Through March 31, Alaska Airlines is offering a 30% bonus on purchased or gifted miles.
That reduces the purchase price from 2.75 cents per mile (plus tax and processing fee) down to just over 2.1 cents (plus same fees). Not worth it ‘as an investment’ or general miles accumulation strategy, you’d need at least double miles for that, but helpful nonetheless if you wanted to top off towards a first class partner award (say) on British Airways or Cathay Pacific.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
