Alaska Airline 40% More Bonus Miles

[zoom&boom]

So has anyone actually bought miles and if so have you purchased multiple amounts as well?

 

[SandyS]

I haven't bought miles this round but the last time I did and bought enough for 2 return business class flights to USA. There was actually a glitch and they took too much off my credit card (as in too many sets of miles were purchased) and I got it all sorted out and refunded, no problem. The CSA's, in my experience are very nice.

 

[coolkid101]

yes to the 2 last offers - USD rate too bad now to buy any more.
you can do multiple purchases, if i remember correctly its 4 transactions through points.com over 30 days.

So has anyone actually bought miles and if so have you purchased multiple amounts as well?

 

[zoom&boom]

Thanks for the very quick responses. Point taken about the value of the Aussie but can't see if improving in the short/medium term. Decisions Decisions âœ

 

[Limewood]

Thanks for the very quick responses. Point taken about the value of the Aussie but can't see if improving in the short/medium term. Decisions Decisions âœ

Spend time in Canada wont hurt as much

 

[sergeyvzn]

I bought one full lot two days ago. I would like to get more but have no immediate plans to use them so no need to actually buy more but just couldn't resist the temptation

 

[scottz95]

I bought one full lot two days ago. I would like to get more but have no immediate plans to use them so no need to actually buy more but just couldn't resist the temptation

Can you advise whether there is a minimum amount of time after activating your Alaska Airlines account before buying by any chance or if you need a US Billing address on it? It seems to be blocking my Mileage Plan account number for some reason.

 

[sergeyvzn]

Can you advise whether there is a minimum amount of time after activating your Alaska Airlines account before buying by any chance or if you need a US Billing address on it? It seems to be blocking my Mileage Plan account number for some reason.

I think it's 12 days minimum. No requirement for a U.S. address, perfectly fine to use an Australian address, if it fails, try PayPal

 

[scottz95]

I think it's 12 days minimum. No requirement for a U.S. address, perfectly fine to use an Australian address, if it fails, try PayPal

Damn, I signed up on the 27th so Ihave to wait a couple more days then. Hopefully it will tick over while the offer is still open.

 

[mlob]

Happened to log on to Alaskan Mileage to check point expiration dates etc and noticed there is currently a 40% bonus till early October.

 

[Limewood]

Happened to log on to Alaskan Mileage to check point expiration dates etc and noticed there is currently a 40% bonus till early October.

They have 4 PA.

 

[Jeffrey O'Neill]

Is it possible to use Mileage Plan to book into Asia?

I can see flights on QF to USA but nothing into Asia, or would this be something I need to call up about?

I know with CX I need to call to make a booking. Would like to use CX to get to Taiwan next year, and maybe QF back to SYD from TOK

Their award chart is certainly not the easiest to grasp.

 

[sergeyvzn]

Is it possible to use Mileage Plan to book into Asia?

I can see flights on QF to USA but nothing into Asia, or would this be something I need to call up about?

I know with CX I need to call to make a booking. Would like to use CX to get to Taiwan next year, and maybe QF back to SYD from TOK

Their award chart is certainly not the easiest to grasp.

Normally Alaska awards are for travelling to/from the USA, I think you can use it for some flights that do not involve USA (like Australia to Fiji on Air Fiji, for example) but this is an exception rather than a rule

I don't think you can do Australia to Asia using Alaska Mileage Plan

 

[mlob]

Normally Alaska awards are for travelling to/from the USA, I think you can use it for some flights that do not involve USA (like Australia to Fiji on Air Fiji, for example) but this is an exception rather than a rule

I don't think you can do Australia to Asia using Alaska Mileage Plan

You can defiantly use Alaskan Miles to fly to Asia. Look at partner airlines reward chart and click on Australia. I intend to use my points for an award to Hong Kong on Cathay...then onto Europe all with Alaskan miles.

 

[sergeyvzn]

You can defiantly use Alaskan Miles to fly to Asia. Look at partner airlines reward chart and click on Australia. I intend to use my points for an award to Hong Kong on Cathay...then onto Europe all with Alaskan miles.

I think you can only fly to Hong Kong from Australia, not to other Asian ports. At least this is what the chart shows. But I'd be happy to stand corrected

[h=3]Cathay Pacific[/h]Request your Partner Award reservation on Cathay Pacific by calling Alaska Airlines Reservations
at 1-800-252-7522 (TTY: Dial 711 for Relay Services) 5:00 a.m. - Midnight (PT), daily

Class of Service	Region	One-Way Award Level	Round-Trip Award Level
Coach	Between Hong Kong and Australia / New Zealand	22,500	45,000
Premium Economy	Between Hong Kong and Australia / New Zealand	25,000	50,000
Business	Between Hong Kong and Australia / New Zealand	30,000	60,000
First	Between Hong Kong and Australia / New Zealand	45,000	90,000
Coach	Between North America and Australia / New Zealand	40,000	80,000
Premium Economy	Between North America and Australia / New Zealand	47,500	95,000
Business	Between North America and Australia / New Zealand	60,000	120,000
First	Between North America and Australia / New Zealand	80,000	160,000

 

[sergeyvzn]

I guess what I mean is that if you want to fly Sydney to say Taipei via Hong Kong, you can do it but it will be two awards, one Sydney to Hong Kong on Cathay and the other one intra -Asia award on Cathay
i.e. the above chart plus the intra-Asia segment from this chart:

[h=3]Cathay Pacific[/h]Request your Partner Award reservation on Cathay Pacific by calling Alaska Airlines Reservations
at 1-800-252-7522 (TTY: Dial 711 for Relay Services) 5:00 a.m. - Midnight (PT), daily

Class of Service	Region	One-Way Award Level	Round-Trip Award Level
Coach	Between North America and Asia	30,000	60,000
Coach	Intra-Asia	12,500	25,000
Premium Economy	Between North America and Asia	35,000	70,000
Premium Economy	Intra-Asia	15,000	30,000
Business	Between North America and Asia	50,000	100,000
Business	Intra-Asia	22,500	45,000
First	Between North America and Asia	70,000	140,000
First	Intra-Asia	27,500	55,000

 

[legroom]

Normally Alaska awards are for travelling to/from the USA, I think you can use it for some flights that do not involve USA (like Australia to Fiji on Air Fiji, for example) but this is an exception rather than a rule

I don't think you can do Australia to Asia using Alaska Mileage Plan

I had booked CX on Alaska for Oz - HKG (J) and HKG - EUROPE (F).

It all depends on award availability.

 

[sergeyvzn]

I had booked CX on Alaska for Oz - HKG (J) and HKG - EUROPE (F).

It all depends on award availability.

was it a combination of two awards? 30K + 70K?

 

[mlob]

was it a combination of two awards? 30K + 70K?

Your calcs are correct. Planning to do exactly this as well.

 

[sergeyvzn]

Your calcs are correct. Planning to do exactly this as well.

it works out more expensive than let's say with AA which would be 80K in F all the way...or you could do Etihad F for 100K as a combination of two awards