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This is an incredible way to stack up some cheap Alaska miles through buying Hawaiian miles and then combining them into an Alaska account. Let’s take a look at the deal, and why you’d want to consider doing it.
Hawaiian and Alaska Merged
You can move miles between Hawaiian and Alaska accounts now so even though you’re buying Hawaiian, you’re effectively buying Alaska because they will become one program.
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The cheapest we’ve ever seen Alaska miles have been about 1.7 cents per point so this is a huge discount on that. Note that you can transfer Amex points to Hawaiian, but why would you when you can buy this for 1.27c?
- Over 3k get an 80% bonus
- Over 10k get a 100% bonus
- 200k max per transaction, but you can repeat the transactions
Alaska award flights now earn elite miles
If you redeem these miles for a flight, even on partners, you’re going to earn elite qualifying miles.
Business Class to London for under $600
One of the sweet spots is flying between the US and Europe for 45k miles. This could be done to London or Dublin from Boston or NYC.
- 1501 to 3500 miles
- Business for 45k
- London from NYC or BOS is priced this way. Great Deal
45k miles would cost you $571.50 + any taxes or fees on the flight
Aer Lingus recently announced a new route from Indianapolis to Dublin that is scheduled to start next year that will price at 70k which is $890
Other 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
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