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The New Atmos™ Rewards Program
In perhaps the worst kept secret in loyalty for a new rewards program name, Alaska Airlines today *officially* announced the new Atmos™ Rewards Program which replaces both Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan and Hawaiian Miles and merges both into this new combined program (Hawaiian Miles in a linked account will auto convert to Alaska Atmos points on October 1, 2025.)
The program is very interesting and while I’m short on time this week due to family travel (sorry for the lack of articles!), I noted some really cool features of the program, thanks to solid reporting early this morning by View from the Wing.
- You will be able to *choose* how you want to earn Atmos points (and they are points now, not miles!) when flying Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines. Once per 12 months, you can change your earning style which can be either revenue based OR mileage flown based OR segment based. Very, very cool.
- They have renamed all the tiers, but they seem to be earned the same way.
- Top tier Titanium members will be able to receive complimentary day of departure upgrades to business class on international flights, which no US program to date has ever offered.
- Otherwise, for now, much seems to be staying the same.
Atmos™ Rewards Credit Cards
The personal and business credit cards at the $95 price points are most unchanged besides the names and design.
For instance, the $95 personal card:
Atmos™ Rewards Ascent Visa Signature® Credit Card
- Limited-time online offer: 80,000 bonus points and a $99 Companion Fare (plus taxes and fees from $23) after spending $4,000 in purchases within 120 days of account opening.
- Annual $99 Companion Fare (plus taxes and fees from $23) after $6,000+ in purchases in the prior anniversary year, valid on Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines flights within North America booked on AlaskaAir.com.
- Unlimited 3 points per $1 on Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines purchases.
- Unlimited 2 points per $1 on gas, EV charging stations, cable, streaming services, and local transit (including rideshare).
- Unlimited 1 point per $1 on all other purchases.
- 10% rewards bonus on all points earned if you have an eligible Bank of America® account.
- Free checked bag and priority boarding on Alaska Airlines for you and up to 6 guests on the same reservation (also for authorized users when they book).
- Redeem across 1,000+ destinations with oneworld® Alliance and 30+ global partners.
- No foreign transaction fees.
- $95 annual fee.
The new premium credit card is what everyone has been talking about.
Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card
- Limited-time online offer: 100,000 bonus points and a 25,000-point Global Companion Award after spending $6,000 in purchases within 90 days of account opening.
- Annual 25,000-point Global Companion Award when booking travel with Atmos™ Rewards points; additional 100,000-point award with $60,000+ in annual spend.
- 8 Alaska Lounge passes per year (2 per calendar quarter).
- Unlimited 3 points per $1 on dining, foreign transactions, Alaska Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines purchases.
- Unlimited 1 point per $1 on all other purchases.
- 10% rewards bonus on all points earned if you have an eligible Bank of America® account.
- 10,000 status points each anniversary + 1 status point per $2 spent.
- Free checked bag and preferred boarding on Alaska Airlines for you and up to 6 guests on the same reservation.
- Up to $120 Airport Security Credit every 4 years for TSA PreCheck® or Global Entry.
- $50 voucher for Alaska Airlines flight cancellations or delays (2+ hours), plus no same-day change fee.
- No foreign transaction fees.
- $395 annual fee.
Personally, I think the premium card (the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite®) sounds great. Earning 1 status point for every $2 spent in purchases on the card means you could get base level status for just $40,000 in spend annually. That’s oneworld Ruby. $80,000 in spend would be oneworld Sapphire. Each anniversary year you get 10,000 status points automatically, reducing those figures further – to just $20,000 for oneworld Ruby and $60,000 for Sapphire.
And the 3X earn on international spend is super interesting for those abroad a lot (or Americans living abroad).
Those Global Award Certificates? There had been a lot of chatter about if they would be able to be topped up (which would be the only way to find value) and in fact, they can be! If you value Alaska points at even a super conservative 1.5 cents each, that is worth $375 – or just about the entire annual fee. If you value at 1.6 cents, you are ahead of the annual fee.
Don’t forget, there was a waitlist last year where you got 500 free Alaska miles for joining the waitlist and if you apply via the link they send you (I haven’t gotten it yet) you would get 5,000 more points on top of the 100,000 already being offered. Even if you didn’t, 100,000 bonus points and a 25,000-point Global Companion Award after spending $6,000 in purchases within 90 days of account opening is pretty great!
I’d love to know your thoughts on the card below or in the MilesTalk Facebook group.
Links to Premium Airline Credit Cards
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