While Alaska isn’t a transfer partner of any of the major credit card points programs, there are still many ways to earn Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles. These include simply flying on Alaska Airlines flights as well as its partners, shopping with Alaska’s credit cards, buying miles and even transferring from some partners.
Flying Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines is one of the few remaining non-revenue based airline loyalty programs where a mile flown equals a mile earned—and that truly is the minimum you can earn flying on Alaska Airlines’ own metal.
If you hold any kind of status with the airline, you enjoy an accelerator on your redeemable miles earned, ranging anywhere from an additional 50% to 150% of base mileage earning depending on your status level.
You can also multiply your base earning by flying on more premium fare buckets, enjoying anywhere from 25% to 100% on top of your base mileage earning.
Flying Alaska Airlines’ Partners
You can also earn miles when you fly any of Alaska Airlines’ partners, whether they are part of the Oneworld alliance or any of the more eclectic partners. Earning rates vary from partner to partner, but it’s always based on fare class.
Some partners earn incredibly high rates, whereas others earn a rather insignificant amount. When considering what partner airline to book your cash tickets with, if the price is similar, always go with the partner that earns the most miles when crediting those flights to Alaska Airlines.
Credit Cards
Alaska Airlines partners with Bank of America to issue its two credit card offerings: the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card, and for small businesses, the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Credit Card*.
The Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card earns unlimited 3 miles per dollar on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases, unlimited 2 miles per dollar on eligible gas, EV charging, cable, streaming services and local transit including ride share purchases and unlimited 1 mile per dollar on all other purchases. This card currently offers a welcome bonus: 50,000 bonus miles plus buy one ticket, get one for just the taxes and fees ($0 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) after spending $3,000 in purchases in the first 90 days of account opening.
The Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Credit Card* earns 3 miles per dollar on Alaska Airlines purchases, 2 miles per dollar on eligible gas, shipping and local transit including rideshare purchases and 1 mile per dollar on all other purchases. This card is also currently offering a welcome bonus of 50,000 bonus miles and Alaska’s Famous Companion Fare after spending $3,000 in purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.
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Shopping Portal
Alaska Airlines runs its own shopping portal where you can earn additional miles to pool into your Mileage Plan account. While the bonus earning changes regularly for each of the more than 1,100 merchants, there are always great deals to be had just for running your everyday purchases through the portal.
You can even install a plugin on your browser so that you will be reminded to activate your bonus earning whenever you visit an eligible retailer and purchase items. This extension will also automatically apply any coupons to save you even more money.
Booking Hotels
You can also earn Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles when booking your accommodations at some hotel chains like Best Western, Marriott Bonvoy, Choice Hotels, Coast Hotels, IHG Hotels and Resorts, Westmark Hotels as well as Rocketmiles. Stays at each hotel chain earn at different rates, with the chance of earning up to 10,000 miles per stay when booking through Rocketmiles.
Transfer Partners
While Alaska Airlines isn’t a transfer partner of any of the major transferable programs like Citi ThankYou® Points, American Express Membership Rewards® or Chase Ultimate Rewards®, you can transfer points from certain hotel loyalty programs, albeit at a less-than-ideal rate.
You can transfer Marriott Bonvoy points at a 3:1 rate, and if you transfer at least 60,000 points, you will receive a bonus 5,000 miles, turning those 60,000 Bonvoy points into 25,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles.
You can also top up your Mileage Plan account by transferring from your IHG One Rewards, where you will get 2,000 Alaska miles for every 10,000 IHG points transferred. And lastly, you can also convert your Choice Privileges Rewards to Alaska miles, helping you get 1,000 Alaska miles when you transfer 5,000 Choice points.
Buying Miles
Alaska Airlines sells miles at a steep cost of 2.96 cents per mile, plus taxes and fees. While buying miles is usually not a good idea given the cost, it might come in handy if you need to top up your accounts for a specific redemption.
You can regularly see Alaska running promotions ranging between 40% to 60% bonus, bringing the cost per mile down to around 1.95 cents.
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