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- Avianca Lifemiles
- British Airways Executive Club
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- El Al Matmid Club
- Emirates Skywards
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- Eva Air Infinity Mileagelands
- Finnair Plus
- Flying Blue
- HawaiianMiles
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- American Airlines
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- Cathay Pacific
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- Delta
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- Japan Airlines
Alaska Mileage Plan
Program overview
Alaska Mileage Plan is the loyalty program of Alaska Airlines. This is one of the few domestic US programs where you still earn miles based on the flown distance. Moreover, on March 31st 2021 Alaska Airlines joined the Oneworld Alliance. This means that you can book almost all Oneworld airlines using your Alaska miles.
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Program website | |
Approximate miles value | 1.7 cents per point |
Miles validity | 2 years without activity |
Program accrual | Based on distance flown |
Limit on amount of miles you can purchase | 150,000 in the calendar year. No limit for Elite member |
Waitlist option | No |
Courtesy Hold for award reservation | Not allowed |
Do you need to open an account to check availability? | No |
Stopover option | 1 free stopover on a one way and 2 on a roundtrip |
Family account | No |
Upgrade option | Yes |
Online booking | Yes |
Airline partners | Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, EL AL, Emirates (ends 7/31/2021), Finnair, Fiji Airways, Hainan Airlines, Iberia, Icelandair, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, LATAM, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines |
Credit card partners | No transfer partners, Only co-branded credit cards |
Hotel partners | IHG Rewards (5:1, 6 weeks transfer), Marriott Bonvoy (3:1, 4 days transfer), Hilton Honors (10:1, up to 30 days transfer), Choice Privileges Rewards (5:1, 2 days transfer), Best Western Rewards (5:1, 4-6 weeks transfer) |
Co-Branded credit card in the US | Alaska Airlines Visa Signature, Alaska Airlines Visa Business credit card |
Point/Miles Conversion Chart
Pros
- Free stopovers on Alaska and partner airlines
- Miles plus money option (miles can be earned from these awards)
Cons
- No credit card transfer partners (Only Alaska co-branded credit card)
- Partner award fee
Excellent for
- Cathay Pacific flight from the US to Asia for 70,000 miles in First Class and 50,000 miles in Business Class.
- Qantas flight from the US to Australia for 70,000 miles in First Class and 55,000 miles in Business Class.
- Alaska Airlines flights to Hawaii start from 15,000 miles in Economy and 40,000 miles in First Class, one way.
- JAL from the US to Asia for 70,000 miles in First Class and 60,000 miles in Business Class.
- Fiji Airways from Los Angeles for 55,000 miles one way in Business Class.
Insider Tip
- Check Alaska Mileage Plan if you want to book Cathay Pacific and JAL flights.
- You may request an upgrade of your Alaska ticket purchased for money for 15,000 miles regardless of distance or for cash (USD $50 - USD $200) within 24 hours of your flight departure.
- Emirates First Class awards can no longer be booked through this program (Emirates partnership ends by end July 31 2021).
- If you are looking to redeem points for Alaska Airlines flights from one of the credit card mega programs, British Airways Avios is a good place to start.
Do you use this program? Share your experience and tips in the comments below. Your thoughts would be very valuable to us!
Choose where you are going from and to by selecting the respective zones. There are two ways to choose your origin and destination - you can either select the zones they fall into on the map or by clicking on the bars above the map and entering the city name or airport code into the search fields.
- Choose one of the three point combination options which is applicable to you. If you don't have any miles in any airline accounts you can leave those fields blank.
- Input all of the different points you have on the credit cards you are planning to use. You can enter as many as you like. If you have multiple cards on one name from the same bank you can combine and enter the total amount of points between all of your cards.
- Enter all the miles you have in airlines frequent flyer programs on the left hand side following the airlines name.
- Once you input the information, click on the analyze button at the bottom of the page.
- The analyzer will offer you the optimal transfer combinations to explore as well as pros and cons of each.
- Review analyzer recommendations. Total number of miles is not the only consideration you should take into account. Analyzer will give you additional information about each program to make the right decision. You can also download results to a pdf and even send them to others if you like.
- Proceed to check availability with respective airlines. Do not transfer any miles until you confirm the desired option is available on the airline’s website. Note the transfer time and hold the reservation if possible before transferring any miles.
- Remember all transfers are final as you would not be able to send the points back to your credit card. If your trip is cancelled your miles will go back to the respective airline account.
- Transferring points to airline's frequent flyer programs is not the only way to obtain the award ticket. You can also redeem the points through your credit card directly by using the Book Travel option. You can find out more by checking out our Credit card reward tab on Wikimiles home page.
- WikiMiles Crew is always here to answer any questions. For an additional fee we can also assist you with the bookings. Use the Contact us section to reach out to us.
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