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<blockquote data-quote="Limewood" data-source="post: 1574238" data-attributes="member: 6465"><p>Maz1, I posted this on another thread:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Yes and its costs nothing, have to be a member I think for 21 or 30 days before buying miles, they have an additional points offer each 3 months usually 40/50% gratis.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">CX award seats have to be found before calling, I find mine 1st on QF, BA or JL has true CX availability.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Some tips, keep in mind buying miles there is a 7.5% on top, easiest award seats to get are out of </span>HKG<span style="color: #333333"> or too </span>HKG<span style="color: #333333"> and many are "direct" to numerous USA and European cites. I've found them easy to come by. OZ to </span>HKG<span style="color: #333333"> been lucky a few times. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Long haul I/we go in J. The phone operators are excellent too but unlike AA you cant put flights on hold then buy miles, so do your homework 1st by checking 1st, spend time finding CX award flights, others you can find on the AS site.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">There is an excellent article </span><strong><a href="http://www.pointhacks.com.au/guide-to-alaska-airlines-mileage-plan-miles-bonuses/" target="_blank">here</a> </strong><strong>on using AS miles.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Limewood, post: 1574238, member: 6465"] Maz1, I posted this on another thread: [COLOR=#333333]Yes and its costs nothing, have to be a member I think for 21 or 30 days before buying miles, they have an additional points offer each 3 months usually 40/50% gratis.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]CX award seats have to be found before calling, I find mine 1st on QF, BA or JL has true CX availability.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Some tips, keep in mind buying miles there is a 7.5% on top, easiest award seats to get are out of [/COLOR]HKG[COLOR=#333333] or too [/COLOR]HKG[COLOR=#333333] and many are "direct" to numerous USA and European cites. I've found them easy to come by. OZ to [/COLOR]HKG[COLOR=#333333] been lucky a few times. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Long haul I/we go in J. The phone operators are excellent too but unlike AA you cant put flights on hold then buy miles, so do your homework 1st by checking 1st, spend time finding CX award flights, others you can find on the AS site.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]There is an excellent article [/COLOR][B][URL="http://www.pointhacks.com.au/guide-to-alaska-airlines-mileage-plan-miles-bonuses/"]here[/URL] [/B][B]on using AS miles.[/B][B][/B] [/QUOTE]
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