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merc1234 Oct 22, 2013 10:25 am

So after the spend you end up with 64k pts. If you get the personal and biz thats almost 130k, but this offer is still terrible. If you get approved today you won't get the full bonus until late November 2014. A lot can happen in over a year, fuel surcharge, lose partners, devaluation, partners stop releasing awards,etc.

zs58 Oct 22, 2013 11:49 am


Originally Posted by metoo (Post 21649193)
Do you cancel the card first?

You can, but you don't have to. Many carry multiple personal cards simultaneously.

The_Wrath_of_Khan Oct 22, 2013 12:18 pm


Originally Posted by skitch23 (Post 21647100)
Just received a postcard in the mail today with a new Alaska Airlines mileage offer. It does not appear to be targeted and there is no expiration date listed.

Up to 40K miles for the personal and/or business Visa Signature card. (the card says business owners can double their miles so I take that to mean that the personal and business card can be applied for at the same time)

25K on approval. Additional 15K for $2,000 spend per month for first 12 months. Other benefits are the same as the previous cards... $99 companion fare, 3x miles on Alaska Air purchases, 1x on everything else, $75 annual fee NOT waived for the first year.

Personal:
go.bofa.com/alaska40000

Business:
go.bofa.com/business40k

Wow, $24,000 spend? No thanks. I just completed the spend $10k in the first 6 for 15k bonus offer which to me was worth it for basically 2.5x spend, but while creative there's no way I'm committing to that much spend over that long of time when the SPG card exists.

Stiga9 Oct 23, 2013 12:55 am


Originally Posted by keirnna (Post 21650011)
Wow, $24,000 spend? No thanks. I just completed the spend $10k in the first 6 for 15k bonus offer which to me was worth it for basically 2.5x spend, but while creative there's no way I'm committing to that much spend over that long of time when the SPG card exists.

I agree. I'm still gonna go with the regular 25K, just not the extra bonus

beckoa Oct 23, 2013 1:10 am


Originally Posted by pricesquire (Post 21648320)
Tempting offer, but the $2k/month may be more burden than benefit (in my opinion).

MS would make it easy, but how does BoA treat VRs/big CVS purchases?

I wouldn't wanna keep this in the wallet necessarily....the 30k offer (if still alive) may be worth it, just to save myself from the $2k/m hassle.

Wow I didn't realize it was 2K...month! :eek:

I have heard talk of a premium Visa bundled with BR membership... but at this time its just talk.

Stiga9 Oct 23, 2013 1:18 am


Originally Posted by beckoa (Post 21653374)
Wow I didn't realize it was 2K...month! :eek:

I have heard talk of a premium Visa bundled with BR membership... but at this time its just talk.

Yeah, absurd. I don't think i've ever seen a minimum spend of $24K before. Has anyone seen a min spend that high before, anywhere (BofA, Chase, Amex, Citi, etc.)?

jackal Oct 23, 2013 3:00 am


Originally Posted by skitch23 (Post 21647100)
Additional 15K for $2,000 spend per month for first 12 months.

Wow--that seems a bit steeper than I've seen in the past. That's a $24,000 spend requirement. Ouch.

SOCguy Oct 23, 2013 8:08 am


Originally Posted by mia (Post 21648803)
Thread transferred to Alaska Airlines forum, the best place to discuss any AS service or product, including credit cards.

Just curious - if that is the case, why are there massive threads on AA, US, UA, HH, etc. cards in the Credit Card Programs forum? I see this action from time to time and I've always wondered what the criteria is.

lisa2926 Oct 23, 2013 2:46 pm

to many people, 2K per month spending is not a big issue, the problem is that you will only get 15K bonus after 12 months period, just sounds like this is just an aniversary bous afte you renew the card and pay the renew fee

Stiga9 Oct 23, 2013 5:41 pm


Originally Posted by lisa2926 (Post 21656996)
to many people, 2K per month spending is not a big issue, the problem is that you will only get 15K bonus after 12 months period, just sounds like this is just an aniversary bous afte you renew the card and pay the renew fee

The main problem, at least in my eyes, is that that 24K can be allocated to something else much better, SPG, CSP, or other bonuses that you can meet with other cards.
If AS is the only card you have/plan to keep, then it's an easy no brainer to spend the extra (and easy to do) 24K on it.

beachfan Nov 2, 2013 2:42 pm

Any experience in trying to churn in under 90 days? It's been 63 days since my last application, and my application finger is itchy.

cnn Nov 4, 2013 12:09 pm

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Can anybody inform me if new Alaska cards (both personal and business) would appear on online account at BoA website or there is a separate website to manage these cards (like Hawaiian cards)? Thanks

slopeboy40 Nov 4, 2013 12:25 pm


Originally Posted by cnn (Post 21725620)
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Can anybody inform me if new Alaska cards (both personal and business) would appear on online account at BoA website or there is a separate website to manage these cards (like Hawaiian cards)? Thanks

I know the personal card is accessed on the regular BoA site.

cnn Nov 4, 2013 12:26 pm

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Originally Posted by slopeboy40

Originally Posted by cnn (Post 21725620)
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Can anybody inform me if new Alaska cards (both personal and business) would appear on online account at BoA website or there is a separate website to manage these cards (like Hawaiian cards)? Thanks

I know the personal card is accessed on the regular BoA site.

Okay, thanks!

The_Wrath_of_Khan Nov 4, 2013 2:00 pm

Both are access on the regular BoA site.


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