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Alongside the SLH targeted offer we wrote about earlier, we’ve also seen American Express launch a new targeted offer for Alaska Airlines spending this morning, and this is an offer in which select cardholders can earn a discount of $40 on just $200 of spending.
Spend $200 and get $40 back with Alaska Airlines
Headline details
Earn a one-time $40 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $200 in one or more purchases online at alaskaair.com by 12/31/2024. Flights must originate in the US and be charged in US Dollars.
Key terms
- Enrollment is limited.
- Eligible Card Members must first add offer to Card and then use same Card for qualifying spend.
- Limit of 1 statement credit per eligible Card Member account.
- Offer valid only on purchases made directly at US website alaskaair.com or through the U.S. Alaska Airlines app.
- Flights must originate in the U.S., including U.S. territories and purchases must be in U.S. dollars to qualify.
- Offer valid only for purchases where Alaska Airlines is the merchant of record, such as airfare, fare upgrades, seat selection fees and baggage fees.
- Excludes in flight spend, flights booked through third parties and electronic gift cards.
- Excludes hotel, car services, packages and travel insurance purchased through the Alaska Air website.
- Not valid on Alaska trips, Company store, uniform purchases, Alaska Lounge membership, Alaska Lounge merchandise and day passes, purchase of points/miles, Alaska Air Cargo, Corporate managed travel, Alaska Airlines Freight and Alaska Lounges/Boardrooms at various locations.
- Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant.
- Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.
- Please allow 90-days after 12/31/2024 for the statement credit(s) to be posted to the Account, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.
See your targeted offer for full terms and conditions.
Quick thoughts
Amex offers for Alaska Airlines spending aren’t all that common (the last one that I we saw ended in the last week of May), so it’s nice to see this one appear our accounts this morning … especially as in one way, it’s a slightly better offer than the last targeted Alaska Airlines offer we saw from Amex.
Overall there’s mostly good news here.
The main bit of good news is that the $200 of spending that’s needed to trigger the $40 rebate doesn’t have to be made in a single transaction, so multiple flight bookings that add up to at least $200 will activate the rebate.
The second bit of good news here is that unlike the last time Amex published an Alaska Airlines offer, this one is triggered by spending made directly with the airline rather than through Amex Travel, so you don’t have to deal with an intermediary.
The final bit of good news is that it looks like more than just airfare spending will count towards the offer’s spending requirement with fare upgrades, seat selection fees and baggage fees all classified as ‘eligible spending’ for the purposes of this offer.
Be aware, however, that not all spending made with the airline will count towards the spending target with lounge memberships being one of the more notable exclusions.
A little surprisingly, every one of our Amex cards is showing this deal (consumer cards and business cards including co-branded cards) so it may be that this offer isn’t really targeted at all and that all cardholders can see it.
Clearly, having it showing on the Platinum Card® from American Express would be best as that would allow you to trigger the offer while earning the 5 points/dollar on spending made directly with airlines that the card offers (up to $500,000 per year and 1 point/dollar thereafter – terms apply).
Failing that, the American Express® Green Card would be a good option as that card earns 3 points/dollar on most travel spending (terms apply).
Note: All information about the American Express® Green Card has been collected independently by Traveling For Miles. The American Express® Green Card is not currently available through Traveling For Miles.
Bottom line
If you have plans to spend $200 or more with Alaska Airlines in the next three months, you should check your online Amex accounts to see if you’ve been targeted for an offer that could earn you a $40 statement credit.
Make sure you read the terms and conditions of the offer carefully before you hand over your credit card details as there are a few restrictions attached to this offer, and make sure you don’t forget that only select spending made directly with the airline will count towards the offer’s spending target.
