Major changes are coming to the American Airlines relationship with Alaska Airlines at the end of 2017. Many travelers will be affected by these revisions which include a reduction in mileage accrual opportunities and the elimination of reciprocal elite status benefits. Changes will take place on January 1, 2018 but affected frequent flyers should start evaluating the impact now.
One of the easiest bonus offers ever has returned. Earn 5,000 Alaska Mileage Plan bonus miles just for signing up for a new Alaska Mileage Plan account and flying ONCE! We wrote about this offer this past spring when Alaska Mileage Plan first rolled out 5,000 bonus miles. This came on the heels of their…
I’m normally a fan of signing up for loyalty programs just in case. But today an Alaska Mileage Plan offer came across my mailbox that negates that theory. This offer does not appear to be targeted. It allows one to earn 5,000 Alaska Mileage Plan miles for a new account sign up before April 30, 2017. …
I flew through Seattle yesterday on an American Airlines from Dallas-Fort Worth so that I could connect to a regional connection on Alaska Airline/Horizon Air. As I listened to the conversation of a couple of other elite-level travelers in first class who were grumbling about the lack of an Admirals Club in Seattle, I was able to remind them…