(EXPIRED) 72K miles with new Alaska card offer

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There is a new offer out on the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card that’s good for 72,000 miles and a Companion Fare code after $3,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. I’m definitely lukewarm on Alaska miles given the recent “award chart change” that effectively eliminated its award chart, but I imagine we will continue to see some opportunities to get great value for a while yet to come.

Alaska Airlines Companion Fare

The Offer & Key Card Details

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Card Offer and Details
75K miles + Companion Fare ⓘ Non-Affiliate
75k miles + Companion Fare ($99 fare + taxes) after $3K spend in 90 days
$95 Annual Fee
Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.
FM Mini Review: Alaska miles are quite valuable so this offer is better than it appears
Earning rate: 3X Alaska Airlines ✦ 2x gas, EV charging, local transit, rideshare, cable, and select streaming services purchases ✦ 1X elsewhere
Base: 1X (1.3%)
Gas: 2X (2.6%)
Brand: 3X (3.9%)
Other: 2X (2.6%)
Card Info: Visa Signature issued by BOA. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees.
Big spend bonus: $121 companion pass every year after $6K spend.
Noteworthy perks: ✦ Free first checked bag for you and up to six other passengers on your reservation ✦ Priority Boarding ✦ 10% bonus on earned miles with eligible BOA account

Quick Thoughts

Alaska Mileage Plan miles were long among the most loved and highly valued individual airline miles thanks to former sweet spots like Cathay Pacific business class to/from much of Asia for 50K miles each way, Fiji Airways or Qantas business class “down under” for 55K miles one way, and other great deals in both business and first class.

Unfortunately, as they initially unveiled partner award charts one by one as they integrated with oneworld, those individual partner award charts with new partners were pretty awful. Eventually, they unified everything under one award chart with “starting from” prices that supposedly give you an idea as to the potential starting price of an award ticket, though the reality is that we found some awards that priced more cheaply than the chart — it’s really not a very valuable tool for predicting award chart prices (and as Alaska convinces us of that, it will be all the easier to charge more and mile miles and say that awards can more or less be whatever price they say on any given day.

That said, when the award chart disappeared, I said that I’m sure we’ll continue to see some opportunities for decent value for some time to come. And the Alaska Companion Fare can still be a great benefit — though note that while you’ll get a Companion Fare after meeting the minimum spending requirement, you’ll only get one at anniversary if you spend at least $6,000 on the card during your cardmember year.

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