If you read my website with any regularity, you know I am a fan of Alaska Airlines. Their generous Price Guarantee has saved me some serious cash over the years. Recently I ran into some problems with my Alaska Mileage Plan status change not showing up correctly on reservations I … Read more
Three years ago my friend and I entered the first ever Seahawks playoffs lottery contest put on by the Washington State Lottery. Spoiler alert: my friend won. It was Russell Wilson’s rookie year and the Seahawks were heading to the NFL Playoffs. They had secured the Wild Card spot and … Read more
Warning: rant ahead…. Unfortunately I believe I discovered an Alaska Airlines App glitch. I say unfortunately because it cost me a First Class seat and got me downgraded to Coach. When traveling back from Buenos Aires, I had a 6 hour layover in SFO and my booked flight was Alaska … Read more
Recently I wrote about my plan to achieve Platinum status with American Airlines through their LinkedIn challenge. Unfortunately for me I ran into problems achieving American Platinum status; some of the problems were caused by me while others were not. The verdict is still out as to whether or not … Read more
This may be common knowledge, but I just learned this today. You are not granted your Alaska elite benefits when crediting miles to another airline. If you are flying Alaska Airlines but crediting miles from a flight to another frequent flyer program (i.e. American Advantage), during that flight you don’t … Read more
For the 2015 holiday promotion, get a bonus of 1500 Alaska miles when you spend $500 through Mileage Plan Shopping. This is on top of the miles you earn normally when shopping through the portal. If you aren’t a big spender, you can still get 250 bonus miles when you … Read more