Alaska Airlines discount

[Limewood]

Its on again up to 40% more miles for free here

Has been one of my favourite places to buy miles and book J flights out of OZ and also HKG to USA & Europe.

See Point Hacks advise on using AS miles here

 

[ermen]

where? looks like it linked to a 2015 promotion?

Edit: found the 2017 promotion

 

[PPOW]

Love AS miles - even more when this discount is running! Have used for QF J Australia-USA, QF Domestic J and CX J & F

 

[futaris]

We can only travel to Hong Kong using AS miles?

Oh looking again, it's another separate Asia-Asia award on top.

 

[andy2015]

We can only travel to Hong Kong using AS miles?

Oh looking again, it's another separate Asia-Asia award on top.

Say again?

Yeah you can travel Australia to HKG with AS miles.

 

[futaris]

Say you want to go to South East Asia, or Japan. Two awards. Australia - Hong Kong. Hong Kong - Asia.

 

[ermen]

Say you want to go to South East Asia, or Japan. Two awards. Australia - Hong Kong. Hong Kong - Asia.

correct.
less flexible than say AA in that regard

 

[andy2015]

Say you want to go to South East Asia, or Japan. Two awards. Australia - Hong Kong. Hong Kong - Asia.

Yeah but apparently USA - HKG - Asia on one award is fine.

 

[motlking]

Is the availability on their website accurate? e.g. I looked in April Syd-Lax and there is a ton of availability flying business return for 85k miles.

Also I'm having trouble logging into buy miles on the website. Anyone else having the same problem?

 

[CJEMNMAC]

Is the availability on their website accurate? e.g. I looked in April Syd-Lax and there is a ton of availability flying business return for 85k miles.

Also I'm having trouble logging into buy miles on the website. Anyone else having the same problem?

No trouble for me.... has your account be open for a few weeks ? I think you need to be a member for at least 10 or 12 days before you can buy

 

[BriarFlyer]

Is the availability on their website accurate? e.g. I looked in April Syd-Lax and there is a ton of availability flying business return for 85k miles.

I've not found there to be a problem with phantom availability but be sure to click on the blue seat symbol which indicates that part of the flight is another class (e.g. business for the domestic leg, economy on the transPac flight.)

 

[CJEMNMAC]

I've not found there to be a problem with phantom availability but be sure to click on the blue seat symbol which indicates that part of the flight is another class (e.g. business for the domestic leg, economy on the transPac flight.)

yes good point... mix class is very annoying but quite common

 

[motlking]

Thanks guys, appreciate the info.

No trouble for me.... has your account be open for a few weeks ? I think you need to be a member for at least 10 or 12 days before you can buy

I just opened an account for the wife but did try with my account (never used but received promo emails) and couldn't login.

Another question, can you book flights for other people using your own miles?

 

[andy2015]

Another question, can you book flights for other people using your own miles?

Yeah you can.

 

[motlking]

Yeah you can.

That's great, thanks! Sucks my account doesn't work, maybe it has been deactivated due to no activity. The last email I got from them was from Aug-2016

 

[futaris]

On again:

https://storefront.points.com/mileage-plan/en-US/buy?promoCode=LIMINV40

Alaska Is Offering A Flash Sale On The Purchase Of Miles - One Mile at a Time

Through May 3, 2017, or “while supplies last,”. Minimum 10,000 miles.

 

[nightelves]

Is the availability on their website accurate? e.g. I looked in April Syd-Lax and there is a ton of availability flying business return for 85k miles.

Also I'm having trouble logging into buy miles on the website. Anyone else having the same problem?

How are you seeing return flights Syd-Lax in J for 85k? Cheapest I could find is 55k one way with Fiji Airways.

 

[CJEMNMAC]

I am correct in thinking if I was to go SYD - ZRH on CX through Alaska points it would be priced as 2 awards ?

SYD - HKG 30K points and HKG - ZRH 42.5K points each way in J

Thanks for any comments

 

[ermen]

yes priced as 2 awards.

 

[CJEMNMAC]

yes priced as 2 awards.

Thought that might be the case

Thanks ermen