Sep 16, 2021, 5:11 pm
Last edit by: DeltaFlyingProf
- Requirements:
100k Eligible miles earned on Alaska Airlines, oneworld Alliance and our Global Partners
or 140 Eligible segments flown on Alaska Airlines, oneworld Alliance and our Global Partners
24 minimum number of flights marketed and operated by Alaska Airlines - Flight Benefits:
Elite bonus miles: 150%
First Class upgrades at the time of booking: Y, B, H, K or M fares
Premium Class upgrades at the time of booking: All fares except Saver fares
First and Premium Class upgrades on Alaska non-qualifying fares: 120 hours (Highest waitlist priority)
Companion upgrades to First Class
Companion upgrades to Premium Class
First Class guest upgrades (max. 4 per year)
International upgrade certificates on American Airlines: 2 One-way - Airport benefits:
Priority check-in and boarding
Free checked bags: 3
Preferred seating
Express security line at select airports
Standby and wait list for full flights
Alaska Lounge membership discount
Four Alaska Lounge day passes (max. 4 per year) - oneworld priority
Emerald
MVP Gold 100K will launch by the end of January 2021.
Notes:
- It seems the 24 AS segments required will not include the rollover of AS segments from 2020 for qualification based on 2021 flying. Though notequiteaff reports that the twitter team said they do in post 154, an email reported by tonylop33 in post 178 indicates otherwise. Given that the email is from the director of the loyalty program management, it is safer to assume that only 2021 AS segments will count.
- Since December 12 2021, the full website of Alaska shows the number of EQMs, the number of segments on partner airlines and Alaska, and a separate count of Alaska marketed and operated flights.
MVP Gold 100K Tier - Features and Benefits (Pre-Launch)
Sep 16, 2021, 4:38 pm
#91
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: SAN
Programs: AS 100K, DL MM, AA PLT
Posts: 2,934
I think most are missing the real kicker here: Once 100K kicks in, I'm willing to bet EXPs will get upgraded before 75K. As an AA PP I can tell you first hand there are a ton of EXPs, and AS F cabins aren't that large. I suspect upgrade rates for 75Ks are going to plummet as business travel returns....
Sep 16, 2021, 4:45 pm
#92
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,307
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Sep 16, 2021, 4:46 pm
#93
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,454
AS says qualification for 100K starts next year. What do people having made 100K this year get?
Sep 16, 2021, 4:47 pm
#94
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: SAN
Programs: AS 100K, DL MM, AA PLT
Posts: 2,934
Sep 16, 2021, 4:49 pm
#95
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,307
Sep 16, 2021, 4:56 pm
#96
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,956
For west coast based flyers 24 segments might actually be easier than I thought. AS seems to love pushing things through SEA now even for west coast flights. So maybe I'll just add 5-6 short hops by connecting in SEA (getting 10-12 segments) and hit that magic 100k tier.
Sep 16, 2021, 5:01 pm
#97
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: MVP100K, A-list, Marriott/IHG Plat, CHP525 Ticket Plat, CHP Solo Carpool 100K, Costco EXP, Tinder 1K
Posts: 819
Just a DP: I had 30 flights with AS in 2020 (Sept-Oct), so zero rollover for me. I also have 55 flights with AS so far this year (April-August), and I received 100K email this noon.
Sep 16, 2021, 5:03 pm
#98
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,879
Sep 16, 2021, 5:22 pm
#99
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,454
Sep 16, 2021, 5:26 pm
#100
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: San Juan, PR
Programs: MR AMB/LT, AA EP, TK EP, DL D, B6 M4, F9 100K, IHG AMB/D, HH D, CZR D, FndCd, Sixt D, NTL E, Hz PC
Posts: 426
Most disappointing thing for me is the 12 segment requirement for 75K going forward from 2022+; I live in SJU now and mainly fly internationally or SJU-MIA-JFK/DFW/LAS/BOS. I'll probably try to do a few segment runs per year and can try to find AS transcons instead of AA, but the current schedule makes that difficult and expensive. I discovered I like Hawaii and Alaska a lot, so a trip or two to each each year should be enough, just annoying.
Sep 16, 2021, 5:56 pm
#102
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Seattle
Programs: ASMVP100K, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 116
alaska had the chance to make the 100k tier good. They severely messed up. The tier is awful. Its honestly worse than other top tiers and those airlines have another tier above their top tier, have way more members, a better route network.
They could have just done a choice benfits like this
You get to pick 3 things
1) a lounge membership
2) 2 aa SWU
3) 30k RDM
4) 4 GGus
5) a 300 dollar credit
6) a certificate to open up award or upgrade space
They could have just done a choice benfits like this
You get to pick 3 things
1) a lounge membership
2) 2 aa SWU
3) 30k RDM
4) 4 GGus
5) a 300 dollar credit
6) a certificate to open up award or upgrade space
That said, I agree with you, as is, 100k is pretty weak compared to other programs. However, if it does truly stay like this, I wonder how much it really matters for AS and 100k fliers. MVP Gold and 75k are still pretty rewarding. For the people who previously got more than 100k miles on AS, they obviously didn't care about 100k benefits, because they didn't exist. From this perspective, 100k is really a way to reward 75ks who travel the most with higher upgrade priority. The question is if AS is leaving too many customers on the table, maybe it's something they'll know by 2022.
Sep 16, 2021, 5:59 pm
#103
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: On a plane or a beach
Programs: Yes
Posts: 3,136
I am also disappointed there’s no pre-boarding as a benefit when the tier launches.
Sep 16, 2021, 6:46 pm
#104
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: sometimes, strangely, I find myself at home
Programs: I need to do better in managing my affiliations. Oops, I overshot the runway for status next year.
Posts: 649
Time will tell if this new 100K level snack benefit will actually deliver a snack in F on the SFO-LAX route. 
Sep 16, 2021, 6:51 pm
#105
Join Date: Sep 2001
Programs: Alaska Tanzanite 100K
Posts: 3,857
24 segments and assuming that most long-hauls on Alaska are just shy of 2,600 miles - 24 puts you at 62,400 miles butt-in-seat.
Hopefully this means NO more status matching to top tier (100K) and a true reward for those of us who fly AS more than any other airline.
Hopefully this means NO more status matching to top tier (100K) and a true reward for those of us who fly AS more than any other airline.
