I have Alaska Air Miles and no longer travel or go to a hotel. What can I use them for?
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If you’re not planning to fly or stay at hotels, Alaska Mileage Plan miles can still be put to good use in a few other ways:
Non‑travel redemption options
- Donate to charity – Alaska allows you to convert miles into charitable contributions. Miles to Memories
- Purchase magazines – Miles can be redeemed for magazine subscriptions or individual issues. Miles to Memories
- Redeem for hotel stays – Even if you don’t travel often, you can still use miles to book hotel rooms through the program. Miles to Memories
Partner‑airline redemptions (if you ever decide to fly with an affiliate)
- Book flights on partner carriers such as American, Delta, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Qantas, Air France, or Korean Air using your Alaska miles. God Save the Points
These alternatives let you extract value from your Alaska miles without needing to schedule a flight or hotel stay.
Miles to Memories How Google Assistant Saved My 20K Expiring Alaska Airlines Miles & Don’t Let Your Gifted Virgin Miles Expire!
A few weeks ago I wrote about the amazing Disneyesque Google Assistant Ride that the company built exclusively for the CES show. The ride blew me away, but little did I know at the time that Google Assistant also had something else in store for me. It helped me save 20,000 very very valuable Alaska Airlines miles! It all started in January of 2017 with a gift from Alaska. They gave both my son and daughter 10,000 bonus miles because of their merger. My kids had Virgin America accounts and not Alaska accounts, which is probably why this happened.
God Save the Points The EASIEST Frequent Flyer Programs To Redeem FREE Flights…
When you boil down all the tips, tricks, loopholes and crazy information of the travel world, at the end of the day you really just want something for free. There are so many loyalty programs, each promising to make your life better, but for the most, when it comes to the “show me the money” part, there seems to be endless red tape. Here are the best frequent flyer programs for easy redemption of free flights. We’re not necessarily maximizing, but we’re finding the process easy enough that we don’t care… These programs allow you to use your