[Expired]Alaska Air Visa - 40K bonus
#256
Join Date: May 2004
Programs: Various Programs of Interest & LT Collector.
Posts: 1,483
Happy is spot on ....
Alaska is great for airline redemption partners and you can top it up from many sources like SPG, Diners, I think Amex, etc. So even at 40k you can bring it up to 50k for two domestic awards fairly easily. Or higher for an international trip.
Alaska is great for airline redemption partners and you can top it up from many sources like SPG, Diners, I think Amex, etc. So even at 40k you can bring it up to 50k for two domestic awards fairly easily. Or higher for an international trip.
No. As a rule of thumb, airline programs largely do not transfer among airline programs. ditto hotel programs dont transfer among hotel programs. If you think about it, it makes sense from a competitor's view point.
Between airline program and hotel program there are some transferability with SPG to Airlines being the most generously.
You can of course use it for partner awards. AS has specific partner award charts unlike the structure of your AA, CO or BA.
Between airline program and hotel program there are some transferability with SPG to Airlines being the most generously.
You can of course use it for partner awards. AS has specific partner award charts unlike the structure of your AA, CO or BA.
#257
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: HHonorsDiamond
Posts: 665
We do not live in an Alaska market. We live in San Antonio. We got the card because we have a trip planned to Hawaii next year and we are going to stop for a night on the West Coast. We plan on using it for that....one way to offset at least one ticket...
My worry is if we don't get to make the trip next year! Not sure where I will use the miles! Sounds like there aren't a lot of options to go places except Seattle from Austin! I know they can be used on partners but it has to be roundtrip and I everything I looked at was 65K a ticket.
I was hoping I could use it on hotels or cars like AA or United!
#258
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,829
I just called in to the number posted on here yesterday and they offered me the 40K. At first she told me it came with a 25K sign up offer (like the link now) but when I said "Oh I thought it was 40K she said "wait a minute" and said she could offer me that. So I got approved with the 40K.
We do not live in an Alaska market. We live in San Antonio. We got the card because we have a trip planned to Hawaii next year and we are going to stop for a night on the West Coast. We plan on using it for that....one way to offset at least one ticket...
My worry is if we don't get to make the trip next year! Not sure where I will use the miles! Sounds like there aren't a lot of options to go places except Seattle from Austin! I know they can be used on partners but it has to be roundtrip and I everything I looked at was 65K a ticket.
I was hoping I could use it on hotels or cars like AA or United!
We do not live in an Alaska market. We live in San Antonio. We got the card because we have a trip planned to Hawaii next year and we are going to stop for a night on the West Coast. We plan on using it for that....one way to offset at least one ticket...
My worry is if we don't get to make the trip next year! Not sure where I will use the miles! Sounds like there aren't a lot of options to go places except Seattle from Austin! I know they can be used on partners but it has to be roundtrip and I everything I looked at was 65K a ticket.
I was hoping I could use it on hotels or cars like AA or United!
You can use AS miles to book AA flights or DL flights for domestic travel. Hawaii is definitely not 65K.
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/mil...rt-hawaii.aspx
Go to AS website and look up its award charts. They are partner specific.
If you ever travel internationally especially to Asia or Australia, AS miles are GREAT because it has good availability on hard to come by partner flights when using other programs. I would accumulate AS miles at any low cost opportunity but not on a 40K bonus card with fee.
#259
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
#261
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ROC
Programs: Anything CC gives me
Posts: 1,118
I believe the companion ticket will be on the same PNR/booking, so once you cancel the first, you're cancelling them altogether.
#262
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,829
AS also has shourthaul chart that costs less miles than the transcon, i.e. a hop from LAX to YVR would cost less than SEA-MIA.
sargenet was looking for partner flights which are all round trip.
The great value of the AS miles lies with its partner redemption - for whatever reason, using AS miles can find the scarce QF award seats to Australia far easier than using AA miles, as an example. Also the F North America to Hong Kong on CX is the same cost North America to South Africa with a stop at Hong Kong. Terrific value.
#263
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,829
The conditions on using the companion ticket can be found online.
#264
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AA, SWA, CO, UA, PC Plat, HH Gold, SPG
Posts: 799
I just called in to the number posted on here yesterday and they offered me the 40K. At first she told me it came with a 25K sign up offer (like the link now) but when I said "Oh I thought it was 40K she said "wait a minute" and said she could offer me that. So I got approved with the 40K.
We do not live in an Alaska market. We live in San Antonio. We got the card because we have a trip planned to Hawaii next year and we are going to stop for a night on the West Coast. We plan on using it for that....one way to offset at least one ticket...
My worry is if we don't get to make the trip next year! Not sure where I will use the miles! Sounds like there aren't a lot of options to go places except Seattle from Austin! I know they can be used on partners but it has to be roundtrip and I everything I looked at was 65K a ticket.
I was hoping I could use it on hotels or cars like AA or United!
We do not live in an Alaska market. We live in San Antonio. We got the card because we have a trip planned to Hawaii next year and we are going to stop for a night on the West Coast. We plan on using it for that....one way to offset at least one ticket...
My worry is if we don't get to make the trip next year! Not sure where I will use the miles! Sounds like there aren't a lot of options to go places except Seattle from Austin! I know they can be used on partners but it has to be roundtrip and I everything I looked at was 65K a ticket.
I was hoping I could use it on hotels or cars like AA or United!
Brian
#265
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
Programs: SPG PLT
Posts: 238
Hey neighbor - we should go together! :-) I'm planning a Hawaii trip for Oct or Nov 2012 for our 40th. I signed up for this card to take advantage of the companion pass for a first class flight out of Austin (medically I don't think I could do that long a trip in a regular coach seat).
Brian
Brian
I better hurry and apply!
#266
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AA, SWA, CO, UA, PC Plat, HH Gold, SPG
Posts: 799
#267
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: 10280 & 91101
Programs: AA Аэрофлот UA LH AF AS SPG HH PC
Posts: 461
BofA has The ShopSafe service for their VISA card. Can anyone confirm that this Alaska CC has the shopsafe feature and that they have used the shopsafe feature to make online purchases ? thx.
#270
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: East Coast
Programs: All major Airlines, Hotel Chains, Credit Cards and Car Rentals
Posts: 1,263
You can find the offer code in this blog post.
The last time I tried using the offer code was 3 days ago and it was still active. I will be doing another round of apps for my spouse in a day or two and will post my findings.
The last time I tried using the offer code was 3 days ago and it was still active. I will be doing another round of apps for my spouse in a day or two and will post my findings.
Last edited by jeelele; Nov 4, 2011 at 11:38 am