Oct 1, 22, 12:43 pm
Last edit by: dayone
Fly to Elite Faster
Earn 50% more Mileage Plan elite-qualifying miles (EQM) on Alaska flights to, from and within California when you fly October 1 November 10, 2022. No registration required.
50% Bonus EQM for CA Flights (10/1-11/10/2022)
Sep 30, 22, 5:50 pm
#17
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Alaska 75K, Delta Silver, UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 9,607
Doesn't matter. SEA-SFO would be considered to CA; SFO-JFK would be considered from CA. If you would add an intra-CA segment - e.g. SEA-SFO-LAX-EWR, that would count as well. The construction of the ticket (single, separate) is irrelevant.
Sep 30, 22, 6:05 pm
#18
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 53
Just wanted to make sure Alaska was determining eligibility based on segments, and not considering this itinerary flying from Seattle > JFK. Thanks for the reply!
Sep 30, 22, 6:51 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: PDX, OGG or between the two
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 2,732
Interesting that the website fine print also states "Bonus EQMs earned via this offer will not count toward certain MVP Gold 75K and MVP Gold 100K benefits, such as the 50k bonus miles granted on reaching MVP Gold 75K status or American Airlines international upgrade certs granted on reaching MVP Gold 100K status"
Thanks for posting as I probably would have missed this!!
Last edited by mtofell; Oct 1, 22 at 10:52 am
Sep 30, 22, 7:39 pm
#20
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: SEA, MKE, PSP
Programs: AS MVP75K
Posts: 376
Why does this major overlooked piece of information not surprise me. Alaska is horrible at making sure all info is apparent in there T&Cs
Sep 30, 22, 8:31 pm
#22
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA 1MM, AS MVPG, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 15,041
Did CA-based members receive an email about this? Seems generous that they dont require registration and count already booked flights. So basically a lot of EQMs for people who may not even know about the promo when they are flying.
Sep 30, 22, 10:39 pm
#25
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Programs: Alaska 75K, Bonvoy Titanium, Recovering United 1K
Posts: 329
Oct 1, 22, 12:10 am
#27
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA 1K/AS 100K …Bonvoy Titanium..Hertz Presidents Club
Posts: 1,061
I'm also disappointed they would push this out now. I qualified last May for 100K, all butt in seat miles. I was hoping the 100K group would be thinned out for next year. I'm qualifying for UA 1K now and now I am thinking should I stay with AS after next year.
Oct 1, 22, 12:46 am
#28
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: Alaska MVPG, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, Fortune Wings Club Gold
Posts: 320
The implication of this promo is that there aren't many CA elites, which means higher upgrade rates for you. I'm only MVPG and I've been upgraded on several transcons/hawaii flights out of SFO this year, which would never happen as a UA Gold.
Oct 1, 22, 4:13 am
#30
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold
Posts: 134
After hearing about this promo, I decided to convert a SEA-HNL direct flight in about a month to PAE-SFO-HNL. PAE-SFO will be in I, so assuming I can double-dip on the PAE promo, I think my EQM for that leg should be about 711 (base) * 1.5 (COS bonus) * 1.5 (CA promo) * 2 (PAE promo) = 3200 EQM. And I think my EQM for the SFO-HNL leg should be about 2394 (base) * 1.75 (COS bonus) * 1.5 (CA promo) = 6284 EQM. So roughly 9500 EQM total. My original SEA-HNL flight in C would have netted me 2677 (base) * 1.75 (COS bonus) = 4685 EQM, so I think I'll be doubling my EQM by adding the SFO layover.
