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Frequent flyer miles and credit card points are worthless

October 9, 2018September 1, 2015

I applied for and was approved for an American Express Platinum Card last week. Today I received the “Membership Rewards Terms and Conditions” (which are about as exciting a read as any legal document). But after reading through them I was reminded that frequent flyer miles and credit card points … Read more

Alaska Airlines Mile Calculator

October 9, 2018August 22, 2015

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

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan rated best Rewards Program

October 9, 2018August 4, 2015

In what should come as no surprise to anyone that is a member, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan rated best Rewards Program in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 ranking. Highlights of why Alaska won top honors were the number of airline partners (15), number of retail and hotel partners, and flexible … Read more

Update: Alaska Airlines Price Guarantee

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015

Earlier this year I wrote about the Alaska Airlines Price Guarantee. I always encourage people to book direct with the hotel, airline, or rental car agency. Not only do you usually get the best rate, but you also don’t have to worry about a third party middle man screwing things up. … 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.

Alaska Airlines getting Premium Economy seats?

April 25, 2015

Is Alaska Airlines getting Premium Economy seats? Currently it is one of the few airlines that hasn’t started charging for premium economy seats (with extra legroom and other perks).

According to KUOW (Seattle’s NPR station), Alaska Airlines is planning on testing out a preferred seating program on some flights. During the 1st Quarter Earnings Call (which you can listen to here), Alaska Airlines Chief Revenue Officer Andrew Harrison spoke about the new seats early in the call: