Alaska Mileage Plan is one of my favorite frequent flyer programs, given their unique array of airline partners, combined with their generous mileage earning rates. It's an exciting year for transpacific flights out of Seattle, as next month both Cathay…
Alaska Mileage Plan is one of my favorite programs to buy miles from, both thanks to the frequency with which they sell miles, and what a good deal their redemptions can be. Alaska has just launched their latest bonus on purchased miles, which is only…
There are various airline credit cards that offer some sort of a companion ticket for spending a certain amount. To me the single most valuable companion ticket is the one offered by Alaska Airlines, so in this post I wanted to look at that in more detail,…
Yesterday we saw an increased new welcome bonus launched on the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Credit Card, and it's an offer seriously worth considering. I actually applied for this card several weeks ago under a worse deal, so I'm sort of jealous of…
Alaska Mileage Plan has just introduced a new promotion that makes it easy to earn MVP or MVP Gold status. With this promotion you can earn MVP status after just two roundtrips, or MVP Gold status after just four roundtrips. This promotion is valid for…
I recently picked up the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Credit Card (given that I think it's a worthwhile card), though the card now has an even better welcome bonus that should make the card even more interesting for many. So let's take a look at what…
This month Alaska Airlines has unveiled their first Airbus aircraft with new interiors, so let's take a look. Alaska Airlines' takeover of Virgin America closed a couple of years ago. Aside from their common West Coast focus, the airlines otherwise had…
Alaska Airlines has announced today that they'll be opening an Alaska Lounge at San Francisco Airport Terminal 2 in 2020. The new 8,500 square foot Alaska Lounge will be on the top floor of SFO's Terminal 2, so will feature the highest viewpoint of any…
Alaska Airlines has just announced a Valentine's Day buy one get one fare sale. This sale is valid only for tickets booked today, and with it you can buy one economy ticket, and get a second economy ticket for just the taxes and fees. This is only valid…
Over the past few years we've seen the "big three" US carriers do just about everything they can to generate ancillary revenue. I'd say American and United are generally worse than Delta in this regard, because Delta has actually innovated in some ways,…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn for credit card spend. The number of bonus…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn anyway for credit card spend. Whenever I…
Alaska Mileage Plan is a program that frequently sells miles at a discount, and buying miles with them can represent an excellent value. This is because of their unique airline partners, their attractive redemption rates, and the fact that they allow…
It looks like the government shutdown is now impacting the opening date of an airport. We're supposed to be just weeks away from commercial flights launching from Paine Field-Snohomish County Airport. Paine Field is home to Boeing’s Everett Factory,…
Recently I wrote about the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Credit Card, and the reasons you should consider applying for it. My memory on the card was jogged because frankly I'm otherwise really happy with my card portfolio now, but this is both a card…
There are lots of things we can do really well in the US (like throwing the most beautiful paper towels). But for the most part we don't have terribly nice airports. That's a topic for a separate post, but if you think of US airports, there are very…
With 2018 now behind us, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on what status I've earned in the past year with both airlines and hotels. I love miles and points every bit as much as I did a decade ago. What has changed for me over the years is…
It's rare that two of my favorite things - skiing and air travel - come together so well, but Alaska has done just that with their Fly Alaska, Ski Free promotion. This isn't a new promotion, but rather something Alaska Airlines has offered for a few…
Friday, December 21, 2018, is National Ugly Holiday Sweater Day (apparently?). To celebrate, Alaska Airlines is offering priority boarding to those who wear ugly holiday sweaters on that day. This is also a promotion they offered last year, so I guess…
Generally speaking I think Alaska Mileage Plan is one of the most compelling loyalty programs. They continue to award miles based on distance flown, do everything they can to avoid devaluing their award charts, and just generally are good at making their…
Yesterday I wrote briefly about how Alaska Airlines' Chief Commercial Officer suggested that the airline was looking at becoming a "oneworld Connect" member. This is different than becoming a full oneworld member, so in this post I wanted to look more…
