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Alaska airlines ..B of A

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:39:32 GMT

just wondering of those who have this visa signature.do they like it? and how do they report to the credit bureaus?

Re: Alaska airlines ..B of A

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:24:52 GMT

Have to get up early....but with the number of looks..a few in here might be interested....I only posted this because i cant find out much info...Just curious how come..alaska air has not come to be talked about??

From what i read, i know they have downgraded a few things, but i'm from the northwest, i think its not the best but will suit me just fine.Will check back in the morning to see if anyone has responded ..Thank-you in advance

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BearsAndTurtlesRtheBest — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:43:45 GMT

can any1 answer his question??

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L0RDAVENTAD0R — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:02:37 GMT

I have read on here that depending on the type of Visa Signature you have, your limit might not report.

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awdsmama — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:02:25 GMT

I had the BofA Alaska Airlines DEBIT card sorry can't help you out on the credit product.

The thing I like best about Alaska/Horizon miles is they don't expire so that is nice! Oh and the free beer/wine on Horizon flights isn't bad either haha!

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CreditScholar — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:55:06 GMT

Now that the companion certificate can only be used in coach, there is almost no reason to get it. Unless you spend a lot on Alaska tickets, there are way better alternatives out there.

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Alcibiades — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:06:44 GMT

I signed up for the card when the signup bonus was I believe 45,000 miles. I then put enough spend on it to get my balance up close to 60,000 miles, which is close to enough for flights from NY to Seattle or Hawaii. I have sinced sock drawered it. If you live in Alaska, Portland or Seattle and constantly fly Alaska, this is a good card as Alaska has a well regarded frequent flier program (the only other card that can earn you Alaska miles is the Amex SPG). In addition, I have used the Visa Signature feature to book a hotel. It's a good card under limited circumstances.

As far as reporting, on my credit reports the card reports the highest ever balance and current balance. I still am not 100% sure how it factors into utilization.

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Cory — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:20:28 GMT

For those who have experiences with this card, per the Alaska's website, it states you have the opportunity to earn miles with their 15 airlines partners. Are miles earned on either one of the Alaska's partners equal to an Alaskan mile? E.g., if I booked a ticket with American Airlines, using the Alaska card, would I still earn 3 points/miles? Can these miles be used to redeem equally with partners? E.g., are 3 Alaska miles/points worth 3 American airline points? That the most important question for me. I was thinking about appying for this card too.

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Alcibiades — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:25:53 GMT

@Cory wrote:
For those who have experiences with this card, per the Alaska's website, it states you have the opportunity to earn miles with their 15 airlines partners. Are miles earned on either one of the Alaska's partners equal to an Alaskan mile? E.g., if I booked a ticket with American Airlines, using the Alaska card, would I still earn 3 points/miles? Can these miles be used to redeem equally with partners? E.g., are 3 Alaska miles/points worth 3 American airline points? That the most important question for me. I was thinking about appying for this card too.

You are mixing two things here - earning the miles for purchasing the ticket and earning the miles for actually taking the flight

1) For all spending you do on the Alaska Airlines card, you get at least 1 Alaska mile per dollar

2) You only get 3x miles on Alaska Airlines tickets. Tickets purchased from one of their partners (Delta, American, etc) earn miles as if they were normal spend, so $1 mile per dollar.

3) However, when you enter your frequent flier information when purchasing a flight on a partner, you can choose to earn Alaska miles instead of the miles on the actual partner. So when you buy the American Airlines flight, you enter in the Alaska Airlines frequent flier number, and the miles you earn for the flight go to your Alaska Airlines account instead of an American Airlines account. I do this about once or twice a year with some of my Delta flights.

4) You can redeem Alaska Airlines miles either through Alaska Airlines or many of their partners. However, partners often have limited access to award inventory (for example, users who are using American Airlines miles typically have access to more free flights on American than users using Alaska Airlines miles). Redeeming miles are complicated, but many blogs explain the best way to do it

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Cory — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:49:34 GMT

@Alcibiades wrote:
@Cory wrote:
For those who have experiences with this card, per the Alaska's website, it states you have the opportunity to earn miles with their 15 airlines partners. Are miles earned on either one of the Alaska's partners equal to an Alaskan mile? E.g., if I booked a ticket with American Airlines, using the Alaska card, would I still earn 3 points/miles? Can these miles be used to redeem equally with partners? E.g., are 3 Alaska miles/points worth 3 American airline points? That the most important question for me. I was thinking about appying for this card too.
You are mixing two things here??
This approach, or statement confused me. What am I mixing?
- earning the miles for purchasing the ticket and earning the miles for actually taking the flight
1) For all spending you do on the Alaska Airlines card, you get at least 1 Alaska mile per dollar-Understood.

3) However, when you enter your frequent flier information when purchasing a flight on a partner, you can choose to earn Alaska miles instead of the miles on the actual partner. -So when you buy the American Airlines flight, you enter in the Alaska Airlines frequent flier number, and the miles you earn for the flight go to your Alaska Airlines account instead of an American Airlines account. I do this about once or twice a year with some of my Delta flights.-Great!

In your opinion, which card yields the best return on miles, and why, Citi AAdvantage or Alaska Airline? I have an frequent flyer account with AA now.

However, partners often have limited access to award inventory (for example, users who are using American Airlines miles typically have access to more free flights on American than users using Alaska Airlines miles).-Can you further explain this scenario? Or send me the links to the blogs?

Thank you for your explanation!
Have a sweet day!
Cory

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Alcibiades — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:07:36 GMT

@Cory wrote:
@Alcibiades wrote:
@Cory wrote:
For those who have experiences with this card, per the Alaska's website, it states you have the opportunity to earn miles with their 15 airlines partners. Are miles earned on either one of the Alaska's partners equal to an Alaskan mile? E.g., if I booked a ticket with American Airlines, using the Alaska card, would I still earn 3 points/miles? Can these miles be used to redeem equally with partners? E.g., are 3 Alaska miles/points worth 3 American airline points? That the most important question for me. I was thinking about appying for this card too.
You are mixing two things here??
This approach, or statement confused me. What am I mixing?
- earning the miles for purchasing the ticket and earning the miles for actually taking the flight
1) For all spending you do on the Alaska Airlines card, you get at least 1 Alaska mile per dollar-Understood.

3) However, when you enter your frequent flier information when purchasing a flight on a partner, you can choose to earn Alaska miles instead of the miles on the actual partner. -So when you buy the American Airlines flight, you enter in the Alaska Airlines frequent flier number, and the miles you earn for the flight go to your Alaska Airlines account instead of an American Airlines account. I do this about once or twice a year with some of my Delta flights.-Great!

In your opinion, which card yields the best return on miles, and why, Citi AAdvantage or Alaska Airline? I have an frequent flyer account with AA now.

However, partners often have limited access to award inventory (for example, users who are using American Airlines miles typically have access to more free flights on American than users using Alaska Airlines miles).-Can you further explain this scenario? Or send me the links to the blogs?

Thank you for your explanation!
Have a sweet day!
Cory

1) I was just saying that you can earn Alaska miles by flying on American, but you can't earn triple Alaska miles by buying American tickets. I think you get it know

2) I think most blogs rate the American Alrines frequent flier program higher. In addition, the sign up bonus for the American Airlines card is 50,000 vs 25,000 for Alaska Airlines. American is pretty flexible. Look up blogs like thepointsguy.com

Re: Alaska airlines ..B of A

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:37:16 GMT

Welp, to answer the OP's original question.

Yes - BoA reports the CLI on the signature. I have a 10K limit and it reports as such on all 3 CRAs.

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Anonymous — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:35:11 GMT

Thank-you for all your responces

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HiLine — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:22:36 GMT

This is one of the rare airline-backed credit cards that do not waive checked bag fees...

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L0RDAVENTAD0R — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:28:41 GMT

@HiLine wrote:
This is one of the rare airline-backed credit cards that do not waive checked bag fees...

Someone told me their card doesn't waive checked bag fees since a large majority of their cardholders are Alaskan residents, they already offer a program (Club 49) that waives checked bag fees for Alaskan residents. Sucks for people who fly Alaska a lot though & don't actually live in Alaska.

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Anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:14:23 GMT

@GMCSierraDenali wrote:
@HiLine wrote:
This is one of the rare airline-backed credit cards that do not waive checked bag fees...

Someone told me their card doesn't waive checked bag fees since a large majority of their cardholders are Alaskan residents, they already offer a program (Club 49) that waives checked bag fees for Alaskan residents. Sucks for people who fly Alaska a lot though & don't actually live in Alaska.

Which would be a majority of Seattle Metropolitan area, as Alaska Airlines (HQ in Seattle area as well) is the major hub in the area. Sad thing is that 2x the amount of population live in the Seattle-Tacoma Metro area vs the entire state of Alaska.

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Anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:22:21 GMT

Alaska is partnered well. I used 25k Alaska miles for an $800 AA ticket.

The companion ticket isn't as good as it used to be.

$100 statement credit plus 25k sign up isn't bad at all.

Decent card for a decent airline.

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HiLine — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:37:33 GMT

@GMCSierraDenali wrote:
@HiLine wrote:
This is one of the rare airline-backed credit cards that do not waive checked bag fees...

Someone told me their card doesn't waive checked bag fees since a large majority of their cardholders are Alaskan residents, they already offer a program (Club 49) that waives checked bag fees for Alaskan residents. Sucks for people who fly Alaska a lot though & don't actually live in Alaska.

Wouldn't that induce Alaska to waive checked bag fees for all cardholders since they won't have to cover as big a population?

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L0RDAVENTAD0R — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:01:29 GMT

@HiLine wrote:

Wouldn't that induce Alaska to waive checked bag fees for all cardholders since they won't have to cover as big a population?

@Anonymous wrote:

Which would be a majority of Seattle Metropolitan area, as Alaska Airlines (HQ in Seattle area as well) is the major hub in the area. Sad thing is that 2x the amount of population live in the Seattle-Tacoma Metro area vs the entire state of Alaska.

That's what always confused me because I know way more people out of Alaska use Alaska Airlines... They seem to really take care of their Alaskan residents though because we get a ton of benefits. Three free check-ins if travel is wholly within Alaska, two free check-ins if the departure or return city is an Alaskan city, two yearly 30% off discount codes, etc.