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Today’s Your Last Chance for a 40% Bonus on Alaska Airlines Miles

by Scott Mackenzie
Last updated December 13, 2017

I wrote last month about a great promotion from Alaska Airlines that provides a 40% bonus when you purchase miles by October 6. That date is now here, so this could be the last opportunity for a while to take advantage such a deal.

  • 20% bonus on purchases of 10,000 to 19,000 miles
  • 30% bonus on purchases of 20,000 to 39,000 miles
  • 40% bonus on purchases of 40,000 miles

Buying the maximum number — 40,000 miles — in one transaction will provide a total of 56,000 miles for a cost of $1,182.50 including federal tax. That’s just 2.11 cents per mile, and you can go back to buy more miles with additional transactions.

Alaska buy miles

There are lots of people who can find a good use for Alaska miles, especially for international partner awards on Emirates, Cathay Pacific, and Fiji Airways to name a few. If you won’t be flying Alaska but need the miles, purchasing them can be a good option. Key reminders from my post on Alaska’s award routing rules:

  • Great partners, including a mix of oneworld and SkyTeam
  • Change/cancel tickets 60 days before departure
  • Book one-way for half the price of round-trip
  • Get a free stopover, even for one-way awards and domestic flights
  • No fuel surcharges for most partner awards

What could you do with these miles if you purchased them?

Cathay Pacific to Africa/India/Middle East in business class for 125,000 miles round-trip (~$2,637). Get a free stopover in Hong Kong both ways to break up that long trip!

Emirates to Middle East/India in first class for 90,000 miles one-way ($1,899). Enjoy the shower on the A380 and then find a cheaper way home. 😉

Cathay Pacific to Asia in first class for 140,000 miles round-trip ($2,954). It’s one of my favorite first class experiences. Business class is still awfully good and only 100,000 miles.

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Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific on Fiji Airways in business class for 110,000 miles round-trip ($2,321). One of the few ways to reach the South Pacific using miles, and you can get a free stopover in Hawaii or elsewhere.

Cathay Pacific business class
Want to use fewer miles? Cathay Pacific’s business class is one of the best in the sky.

Keep in mind that you can always buy additional miles (5,000 or 10,000) from Alaska Airlines when you purchase a ticket from them online. The price per mile is about the same. However, that opportunity is limited to customers. Alaska frowns on people who book a ticket just to buy miles and then quickly cancel the ticket within 24 hours.

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About Scott Mackenzie

Scott is a former scientist and business student who created Travel Codex to unravel the complexity of travel loyalty programs. After 11 years in Seattle, he now lives in Austin with his wife and flies over 100,000 miles every year.

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