One million miles in Alaska’s FF program

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One million miles in Alaska’s FF program

by Ben Schlappig Guest October 9, 2019, 10:09 pm

One million miles in Alaska’s FF program

Anonymous Guest
October 9, 2019, 10:09 pm

Hi Ben,

I saw a recent article you did on the benefits that Delta gives to those who accrue a million miles in their frequent flyer program. And I know on American once you cross the million mile threshold you’re Gold for life. Does Alaska do anything similar? I couldn’t find anything on their website to answer that question (or maybe it’s buried).

Thanks.
MidSouthSkier Community Ambassador
October 10, 2019, 12:12 pm

I found this on their site:
[URL]https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mileage-plan/membership-benefits/mvp-million-miler[/URL]
Kelley P Diamond
October 10, 2019, 3:37 pm

[QUOTE=”MidSouth Skier, post: 67039, member: 184″]I found this on their site:
[URL]https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mileage-plan/membership-benefits/mvp-million-miler[/URL][/QUOTE]
Thanks for that! Apparently that’s only for FLOWN miles (many of my miles are from credit card use, and so don’t count! 🙁 ) Thanks though.
Gaurav Community Ambassador
October 10, 2019, 3:56 pm

Most Million Miler programs (with the exception of DL) only count flown miles towards their qualification. DL allows status miles (MQM) earned through card spend towards million miler status.
Kelley P Diamond
October 10, 2019, 4:21 pm

American also allows miles earned through card spend to count toward million miler status. I know that one first hand…. 🙂
MidSouthSkier Community Ambassador
October 10, 2019, 4:25 pm

[QUOTE=”Kelley P, post: 67054, member: 6061″]American also allows miles earned through card spend to count toward million miler status. I know that one first hand…. :)[/QUOTE]
They used to but don’t any longer. My dad is a 2 MM from all the stuff he bought for his office back in the day. Now he never flies them.
Kelley P Diamond
October 10, 2019, 4:31 pm

Ooooohhhhh….. That’s a bummer! I didn’t realize they’d stopped doing this. Lucky for me I got the lifetime Platinum before they stopped. I find they’re a lot easier to get award tickets on than Alaska, which is the other airline I’ve accumulated miles on.

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