7 ways to make the most of your Mileage Plan elite status

Did you know that elite members get upgraded seats when available? Or that you have equivalent stats on oneworld Alliance airlines? Or that EQMs are key? We’ve compiled everything you need to know to get the most out of you Mileage Plan status—and great reasons to keep earning!

Alaska Airlines teams up with Lyft for new partnership to earn miles wherever you go

Alaska Mileage Plan members can now earn 1 mile for every $1 spent on all Lyft rides in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, this holiday season, earn 2 miles for every $1 spent on Lyft rides.

Alaska Airlines and Bank of America announce enhanced benefits to our Visa Signature® card

Cardholders can now enjoy new ways to earn double miles on everyday purchases, priority boarding and expanded free checked bag privileges. For a limited time, new cardholders can receive 70,000 bonus miles after making qualifying purchases.

Alaska Airlines Flight Pass subscription service turns one

We’re celebrating our milestone with a discount for new subscribers Alaska Airlines is the only U.S. major airline to offer a subscription plan that enables guests to earn miles and book flights in advance with no blackout dates. We’re celebrating our one-year anniversary with a promotion for new subscribers and a look back at the…

Gifts you can travel with, and gifts better left at home

Before you head to the airport this holiday season, make sure the gifts you’re packing will make it to your destination with you. 5 gifts better left at home Hoverboards. Battery rankings on these self-balancing devices are unreliable and they’ve been prone to fires – that’s why they’re banned from Alaska Airlines flights. Learn more: Hoverboards…

Always innovating: Alaska testing electronic bag tags

Travel can be a hassle. Nobody knows that better than the members of CX Labs, Alaska Airlines’ customer research and development team, who spend their days at the airport looking for travelers’ pain points and brainstorming ways to soothe them. Since the department’s creation in 2013, the team has tested all kinds of new products…

The ins and outs of in-flight connectivity

Aug. 22, 2017 update: Alaska Airlines has selected Gogo to provide next-generation satellite-based inflight Wi-Fi service across its entire Boeing and Airbus fleet. Gogo’s broadband 2Ku service provides the significantly faster connection speed needed to stream content from services like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO GO while in the air. Utilizing this advanced technology, guests can…

Flying with Luly: How to pack a wedding dress

Over the next two years, internationally known Seattle fashion designer Luly Yang will redesign uniforms for more than 12,000 Alaska Airlines employees. Between design sessions, Yang will share her favorite fashion-related travel tips. As a wedding and couture gown designer, one of the questions I am asked most frequently by my brides is, “How do…

Love at 35,000 feet: A connection formed on an Alaska Airlines flight forms a lifelong bond

Justin Owens knew he had found the girl of his dreams when he first spotted Lauren Scranton lugging her carryon down the aisle of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 on a flight from Palm Springs to Portland 13 years ago. Owens, 15 at the time, had taken out his full CD folder and was getting…

Flying with Luly: How to pack a suit

Over the next two years, internationally known Seattle fashion designer Luly Yang will redesign uniforms for more than 12,000 Alaska Airlines employees. Between design sessions, Yang will share her favorite fashion-related travel tips. As a fashion designer, I travel often for my work and inspiration. Though I work with textiles and clothing everyday, there’s something I…

Travel tips for comic book convention attendees

There are dozens of comic book conventions around the United States each year, drawing tens of thousands of visitors from cities near and far. Later this month, an estimated 130,000 people will travel to Southern California for the long-running, iconic Comic-Con International: San Diego. In October, more than 150,000 will visit New York Comic Con,…

Pokémon no go: A trainer’s tips to avoid arrest or injury at the airport

By now you’ve all heard the stories (and seen the YouTube videos!). People falling into canals, driving into trees and trespassing on private property in their quest to catch that elusive Vaporeon or Porygon. Yes, we’re talking about Pokémon Go. Sure, you’re pretty unlikely to encounter an open body of water during an airport travel…

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