Sep 28, 2017, 11:21 pm
Last edit by: pgary
Press release (2022-1-18) announcing higher fee, benefit changes, and new requirement to spend $6000/year to receive companion fare
BAGGAGE BENEFIT EXPLAINED: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...-visa-bag-free
As an additional resource for these cards see the thread here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...s-now-30k.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
this post. Believe me, doing that first may save you a huge amount of wasted time and frustration.
Consumer card offers sorted by value of SUB assuming $.01 per mile
Expired offers:
BAGGAGE BENEFIT EXPLAINED: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...-visa-bag-free
As an additional resource for these cards see the thread here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...s-now-30k.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
this post. Believe me, doing that first may save you a huge amount of wasted time and frustration.
Consumer card offers sorted by value of SUB assuming $.01 per mile
- 70K Consumer card offer
- https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...s-credit-card/
- 50K Consumer card offer with $200 statement credit (from flight reservation checkout page) ($700 value):
- 50K Consumer card offer with $200 statement credit (from a different page) ($700 value):
- 62k Consumer card ($620 value):
- Business card offer75K miles (from US Credit Card Guide) https://apply.uscreditcardguide.com/...usiness/apply/
- 50K miles:
- https://www.alaskaair.com/content/credit-card/visa-small-business-caApplication Profile Must Exactly Match Alaska Profile: If you put your Mileage Plan number on the application, be sure that all personal information matches what's in your Alaska profile. If there's even a slight difference, Bank of America is known to assign a new Mileage Plan number. In that case you will likely need to contact AS to merge the 2 accounts and/or BOA to change their number of file. BOA might also send a new plastic credit card. For the business visa, BOA is known to create a new Mileage Plan number even if everything matches.
Expired offers:
70K Consumer card offer with $100 statement credit ($800 value):
https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...mer/#/welcome/
DoC link: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4062870
Possible other link for 70k plus $100AS card that waives $99 fee for Companion Fare (only pay taxes & fees):30K miles and $99 CF fee waivedAS card with 100 stmt. credit link for 30K card & $22 CF pass: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4020594 Now active, as of 7/19/17.(This link is dead as of 3/2/19)
AS Bank of America Visa (Personal and Business) - 2017 and Later
Jan 28, 2021, 1:17 am
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Feb 18, 2021, 10:40 am
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Feb 18, 2021, 12:36 pm
#303
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So I got the AS personal card for a 40k bonus for $2k spend in 90 days, no AF for the first year, and the companion fare, on a pre-approved invitation letter. This was about a month ago. Now I just got another invitation letter for a personal card with a 60k bonus for $2k in 90 days, AF not waived. Obviously 20k AS miles are worth more than $75, so this would appear to be a better deal. BoA refused to match the offer when I called them as seems common in this thread, so now my question is whether I can use that pre-selected approval letter to still apply for a personal AS card with the 60k offer. Are there any data points on that?
Feb 18, 2021, 4:27 pm
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So I got the AS personal card for a 40k bonus for $2k spend in 90 days, no AF for the first year, and the companion fare, on a pre-approved invitation letter. This was about a month ago. Now I just got another invitation letter for a personal card with a 60k bonus for $2k in 90 days, AF not waived. Obviously 20k AS miles are worth more than $75, so this would appear to be a better deal. BoA refused to match the offer when I called them as seems common in this thread, so now my question is whether I can use that pre-selected approval letter to still apply for a personal AS card with the 60k offer. Are there any data points on that?
Feb 20, 2021, 5:31 pm
#306
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So I got the AS personal card for a 40k bonus for $2k spend in 90 days, no AF for the first year, and the companion fare, on a pre-approved invitation letter. This was about a month ago. Now I just got another invitation letter for a personal card with a 60k bonus for $2k in 90 days, AF not waived. Obviously 20k AS miles are worth more than $75, so this would appear to be a better deal. BoA refused to match the offer when I called them as seems common in this thread, so now my question is whether I can use that pre-selected approval letter to still apply for a personal AS card with the 60k offer. Are there any data points on that?
Aug 5, 2021, 4:12 pm
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nice Business Card offer
There is a current offer for the 60K BofA Visa Business card here: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/cr...business-card?
See our recent experience with getting this card on the "sister" thread here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...k-each-44.html
See our recent experience with getting this card on the "sister" thread here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...k-each-44.html
Aug 26, 2021, 3:32 pm
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Several posts discussing companion fare certificates have been moved to Bank of America Mileage Plan Visa Companion Fare FAQ - FlyerTalk Forums
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Oct 26, 2021, 10:33 am
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I received an email today: For a limited time, you can earn 2% cash back on up to $3,000 in purchases made with your Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card through 12/31/21. Cash back will be paid in the form of a statement credit.
Not a bad deal assuming you still earn the 1 AS miles per dollar, but the $3000 cap makes it fairly meaningless I think.
Not a bad deal assuming you still earn the 1 AS miles per dollar, but the $3000 cap makes it fairly meaningless I think.
Oct 26, 2021, 10:55 am
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I received an email today: For a limited time, you can earn 2% cash back on up to $3,000 in purchases made with your Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card through 12/31/21. Cash back will be paid in the form of a statement credit.
Not a bad deal assuming you still earn the 1 AS miles per dollar, but the $3000 cap makes it fairly meaningless I think.
Not a bad deal assuming you still earn the 1 AS miles per dollar, but the $3000 cap makes it fairly meaningless I think.
one plan could be helping to fill the gap between >=75K (having gotten the 50K miles) and 100K, say with property taxes coming up.
Oct 26, 2021, 10:55 am
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The email came at 08:46 PST this morning and the subject included "Exclusively for RAD_PDX Your credit card account ending in XXXX. There is a link to activate the offer.
Oct 26, 2021, 11:49 am
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Estimated fed taxes would be even better since their fee is generally slightly below 2%.