Alaska was pretty unique in allowing those that booked with their Mileage Plan Signature Visa card t

Alaska was pretty discount hotel in chicago unique in allowing those that booked with their Mileage Plan Signature Visa card to earn an extra 1,000 Mileage Plan miles per ticket. Furthermore, discount hotel in chicago since all Alaska fares price as one-ways, this actually meant you could earn 2,000 Mileage Plan miles per roundtrip by simply booking your tickets as one-ways.
It s sad to see them eliminate yet another benefit. Alaska sure is on a downwards spiral lately as far as their offerings and benefits go. Just a couple of weeks ago they were the first major airline to add baggage fees for some first class passengers . There s nothing North of Expected about them anymore
When that benefit is gone, which card would you use for Alaska tickets? discount hotel in chicago Amex Gold Rewards (3 MR points)? Chase Sapphire (2.14 UR points)? Costco discount hotel in chicago Amex (2 cents)? That all seems better than 1 Alaska mile which is all that will be left.
@Carl: The BoA AS Visa still gives you 3 miles per dollar on AS purchases. discount hotel in chicago AS miles aren t quite as flexible as UR or MR points, but depending on whether you re UR/MR point rich (or poor) the flexibility may matter less than having diversification.
[...] Alaska offers its members using the card a 1K mile bonus on each booking. discount hotel in chicago  At the time, I figured I would pick up Alaska-coded American Airlines flights occasionally when the AS-coded flights were cheaper or the same price as American s own flight numbers.  Since making Executive Platinum last year, I ve stuck to American-marketed and operated flights for the sake of my complimentary upgrades, so this part of my plan didn t quite work out.  As of a few days ago, Alaska quietly inserted the note in July statements that the booking bonus was going to end August 1st. [...]