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
Oct 30, 2018, 1:05 pm
#196
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Awesome! Are you found out, Companion Certificates work on open-jaw itineraries too. They are very flexible. I like to extract $500 value out of my certificates at a minimum. $1100 is my best performance. Make sure your family has Mileage Plan accounts for accruing miles too. You might want to consider Hawaii or Costa Rica for your next vacation with a companion certificate.
James
James
Dec 13, 2018, 3:10 pm
#197
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Posts: 8,963
Too high credit limit on other BofA Visa...how to get a signature visa on new app?
I have no fee B of A card downgraded several years ago from a BofA AS visa. My credit limit on this card is high. The last time I applied for a BofA AS visa I was downgraded to a platinum whatever and instead of getting 25k I got 3K miles. After much going about I was upgraded to the higher card but had to fight for the additional miles....which I eventually got.
I want to apply for a new B of A Visa card but I am afraid I will again be bumped down because of the high limit I have on my existing no fee card.
Calls to CS say they can decrease my credit limit but they don't recommend it. Calls to the new card application CS say " take your chances...we can't do anything" until you get a decision"
Thoughts?
I want to apply for a new B of A Visa card but I am afraid I will again be bumped down because of the high limit I have on my existing no fee card.
Calls to CS say they can decrease my credit limit but they don't recommend it. Calls to the new card application CS say " take your chances...we can't do anything" until you get a decision"
Thoughts?
Dec 13, 2018, 3:37 pm
#198
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Portland, Or USA
Posts: 1,800
I have no fee B of A card downgraded several years ago from a BofA AS visa. My credit limit on this card is high. The last time I applied for a BofA AS visa I was downgraded to a platinum whatever and instead of getting 25k I got 3K miles. After much going about I was upgraded to the higher card but had to fight for the additional miles....which I eventually got.
I want to apply for a new B of A Visa card but I am afraid I will again be bumped down because of the high limit I have on my existing no fee card.
Calls to CS say they can decrease my credit limit but they don't recommend it. Calls to the new card application CS say " take your chances...we can't do anything" until you get a decision"
Thoughts?
I want to apply for a new B of A Visa card but I am afraid I will again be bumped down because of the high limit I have on my existing no fee card.
Calls to CS say they can decrease my credit limit but they don't recommend it. Calls to the new card application CS say " take your chances...we can't do anything" until you get a decision"
Thoughts?
Dec 24, 2018, 11:57 am
#201
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: WAS or PHL
Posts: 71
Dec 25, 2018, 2:59 am
#202
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
I signed up for the card yesterday, however, I had to use this trick with a Google Chrome/Mozilla Firefox plugin in order to get the 40,000 miles offer in lieu of the standard 30k from the website: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/how-a...e-alaska-link/
Also the 40K offer requires 2K spend.
James
Dec 25, 2018, 8:57 pm
#203
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Seattle WA
Programs: AS 100K, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 1,828
Or it appears you can just use a device you haven't logged in on recently. I still get the 30k offer on my laptop, but checked on my phone and got the 40k offer there, so I applied and was approved.
Dec 25, 2018, 11:46 pm
#204
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
I applied and got approved through an email link (40k) a few days ago. It was my first BoA card in a long time so it looks like I should be able to get a 2nd 40k offer pretty easily (they don't seem to stop the 40k offers when you get a card)
Jan 2, 2019, 7:11 pm
#205
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,025
Dumb question - pretty sure I know the answer but just to double check - I keep the companion fare cert in my AS account even if I close the card, right? The companion fare code for the 2nd calendar year posted, as did the AF on the card. I'm going to cancel the card (unless retention offers me something) but am hoping the companion fare cert will stick around in my AS account.
Jan 2, 2019, 9:18 pm
#206
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Dumb question - pretty sure I know the answer but just to double check - I keep the companion fare cert in my AS account even if I close the card, right? The companion fare code for the 2nd calendar year posted, as did the AF on the card. I'm going to cancel the card (unless retention offers me something) but am hoping the companion fare cert will stick around in my AS account.
James
Jan 2, 2019, 11:16 pm
#207
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,953
I've been seeing the 30K and 40K offers randomly. I did book a flight a couple nights back and got the $100 statement credit plus 30K miles... if it was 40K and the credit... hmm.
Jan 4, 2019, 4:07 pm
#208
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 2,505
New restriction:
"This card will not be available to you if you currently have or have had the card in the preceding 24 month period. This does not apply to the business credit card product."
It was good while it lasted. Took them long enough to get wise to us.
It was good while it lasted. Took them long enough to get wise to us.
Jan 4, 2019, 4:46 pm
#209
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AS 100k, DL PM, New Sagaya
Posts: 1,291
Is this new this week? My wife and I each added a 2nd and 3rd card respectively after Christmas but before the New Year.