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New Alaska Airlines Chocolate Elite Benefit

October 9, 2018June 23, 2015

On my current flight from SEA to TPA I was offered a nice chocolate bar. I had heard of others receiving the gift, but no one else in my row was offered. Apparently it is a new Alaska Airlines Chocolate Elite Benefit! I was offered Orange Chocolate or Agave Quinoa … Read more

Weekend in Beijing – Part 1: Getting to China

June 20, 2021May 27, 2015

Weekend in Beijing A few months back I got in on the sub-$500 round trip ticket to Beijing from Washington DC in American Airlines Business Class. I purchased the tickets; and then purchased my positioning flight to DC from Seattle which ended up costing (slightly) more than the ticket to … Read more

Bank of America Checking Account Offer

June 3, 2015May 27, 2015

Today I received a Bank of America checking account offer for 25,000 Alaska Airlines miles if I open a new Bank of America Interest Checking or Bank of America Core Checking account before July 31, 2015. The offer also mentions you must receive at least two direct deposits, each of $2,000 or more, within 90 days of opening the account.

The offer seems to be targeted to Bank of America customers with an Alaska Airlines Visa card. However, it seems that all you have to do is go to bankofamerica.com/alaskaoffer to sign up (Note: I do not receive any payment or compensation for you signing up). You may have to connect an Alaska Airlines Visa card to the account to verify that you are eligible.

BankAmeriDeals Cash Back Offers

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015

If you have an Alaska Airlines Visa through Bank of America (and possibly other credit cards through BoA), you can sign up for BankAmeriDeals cash back offers. These are similar to Amex Offers. You load them to your card and then when you shop at a particular retailer you get … Read more

Changes in Alaska Mileage accrual with Partner Airlines

October 9, 2018May 8, 2015

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.

Costa Rica on Alaska Airlines: Two new Alaska routes announced

April 30, 2015

Alaska Airlines has flown internationally to Canada and Mexico for some time. But they are adding a third international destination. Starting May 21 you can book a flight to Costa Rica on Alaska Airlines. The flights will begin to San Jose on October 31 and Liberia the following day.

The announced flights (below) are only out of LAX (at least for now). While Seattle is Alaska’s hub, I can see why it would make more sense to fly out of a southern city.