churner, like myself, can get on a good 2-4 year churning cycle with lots of great cards. As it is, I usually hold 9-10 cards at any given time. I cannot imagine holding more!!!
May 21, 2015, 12:55 pm
#732
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
we got her first statement with the card and even tho the statement date says May 19, the rewards box on the side says "your rewards update as of 05/14/15"...
and in the box,
base miles: 96
bonus miles: 25000
miles adjusted: 0
miles shared with Alaska: 0
i'm interpreting this as their points cutoff date for each statement is 5 days before the statement date? since the base miles excluded purchases appearing on the statement, but after 05/14/15. This seems kind of strange and confusing to us, and different from the way things usually work
and not really sure why there are points there, but not shared with Alaska. We'll see if the points show up in her Alaska account in a few days anyway...
and in the box,
base miles: 96
bonus miles: 25000
miles adjusted: 0
miles shared with Alaska: 0
i'm interpreting this as their points cutoff date for each statement is 5 days before the statement date? since the base miles excluded purchases appearing on the statement, but after 05/14/15. This seems kind of strange and confusing to us, and different from the way things usually work
and not really sure why there are points there, but not shared with Alaska. We'll see if the points show up in her Alaska account in a few days anyway...
Jun 10, 2015, 4:46 am
#733
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM
Posts: 23,297
we got her first statement with the card and even tho the statement date says May 19, the rewards box on the side says "your rewards update as of 05/14/15"...
and in the box,
base miles: 96
bonus miles: 25000
miles adjusted: 0
miles shared with Alaska: 0
i'm interpreting this as their points cutoff date for each statement is 5 days before the statement date? since the base miles excluded purchases appearing on the statement, but after 05/14/15. This seems kind of strange and confusing to us, and different from the way things usually work
and not really sure why there are points there, but not shared with Alaska. We'll see if the points show up in her Alaska account in a few days anyway...
and in the box,
base miles: 96
bonus miles: 25000
miles adjusted: 0
miles shared with Alaska: 0
i'm interpreting this as their points cutoff date for each statement is 5 days before the statement date? since the base miles excluded purchases appearing on the statement, but after 05/14/15. This seems kind of strange and confusing to us, and different from the way things usually work
and not really sure why there are points there, but not shared with Alaska. We'll see if the points show up in her Alaska account in a few days anyway...
Jun 10, 2015, 7:43 am
#734
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
Jun 10, 2015, 8:55 am
#735
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
...my wife got her new card in late Oct. Unlike in the past, have not seen the welcome points post to her existing AS account, even before the card arrives.
So, the paper statement just arrived by mail, and it shows:
Your Rewards Update as of 11/13/14
Mileage Plan Number 000987654321
Base Miles 814
Bonus Miles 25000
Miles Adjusted 0
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Miles shared with Alaska Airlines 0
So, the paper statement just arrived by mail, and it shows:
Your Rewards Update as of 11/13/14
Mileage Plan Number 000987654321
Base Miles 814
Bonus Miles 25000
Miles Adjusted 0
--------
Miles shared with Alaska Airlines 0
More recently (last month) the AS points appear to be moving over in in a more timely manner, after 3 or 4 days, possibly dependent on a 'Saturday' sweep.