Read This Before Getting the Alaska 70k Credit Card Offer

Alaska Airlines / Bank of America Relaunch Personal Alaska Credit Card with 70,000 Mile Offer

The Alaska Airlines credit card relaunched today with it’s updated benefits and new $95 annual fee.  There’s a 70,000 mile bonus offer being promoted around the web.

Do I have an affiliate link for that? Yes.

Will I give it to you? No.

Why? See below.

Here are the benefits you get under the new personal card:

• Alaska’s Famous Companion Fare™. Get Alaska’s Famous Companion Fare™ from $122 ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) each account anniversary after you spend $6,000 or more on purchases within the prior anniversary year. Valid on all Alaska Airlines flights booked on alaskaair.com
• Free checked bag. Any cardholder who purchases airfare with their card, and up to 6 additional guests traveling on the same reservation, may check their first bag free.
• (NEW!) Enjoy priority boarding so you can get to your seat quicker.
• Earn unlimited 3 miles for every $1 spent on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases. (NEW!) Earn unlimited 2 miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, cable, streaming services and local transit including ride share purchases. And earn unlimited 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases. And, your miles don’t expire on active accounts.
• (NEW!) Earn a 10% rewards bonus on all miles earned from card purchases if you have an eligible Bank of America^®account.
• Enjoy 20% back on all Alaska Airlines inflight purchases and (NEW!) get $100 off an annual Alaska Lounge+ Membershipwhen you pay with your new card.
• With oneworld^® Alliance member airlines and Alaska’s Global Partners, Alaska has expanded their global reach to over 1,000 destinations worldwide bringing more airline partners and more ways to earn and redeem miles.
• Flexibility with no blackout dates on Alaska Airlines flights when booking with miles or a companion fare.
• Plus, no foreign transaction fees.^†

Why Did I Tell You to Wait?

Even if you go to the Alaska Airlines homepage, you see this offer.

But then I discovered, when I was testing the Alaska Airlines 20% Fare Sale I wrote up earlier, that a better offer awaits if you begin booking a flight. See below.

Which leads to this:

So get the card, yes – but grab that extra $100.

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