Get up to 20% back on select Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines spending with this Amex offer [Targeted]

American Express has published a new targeted offer for Alaska Airlines spending in which select cardholders can earn a discount of $80 on $400 of spending. Given how widely available this offer appears to be, this should be one of those deals that a lot of people can maximize.

Spend $400 and get $80 back with Alaska Airlines

Headline details

Earn a one-time $80 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $400 in one or more qualifying purchases of flight reservations online at alaskaair.com and hawaiianairlines.com, or through the Alaska Hawaiian app by 10/23/2026. Flights must originate in the US and be charged in USD.

Key terms

• Enrollment is limited.
• Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases.
• Only Card Members who enroll are eligible
• Limit of 1 statement credit per eligible Card Member account.
• Offer valid only on Alaska Airlines marketed flights and Hawaiian Airlines marketed flights.
• Flight reservations must be booked directly with Alaska Airlines online at US website alaskaair.com, with Hawaiian Airlines online at US website hawaiianairlines.com, or through the Alaska Hawaiian app.
• Flights must originate in the US and be paid for in USD in order to qualify.
• Excludes in-flight spend, gift cards, baggage fees, upgrade fees, hotels and rentals, car services, group travel, packages, and travel insurance.
• Not valid on Flight Pass, Alaska trips, Company store, uniform purchases, Alaska Lounge membership, Alaska Lounge merchandise and day passes, purchase of points/miles, Alaska Air Cargo, Hawaiian Air Cargo, Corporate managed travel, Alaska Airlines Freight and Alaska Lounges/Boardrooms at various locations.
• Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is 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.
• If you meet the offer requirements, the statement credit(s) will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for statement credit(s) to post.

See your targeted offer for full terms and conditions.

Quick thoughts

Amex offers for Alaska Airlines spending aren’t particularly common (the last one we wrote about launched over a year ago and ended in September 2025), so it’s nice to see this one appear our accounts this morning.

Overall there’s mostly good news here.

The main bit of good news is that the $400 of spending that’s needed to trigger the $80 rebate doesn’t have to be made in a single transaction, so multiple flight bookings that add up to at least $400 will activate the rebate.

The second bit of good news here is that unlike some Alaska Airlines offers that Amex has published in the past, 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 we’re seeing this offer on all our Amex cards (consumer and business) so a lot of readers should have been targeted for this.

There is also, however, one thing to keep in mind.

In the past, we’ve seen Amex publish deals in which fare upgrades, seat selection fees and baggage fees could all contribute to the offer’s spending target. With this offer, however, these have been specifically excluded,

Which card?

Clearly, having it targetd to 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 (soon to be the American Express® Classic Green Card) would be a good option as that card earns 3 points/dollar on most travel spending (terms apply).

If neither of those is an option for you then the Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express would do a reasonable job as it earns 2 Membership Rewards Points/dollar on all eligible spending up to a limit of $50,000/year and 1 point/dollar thereafter (terms apply).

If that card isn’t an option either, you’re playing the miles and points game all wrong:)

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 $400 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 $80 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 deal, and make sure you don’t forget that only airfare spending made directly with the airline is guaranteed to count towards the offer’s spending target.