Alaska Airlines Mile Calculator

Alaska Airlines Mile Calculator

Alaska Airlines Mile Calculator For all things Alaska Airlines, check out my Alaska Airlines Page.   Calculating your total miles with Alaska can be a bit of a chore.  The Mileage Plan website shows your progress towards the next level of elite status and your mileage activity.  However, it doesn’t break … Read more

Hyatt Gold Passport Point Sale

Hyatt Gold Passport Point Sale

I received the above email today advertising the Hyatt Gold Passport point sale.  I do not know if it is only for Diamond members or for any Hyatt Gold Passport members, please comment below if you received the offer.  Some Platinum members have also reported receiving the email. Update: Even if … Read more

Changes in Alaska Mileage accrual with Partner Airlines

KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | PH-KCA | "Amy Johnson" | Toronto Pearson Street Festival

In just a few days, there have been some big changes in Alaska mileage accrual with partner airlines.  It’s all bad news unless you are paying for premium classes.  The changes (so far) are on British, Air France, and KLM.  Earning was also drastically reduced on Delta earlier this year.

For all three airlines (BA/AF/KL) you now only earn 25% of actual miles flown for the lowest fares.  The most expensive Economy tickets do still earn you actual miles flown.  You also still earn bonus miles based on your status with Alaska, but those bonuses are based on earned (not actual flown) miles and do not count towards elite status.  A few of the fare classes that formerly earned zero miles now do earn you miles, so that is one positive change I suppose.

The scene is much better in the top tier tickets.  

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