Oct 17, 2015, 10:45 am
Last edit by: RobertHanson
As an additional resource for these cards see the threads here: Current Alaska Airlines Card Offers. Previous 2012-2016 Alaska Airlines Card Offers.
If you are applying for a personal AS card, and are not an expert on applying for A/S cards STOP, don't apply yet. Instead read post #3688 in the other AS thread linked above. Believe me, doing that first may save you a huge amount of wasted time and frustration.
Link to enhanced AS card that waives $99 fee for Companion Fare (only pay taxes & fees): 30K miles and $99 CF fee waived
$100 stmt. credit link for 30K card & $22 CF pass:https://secure.bankofamerica.com/applynow/welcome.go Now active, as of 7/19/17
Business card offer of 30K miles
Can you book Cathay flights using AS miles? Probably NOT:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...-later-68.html
If you are applying for a personal AS card, and are not an expert on applying for A/S cards STOP, don't apply yet. Instead read post #3688 in the other AS thread linked above. Believe me, doing that first may save you a huge amount of wasted time and frustration.
Link to enhanced AS card that waives $99 fee for Companion Fare (only pay taxes & fees): 30K miles and $99 CF fee waived
$100 stmt. credit link for 30K card & $22 CF pass:https://secure.bankofamerica.com/applynow/welcome.go Now active, as of 7/19/17
Business card offer of 30K miles
Can you book Cathay flights using AS miles? Probably NOT:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...-later-68.html
Alaska Airlines Visa
Nov 22, 2015, 4:57 pm
#796
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We're trying to decide whether to get another AS Visa. We fly AS all the time (we're both Gold), but right now our companion fare arrives in July and our GGUs come in Dec/Jan, and they burn a hole in my pocket! I want to use them both together, and I figure if we get another AS card we can have at least one opportunity a year to do that (since if we apply now it will come now).
But I don't use the AS card we have now that much. I often put the air tickets on it, but I often don't because we've got lots of miles and usually want to rev up one of our hotel credit cards.
We'd then have 2 AS cards we don't use much, but it seems a lot of people have AS cards they don't use at all and think nothing of it!
We'd get it primarily for the second companion fare.
Good idea or not?
But I don't use the AS card we have now that much. I often put the air tickets on it, but I often don't because we've got lots of miles and usually want to rev up one of our hotel credit cards.
We'd then have 2 AS cards we don't use much, but it seems a lot of people have AS cards they don't use at all and think nothing of it!
We'd get it primarily for the second companion fare.
Good idea or not?
Nov 22, 2015, 6:51 pm
#797
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,220
No, it would only be a second card. We have one (in my name) and husband is the AU.
Where is the link for the offer with the $100 statement credit? I only see the straight 25,000 miles (plus 1,000 miles if you book on board).
Where is the link for the offer with the $100 statement credit? I only see the straight 25,000 miles (plus 1,000 miles if you book on board).
Nov 22, 2015, 8:13 pm
#798
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
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Nov 22, 2015, 9:21 pm
#799
Join Date: May 2012
Location: HNL
Programs: AS MVPG, HA Plat
Posts: 1,268
We're trying to decide whether to get another AS Visa. We fly AS all the time (we're both Gold), but right now our companion fare arrives in July and our GGUs come in Dec/Jan, and they burn a hole in my pocket! I want to use them both together, and I figure if we get another AS card we can have at least one opportunity a year to do that (since if we apply now it will come now).
But I don't use the AS card we have now that much. I often put the air tickets on it, but I often don't because we've got lots of miles and usually want to rev up one of our hotel credit cards.
We'd then have 2 AS cards we don't use much, but it seems a lot of people have AS cards they don't use at all and think nothing of it!
We'd get it primarily for the second companion fare.
Good idea or not?
But I don't use the AS card we have now that much. I often put the air tickets on it, but I often don't because we've got lots of miles and usually want to rev up one of our hotel credit cards.
We'd then have 2 AS cards we don't use much, but it seems a lot of people have AS cards they don't use at all and think nothing of it!
We'd get it primarily for the second companion fare.
Good idea or not?
Beyond the first year, the math is pretty simple: the card is worth keeping if you can use the pass for trips where buying the second ticket outright would cost more than the sum of the $99 companion ticket price + taxes + annual fee, which generally figures out to somewhere around $225 or so. Also noteworthy: if the first ticket is purchased as an H fare, the companion counts as H too, so you get two instant upgrade fares for the price of one. I've found that to be a very nice way of stretching out my GGUs.
Personally, I try to put a few bucks on our AS cards every now and then, but as near as I can tell, BoA really doesn't care what you do with them as long as the annual fee gets paid. Or, if you're more aggressive, you can cancel when the annual fee comes due and get another card the next time you want a companion pass. I don't do that myself, but it seems to work for those who do.
Nov 22, 2015, 9:46 pm
#800
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 508
I keep getting these 30,000 bonus offers in the mail from Bank of America for the Alaska airlines visa. Is this the best offer?
Nov 22, 2015, 11:56 pm
#801
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Haven't seen a better offer in some time (for # of miles)
Originally Posted by ManFactSpendLA
I keep getting these 30,000 bonus offers in the mail from Bank of America for the Alaska airlines visa. Is this the best offer?
Nov 23, 2015, 12:36 am
#802
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,220
Duranza, I did try that link in the wiki for the $100 statement credit but it no longer works (said session was timed out), that's why I was hoping someone had a current one.
Nov 23, 2015, 11:42 am
#803
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Nov 23, 2015, 4:51 pm
#804
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
Was it timed out when you clicked the link, or after you filled out the app and tried to submit it? Because the app comes up just fine for me, but I didn't fill it out and submit it. Hoping to apply again in a few weeks, so I'd like it to still be working.
Dec 3, 2015, 6:42 pm
#805
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP , Delta Gold Medallion, "Credit Card" status for various hotels
Posts: 672
No foreign transaction fees coming?
Page 66 of the investor day presentation indicates a 0% foreign transaction fee for the Alaska Visa.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....ventId=5212772
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....ventId=5212772
Dec 3, 2015, 7:16 pm
#806
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: YVR (BLI/SEA)
Programs: AS MVPG, Delta Plat, HHonors Gold, NEXUS, Marriott Silver
Posts: 195
Page 66 of the investor day presentation indicates a 0% foreign transaction fee for the Alaska Visa.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....ventId=5212772
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....ventId=5212772
They mention new benefits... plural... wonder what else will be coming...
Dec 4, 2015, 2:20 am
#807
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That copied link didn't work.
Looks like Q2 of 2016 is when the zero % Forex kicks in...wonder if the AF will remain $75?
That copied link didn't work.
Looks like Q2 of 2016 is when the zero % Forex kicks in...wonder if the AF will remain $75?
Dec 4, 2015, 10:32 pm
#808
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Snohomish, WA
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They specifically called out in the investor presentation discussion that their annual fee was lower than anyone else. I doubt after telling all the investors that they'll turn around and raise it.
To put it another way, if they were going to raise it, they would have said so at investor day and touted how much more revenue they'd be getting for it.
Neil
To put it another way, if they were going to raise it, they would have said so at investor day and touted how much more revenue they'd be getting for it.
Neil
Dec 6, 2015, 11:24 pm
#809
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, BW Diamond Select, Accor Silver, Marriott Gold
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There are some AS Platinum Visa cards out there that act the same way as the new Signature cards ($75 fee, companion cert), except that AS doesn't give the free bag benefit because the card doesn't say "Signature".
Is there any way to convert them over to a Signature card? (I know that there are lots of users here who like to play the churning game, but it can be damaging to credit when the original card is really old and you don't want to cancel it.)
Is there any way to convert them over to a Signature card? (I know that there are lots of users here who like to play the churning game, but it can be damaging to credit when the original card is really old and you don't want to cancel it.)
Dec 7, 2015, 8:27 am
#810
Join Date: Jul 2013
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