Sweet Spots in the New Alaska Mileage Plan
Editor's Note: I'm happy to introduce a new contributor at MilesTalk - Ginny Grady. She's done a great job breaking down how you can still get great value out of Alaska miles below and...
Alaska Giving up to 30% Off and Double/Triple EQMs to Get Back On Board
The Alaska flight where a door plug blew off in flight, thankfully without any major injuries but certainly not without some post-traumatic stress for those on board has probably made some people think twice...
Quick! 15% off an Alaska Airlines Flight – Today Only
Use code YIR2023 on the Alaska website or app by 11:59 p.m. PT today - December 19, 2023 for 15% off flights between January 9th to February 14th, 2024.
Coach only and yes, there are...
Visiting Machu Picchu Using Miles and Points for Just $132 Cash
To get this out of the way, I'm talking about flights (business class, of course) and hotels (Luxury Collection worked just fine!) but not things like food, tips, guides, and taxis. That should be...
The One Thing to Think About if Alaska / Hawaiian Airline Merger Goes Through
Although this is posting Monday morning, I'm writing this late after a fantastic MilesTalk Meetup in LA. So it's late, and I'm exhausted so this will be short and sweet.
Yesterday, as I posted in...
Round Up: Frontier Status Match, Chase Prime Visa $200 Offer, Use Emirates to Fly...
A few items to wrap up the week:
Frontier Airlines Status Match
This Frontier Status Match isn't brand new, but I also haven't mentioned it outside of the Facebook group, where it's admittedly been more popular...
Starlux TPE-SFO Now Bookable on Alaska for 75k in Biz
I don't expect these 75k fares to last more than the day. You'll recall when the TPE-LAX route launched, Alaska had the reduced priced saver awards and within a day they were all 165k...
Use Alaska Miles for STARLUX Starting This Summer
I'm somewhat ironically writing this post onboard an EVA Air flight from Taipei to New York. I had no idea that the inaugural US-bound STARLUX flight would be leaving Taipei *while I was there*.
Starlux...
Alaska Overnight Devaluation for JAL Awards
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan has devalued - overnight and with no notice - awards to Japan (and beyond) on JAL as follows:
Midwest/East Coast to/from Japan
Y: 35K to 45K
J: 60K to 80K
F: 70K to 100K
West...
20% Off Alaska Airlines Flights – One Day Only
Head over to AlaskaAir.com and use code TRAVEL20 to save 20% today until 11:59PT.
Flights must take place between Feb 2 and March 8, 2023 and there are a bunch of other restrictions to note...
