Give the Gift of an Alaska Lounge Membership
Dec 9, 2019, 10:23 am
#1
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Give the Gift of an Alaska Lounge Membership
My S/O received this link via e-mail. Not for me but figured someone else might be interested.
https://givethegiftofanalaskaloungemem.splashthat.com/
https://givethegiftofanalaskaloungemem.splashthat.com/
Dec 9, 2019, 10:37 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: AS MVPG, IHG Diamond Elite
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Buried in the details for those who didn't receive or click: they're offering lounge memberships for yourself (or gifted, up to 3) for redeeming miles - based on the "giver's" status:
80k general member
70k MVP
60k MVPG
50k MVPG75K
Expires 11:59pm PT on 12/25
80k general member
70k MVP
60k MVPG
50k MVPG75K
Expires 11:59pm PT on 12/25
Dec 9, 2019, 10:38 am
#4
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It doesn't say nonrefundable, but if you give it to someone ineligible (because he/she already has an AS lounge membership that roughly includes December 2019 or January 2020, or if he/she refuses to get an AS FF number, for example), you can nominate someone else. The T&C don't say that you can get a refund in such cases.
Dec 9, 2019, 10:40 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Snohomish, WA
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I got this too. It's... interesting? At 60k I'm almost a buyer, but then I look and see I could just pay $350 cash instead. Or just buy day passes for $25 each.
But... do I really fly often enough to places where Alaska has a lounge to be worth it? There's no lounge at SFO or OAK, the airports I visit most often.
Thanks for talking me out of this, FlyerTalk!
Neil
Edit: Now I'm waffling again. SFO is supposed to get a lounge in 2020. Admirals Club access at EWR (at least for now...). Hmm.
Edit edit: I did the math, and 60k is 8 segments of 7,500 mile flights, so worth about $800 to me. Totally not worth paying 60k for a $350 lounge membership.
But... do I really fly often enough to places where Alaska has a lounge to be worth it? There's no lounge at SFO or OAK, the airports I visit most often.
Thanks for talking me out of this, FlyerTalk!
Neil
Edit: Now I'm waffling again. SFO is supposed to get a lounge in 2020. Admirals Club access at EWR (at least for now...). Hmm.
Edit edit: I did the math, and 60k is 8 segments of 7,500 mile flights, so worth about $800 to me. Totally not worth paying 60k for a $350 lounge membership.
Dec 9, 2019, 10:43 am
#6
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,030
I got this too. It's... interesting? At 60k I'm almost a buyer, but then I look and see I could just pay $350 cash instead. Or just buy day passes for $25 each.
But... do I really fly often enough to places where Alaska has a lounge to be worth it? There's no lounge at SFO, OAK, or EWR, the airports I visit most often.
Thanks for talking me out of this, FlyerTalk!
Neil
But... do I really fly often enough to places where Alaska has a lounge to be worth it? There's no lounge at SFO, OAK, or EWR, the airports I visit most often.
Thanks for talking me out of this, FlyerTalk!
Neil
Dec 9, 2019, 10:52 am
#8
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
I got this too. It's... interesting? At 60k I'm almost a buyer, but then I look and see I could just pay $350 cash instead. Or just buy day passes for $25 each.
But... do I really fly often enough to places where Alaska has a lounge to be worth it? There's no lounge at SFO or OAK, the airports I visit most often.
Thanks for talking me out of this, FlyerTalk!
Neil
Edit: Now I'm waffling again. SFO is supposed to get a lounge in 2020. Admirals Club access at EWR (at least for now...). Hmm.
Edit edit: I did the math, and 60k is 8 segments of 7,500 mile flights, so worth about $800 to me. Totally not worth paying 60k for a $350 lounge membership.
But... do I really fly often enough to places where Alaska has a lounge to be worth it? There's no lounge at SFO or OAK, the airports I visit most often.
Thanks for talking me out of this, FlyerTalk!
Neil
Edit: Now I'm waffling again. SFO is supposed to get a lounge in 2020. Admirals Club access at EWR (at least for now...). Hmm.
Edit edit: I did the math, and 60k is 8 segments of 7,500 mile flights, so worth about $800 to me. Totally not worth paying 60k for a $350 lounge membership.
Purchasing membership outright would make more sense, miles worth more to me. Also have AmExPlat airline credit $200 which can be applied to purchase of lounge membership.
Dec 9, 2019, 11:07 am
#10
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Dec 9, 2019, 11:11 am
#11
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 490
Totally not worth it. I’ll hit 75k at year end and i would much rather spend $300 than 50,000 miles. That’s multiple round trips, domestically and easily an international round trip to Asia.
I will say, I do appreciate that they are giving us more ways to use miles. But their thresholds are way off in this case.
I will say, I do appreciate that they are giving us more ways to use miles. But their thresholds are way off in this case.
Dec 9, 2019, 12:32 pm
#12
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Totally not worth it. I’ll hit 75k at year end and i would much rather spend $300 than 50,000 miles. That’s multiple round trips, domestically and easily an international round trip to Asia.
I will say, I do appreciate that they are giving us more ways to use miles. But their thresholds are way off in this case.
I will say, I do appreciate that they are giving us more ways to use miles. But their thresholds are way off in this case.
Dec 9, 2019, 12:49 pm
#14
Join Date: May 2019
Programs: Alaska Airlines
Posts: 20
Dec 9, 2019, 7:44 pm
#15
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 1
I got the same email. It looks legit, but noticed the website wasn't alaskaair.com so got a little nervous it was a phishing email. But I checked the site it's on and it appears like it's the real deal. I signed up and they said they'd follow up by email but haven't heard anything back. So when you sign up, you're not actually done with the process, they get back to you. I've done many other Alaska promotions and this one feels kinda strange.
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