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Alaska Airlines releases their earn rate on Virgin America Flights
Today was a big day for Alaska Airlines news. They announced several things that I will get into, but I wanted to take a look first at some news that relates to their merger with Virgin America. The merger created the 5th largest airline in the country and has formed an interesting meld of corporate environments. I really like how Alaska is handling the entire process – they are treating the customer as their friend and advocate. HOW CRAZY IS THIS?! I don’t really even know how to handle it. But I like it. Emphasis on the customer, their experience, and loyalty are all acknowledged with how they announce new information. Alaska Airlines releases their earn rate on Virgin American flights and I think it’s quite attractive.
This news couldn’t come at a better time…I just matched to Alaska Airlines MVP GOLD 75!!!!!
How many Alaska Air miles will you earn flying on Virgin America?
This chart will tell us.
How does that compare to Alaska Air metal?
I don’t think we could have asked for any better than this, and really I think it’s exactly what I had hoped for. An equal earning potential ( at least from my first assessment) flying on either Virgin America or Alaska Airlines.
I’ll get into how they’ve enriched their partner earning ( which is incred ) on my next post, but Alaska is really sugaring the pie IMO. These two companies have very different cultures and product offerings, but the thing they have in common: LOYAL CUSTOMERS. Alaska and Virgin America customers LOVE their airlines, and if you’ve ever flown them you can understand why. It’s nice to see an airline sticking with the one mile flown, at least one mile earned program as well. I’m looking forward to my goal of MVP GOLD 75 next year =)
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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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