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Last week the Alaska Airlines shopping portal launched a promotion offering 500 or 1,000 bonus miles when spending $150 or $300 respectively. That promotion will be ending tomorrow (January 14), but a couple of additional shopping portal bonuses will be taking its place – American Airlines and United.
The bonuses and spending requirements are the same, so the only difference is that these new promotions will be around until January 21.
The Deals & Key Terms
American Airlines Shopping Portal
- Spend $150 & earn 500 bonus miles, or
- Spend $300 & earn 1,000 bonus miles
- Direct link to offer.
- During the “Treat Yourself Bonus” offer, which runs from 1/13/20 through 1/21/20 at 11:59:59 pm ET (the “Bonus Period”), Member will earn a one-time bonus of up to 1,000 AAdvantage miles on qualifying purchases, in addition to the standard AAdvantage miles earned from shopping online through the AAdvantage eShopping mall.
- This one-time bonus award will be determined based on Member’s cumulative qualifying purchases made during the Bonus Period using one of the following tiers: Tier 1 bonus: 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $150; or Tier 2 bonus: 1,000 miles for qualifying purchases of $300 or more.
- “Qualifying purchases” do not include returns, cancellations, shipping and handling, taxes, gift card or other cash equivalent purchases, and certain products that are not eligible for bonus miles.
- Please see the AAdvantage eShopping mall site for details on product eligibility and other restrictions.
- Please allow up to 10 weeks after the Bonus Period for bonus miles to post to your AAdvantage eShopping account.
- The Tier 2 bonus provides the maximum number of miles that will be awarded.
United Shopping Portal
- Spend $150 & earn 500 bonus miles, or
- Spend $300 & earn 1,000 bonus miles
- Direct link to offer.
- During the “Treat Yourself Bonus” offer, which runs from 1/13/20 through 1/21/20 at 11:59:59 pm ET (the “Bonus Period”), Member will earn a one-time bonus of up to 1,000 MileagePlus bonus award miles on qualifying purchases made through the MileagePlus Shopping mall or from purchases made through MileagePlus Shopping in-store offers.
- This one-time bonus award will be based on Member’s cumulative qualifying purchases made during the Bonus Period using one of the following tiers: Tier 1 bonus: 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $150; or Tier 2 bonus: 1,000 miles for qualifying purchases of $300 or more.
- “Qualifying purchases” do not include returns, cancellations, shipping and handling, taxes, gift card or other cash equivalent purchases, and certain products that are not eligible for bonus miles.
- Please see the MileagePlus Shopping mall site for details on product eligibility and other restrictions.
- Please allow up to 10 weeks after the Bonus Period for bonus award miles to post to your MileagePlus Shopping account.
- The Tier 2 bonus provides the maximum number of miles that will be awarded. Void where prohibited by law.
Quick Thoughts
This works out to be a bonus of 3.33 miles per dollar if spending exactly $150 or $300. That can be a great bonus for retailers where the normal rate is only 1x through the portal (e.g. Best Buy), but as always it’s best to compare rates on Cashback Monitor to ensure you’re getting the best possible return as other portals might offer better rates even after accounting for these bonuses.
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