Often buying points strategically can be a good value, and Alaska Atmos Rewards (formerly known as Alaska Mileage Plan) is one of my favorite programs to buy points from, both thanks to the frequency with which the program sells points, and what a good deal award redemptions can be.
Continue reading: Buy Alaska Atmos Rewards Points With 90% Bonus (1.98 Cents Each): Worth It?
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Are you sure that stopovers are still allowed on partner tickets? I have not been able to get that to work for the last year or so. A silent devaluation as far as I can tell.
Also not sure if you noticed, but Alaska is blocking Condor space to and from the US these days, you can only find the high-priced 200k+ space now.
Ben,
FWIW, I just checked and I'm eligible for a 100% bonus on my account; so definitely YMMV.
Let's see:OW Flights By Qatar from DOH to SFO in Feb-2027
KUL to SFO = $3264 in Feb 2027 (Cash)
KUL to SFO = 215K Points = $3600.00.
Points better or Cash?
Yes you can but you have to do it at the initial booking. (Using multi city option) Alaska NO LONGER ALLOWS adding stop overs after the fact. This was the case earlier this year when they “upgraded” their system.
Ben, once again zero bonus for my account. Have German accounts been permanently excluded?
Interesting. I just logged in to my Atmos account and my offer is up to 110% bonus (for 30,000 points and over). Atmos Titanium here (just hit 151,000 points yesterday).
one thing to note is you have to pay taxes on top of the points fee. that said, like JohnRossa I also see a 110% offer.
I wish I knew how to get on the short list for these offers.. Condor redemptions are quite nice.
Guess one needs status? I have no business in or near US anytime soon though.
Would try to convert some marriott points to Atmos to gain status, but the transfer seems broken and marriott aren't doing anything to fix it 🙁
I got the 110% offer and have no status. And yes, Condor is a great option. N America to Asia for around 70 or 80k points, and the option to buy up to the larger first row with more room, snacks and nice pjs.
@ben - i just got an email TODAY that Alaska is offering 110% bonus!! When I log in though, no mention of ANY bonus is mentioned. How can you check out with confidence that you are getting any bonus miles at all? I NEVER can see the bonus offer at points.com when I log in to get the bonus offered. What can I do? Is there a workaround?
Sick of their false advertisement. They sent an email to me today offering me a 110% BONUS, but I followed the link to sign in to purchase and no bonus is offered. This is not the first time. Done with them and their scams.
Just checked 3 of the 5 family accounts I manage and 2 of them offered 110% bonus.
To top off my account, I bought 24,000 points and got a 110% bonus of 26,400 for $903 to get a business class ticket from Europe for 55,000 points on AA through AS. I was very happy.
Got 110% offer and links click through to 100% offer. Alaska need to sort this one out. Looks like their mailing list is out of control.