Alaska’s new top tier elite status: MVP Gold 75K

Alaska’s new top tier elite status: MVP Gold 75K

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Alaska has now officially announced the details of their new top tier status level, MVP Gold 75K. As the name suggests this is for those that earn 75,000 elite qualifying miles per year on Alaska, or 90,000 miles or 90 segments on Alaska and their qualifying partners.

Given that the previous highest tier, MVP Gold, required 40,000 elite qualifying miles on Alaska or 50,000 miles or 60 segments on their partners, I can’t blame them for making a new tier to give their super frequent fliers some extra benefits, even if it’s as simple as a higher upgrade priority. Anyway, here are the main benefits with this tier over MVP Gold:

  • Upgrades five days before departure (as opposed to three for MVP Gold members)
  • Ability to nominate someone to MVP status
  • 50,000 bonus miles for attaining MVP Gold status (which isn’t really a new benefit since those that passed 75,000 miles received those bonus miles in the past)
  • Special customer care and reservations phone line
  • Free DigEplayer when flying in coach
  • Four free Board Room day passes

So the benefits aren’t earth shattering, but they do accomplish the goal of providing some extra benefits to their most frequent flyers. I think the name they chose is also interesting. They didn’t name it MVP Platinum or some similar precious metal, but instead built off the Gold level. There are probably several good reasons for this. First of all they won’t have to spend as much money on changing signage, but I think it also reflects the fact that they view this as an extension of the existing Gold level, as opposed to an entirely revolutionary level. So that means most Gold members that won’t be Gold 75K members shouldn’t be too unhappy about it, in my opinion. Your experience shouldn’t change all that much.

(Tip of the hat to Alex)

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  1. LAXNRT Guest

    My 1K card just says 1K above Million Mile Flyer

  2. Paul Member

    I don't know about the name thing. When I look at my United 1K card it say "Premier Executive 1K". One could then argue this is just an extension of Premier Executive.........

  3. JOSH Guest

    I'm not sure if I want to fly 75k EQM to get this status......

    JOSH

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LAXNRT Guest

My 1K card just says 1K above Million Mile Flyer

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Paul Member

I don't know about the name thing. When I look at my United 1K card it say "Premier Executive 1K". One could then argue this is just an extension of Premier Executive.........

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JOSH Guest

I'm not sure if I want to fly 75k EQM to get this status...... JOSH

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