Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines recently launched their joint loyalty program, Atmos Rewards. Fortunately, this new program still offers access to many valuable Alaska airline partners, where you can earn and redeemed Atmos reward points.
So, this is a partner you should know about Alaska Airlines.
Who is Alaska Airlines partner?
There are three categories of Alaska Airlines partners: airline partners, transfer partners and other partners.
Airline partners include other airlines where you can earn points and in some cases redeemed points. Transfer Partners include programs where you can transfer rewards. Finally, other partners include a variety of travel and day-to-day partnerships where you can enjoy stipends, earn points or redeemed points.
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Alaska Airlines airline partners
When you think of Alaska Airlines partners, you might first imagine the airline partner.
Alaska Airlines has three types of airline partners: OneWorld Alliance Partners, earn and redeem partners and earn partners. Here are the rewards that Alaska Airlines partners in each category, and the Atmos Rewards members can receive from these partners:
| Types of airline partners | Benefits offered to Atmospheric Reward Members | airline |
|---|---|---|
| OneWorld Alliance Partners | On flights operated by these airlines, you can earn and redeemed Atmos reward points and enjoy Oneworld Elite benefits corresponding to your Alaska Elite identity. | American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Airlines, Oman Airlines, Qantas, Qantas, Qantas, Qantas, Royal Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian Airlines and Srilankan Airlines |
| Make money and redemption partners | These airlines operate flights to earn and redeem atmospheric reward points. | Aer Lingus, Air Tahiti Nui, Condor, Hainan Airlines, Icelandair, Korean Airlines, LATAM (late October 1), Philippine Airlines, Porter Airlines and Starlux Airlines |
| Earn Partners | Earn Atmos reward points on flights operated by these airlines when you book on Alaskaair.com. | Aleutian Airways, Bahamasair, Cape Air, Contour Airlines, Kenmore Air, Mokulele Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Southern Airways Express |
Earn flights on Alaska Airlines Partners
If you attribute your partner’s flights to the Atmos Rewards Program, you will make money based on your fare courses, flight distances, and how you book. Here are the revenue rates for flights operated by Alaska Airlines partners, and attributed to the Atmos rewards.
| Ticket price course | Percentage of flight distance if you book directly with Alaska | Percentage of flight distance you booked through the partner website (not available for Starlux flights) |
|---|---|---|
| International No. 1 | 350% | 150% |
| International Business | 250% | 125% |
| Advanced Economy | 150% | 100% |
| No. 1 in China | 150% | 150% |
| economy | 100% | 50% |
| Discount economy | 100% | 25% |
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Redemption Points for Alaska Airways Partner Flights
Atmos Rewards Publish Partner Rewards Charts at Start Rate. For example, this is the Partner Rewards Forum for Intra-American itineraries:
Of course, since the Atmos Rewards Partner Rewards Chart lists the starting rate, you may find more expensive awards when you try to redeem your travel points. As I experienced recently when I tried booking a reward flight run by Royal Jordan through Atmos Rewards, you may sometimes have issues with Phantom Awards.
Finally, remember that you can earn Atmos Reward Elite Status on flights booked with Alaska points, including those run by partners.
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Alaska Airlines transfer partner
You may also think of transfer partners when considering an Alaska Airlines partner. In other words, what loyalty programs allow you to convert rewards to Alaska points, and what programs can you use if you want to convert Alaska points to other rewards?
Let’s start with the news that might be disappointing: You can’t convert Atmos reward points to any reward currency except Hawaiian Airlines miles (this option will end soon, as the Hawaiian Miles will transition to Atmos rewards on October 1st. However, if you hold Atmos™ Rewards Summit VisaInfinite® Credit Cardyou can transfer your points to the Select Hotel Plan (more on this later).
The news about the program you can transfer rewards is slightly better, as you can transfer Bilt Rewards points to Atmos rewards at a 1:1 ratio, while Marriott Bonvoy points are at a 3:1 ratio. You can also transfer Hawaii miles to Alaska, although this is only optional until October 1, Hawaii Mills transition to Atmos rewards.
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Other Alaska Airlines partners
Alaska Airlines also has a variety of partners through which you can earn and redeeate points. This is a partner of other Alaska airlines.
Alaska Airlines Credit Card
You can earn Alaska points when you purchase Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Unlimited Credit Cardthis Atmos™ rewards on stage visa credit card and Atmos™ RewardsVisaIndature® Business Card. This is a comparison of these three cards.
| card | Welcome offer | Income rate | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Unlimited Credit Card | The offer receives 100,000 bonus points and 25,000 companion points worldwide. To qualify, spend $6,000 or more in the first 90 days of opening your account. |
|
$395 |
| Atmos Rewards Upward Signature Signature Credit Card | This offer receives 80,000 bonus points and a companion ticket of $99 (plus $23 tax and fees). To qualify, spend $4,000 or more in the first 120 days of opening your account. |
|
$95 |
| Atmos Reward Visa Signature Business Card | Earn 80,000 bonus points and $99 companion fare (plus $23 tax and fees) after making a purchase of $5,000 or more in the first 90 days of opening an account. |
|
The company is $70, $25 per card |
As discussed earlier in this guide, you can transfer the Bilt Rewards point to the Atmos reward. In addition, the partnership between BILT and Alaska is deeper. Specifically, when you link your visa signature card to a rental reward account and use your card to pay rent through BILT, you spend $3 in Alaska points per year, up to $50,000 per year.
Please note that if you hold an Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite credit card, you are eligible to transfer Atmos reward points to these selected hotel plans:
- Marriott Bonvoy (1:1)
- I prefer hotel rewards (1:2)
- Wyndham Rewards (1:1)
- Shangri-La Circle (8:1)
- IHG one reward (1:1); only then can it reach early November
Related: Earn up to 100,000 bonus points or Hawaii flights with new Atmos Reward Card Offers
Travel partners
When booking a trip in Alaska, you can earn 1 point per dollar (excluding taxes and fees). You can also earn and redeem Alaska points through Alaska resorts. Plus, you can earn Alaska points on eligible orders that qualify, rather than hotel points, which include the best Western, Marriott, Choice Hotels, IHG and Coast Hotels. You can also choose Alaska points as the reward currency you booked through the Rockets.
Elite members of Alaska can match their identities to Avis Preferred Plus or the Presidents Club. Plus, you can earn Alaska points on your AVI and budgeted eligible rentals. You can also earn Alaska points on Lyft rides.
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Daily Partners
You can earn more points when shopping with select merchants using the Atmos Rewards Shopping Portal. You can also dine with Atmos Rewards, earning up to 5 points per dollar when you dine, order takeaway, or participate in restaurant delivery.
If you want to order flowers online, you can spend 25 points with 1-800-Flowers using the promo code “AKA4”. You can earn Alaska points with a variety of other day-to-day partners, but some are region-specific. So check out the daily partner page on the Alaska website for more information.
Bottom line
Alaska Airlines partners range from credit card and dining reward programs to airline partners. Initially, you might assume that the best way to earn and redeem Alaska points is flights operated by airlines. However, if you don’t consider how to make money, redeem or benefit from Alaska Airlines partners, you may miss out on valuable opportunities.
