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The 62.5k Alaska Airlines Visa Signature
With all the press around the Hawaiian/Alaska merger I thought it’d be worth sharing a great offer from the Alaska card side of things. Note that there is a 70k Hawaiian offer after a single purchase – this is a 60k after $3k spend + 2500 points by adding an AU in 90 days. This is non-affiliate too
62.5k Alaska Airlines miles after $3k spend
- 60k Alaska Miles + companion fare ($122 ) after $3k spend in 3 months
- 2500 additional point when you add an AU in first 90 days
- Free checked bag for you + 6 companions
- $95 annual fee
Who does Alaska Airlines Partner with?
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan partners with a fantastic array of airlines and will soon be joining One World.
Hawaiian and Alaska have merged and you can combine points
Alaska Airlines Sweet Spots
Americas
Short Haul is a great deal. I’ve used this between Indianapolis and JFK, and then flying to Central and South American in Business Class between 35k and 50k is amazing. Think of flying from the Southern States where the mileage is much less to take advantage of these prices.
- Less than 700 miles
- Econ for 4500 Miles
- 2101 to 4000
- Business for 35k
- 4k to 6000
- Business for 50k
Europe/Middle East/Africa
London is a sweet spot for sure, but the flights that price between 55k and 70k aren’t to bad if you can bake in a free stopover. Think of flying into Helsinki on FinnAir business, spend a few days, then continue onward mainland Europe. The 85k rate is a screaming good deal into Africa or the Middle East with QSuites especially because you can bake in a stopover.
- 1501 to 3500 miles
- Business for 45k
- London from NYC or BOS is priced this way. Great Deal
- 5000 to 7000
- Business for 70k
- Look for the stopover perks here
- 7000 to 10000
- Business for 85k
- Think of QSuites to the Maldives or Africa here
Asia
Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines come to mind with these rates. Both are phenom products and these prices are great. Think of booking a flight into Japan, stopping over, and continuing onward into SouthEast Asia for just 85k in business class. That is a homerun deal imo.
- 5000 to 7000
- Business 75k
- 7001 to 10k
- Business 85k
The 2024 Alaska Airlines Award Charts
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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