There is a promotion going on right now where you can get up to a 40% bonus on Alaska miles when you purchase at least 30,000 miles now through April 6, 2017. Here are the tiers.
Alaska Miles 40% Bonus
- Buy 10,000 – 19,000 miles = 20% bonus
- Buy 20,000 – 29,000 miles = 30% bonus
- Buy 30,000 – 60,000 miles = 40% bonus
Don’t forget to also check to see if you were targeted for the 10,000 Free Alaska Airlines Miles Offer.
Get set to see the world with up to 40% bonus miles on your purchase. The more miles you buy, the larger the bonus — up to 24,000 extra miles. This offer ends April 6, 2017.
Buy 10,000 – 19,000 miles = 20% bonus
Buy 20,000 – 29,000 miles = 30% bonus
Buy 30,000 – 60,000 miles = 40% bonus
At the 40% bonus level, you need to buy at least 30k miles. As an example, for 30k miles, you will pay $825 and get 12k miles as your bonus so 42k miles for $825 or roughly .02 cents/mile. A pretty good deal!
Transactions must be completed between 6:00 AM PT February 20, 2017 and 8:59 PM PT April 6, 2017, to be eligible for bonus miles.
Miles are purchased from Points.com Inc. for a cost of $27.50 per 1,000 miles, plus a 7.5% Federal Excise Tax*, and GST/HST for Canadian residents. Miles are non-refundable and do not count toward MVP and MVP/Gold status. Offer is subject to change and all terms and conditions of the Mileage Plan Program apply.
*Points.com Inc. is collecting Federal Excise Tax on behalf of Alaska Airlines Inc. Alaska Airlines Inc. has the obligation to collect Federal Excise Tax and remit the tax to the appropriate government agency.
New Mileage Plan Accounts Exception
If a member opens a new Mileage Plan account, they will have to wait 10 business days before they are allowed to purchase, gift, and transfer or swap miles online into their new Mileage Plan account. This is a measure to help prevent fraud. Customers may contact Customer Care for assistance.
Bottom Line
Check out this promotion if you have a flight or flights to book to see if the 40% bonus in Alaska miles is more cost effective then the ticket that you are trying to book to see if this deal makes sense for you.
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