Some links to products and travel providers on this website will earn Traveling For Miles a commission that helps contribute to the running of the site. Traveling For Miles has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Traveling For Miles and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any of these entities. For more details please see the disclosures at the bottom of every page.
American Express is currently running a targeted offer in which it’s offering select cardholders a discount of $100 on spending made with Alaska Airlines through the middle of November. Importantly, the offer includes more than just airfares, and the spending target that triggers the offer does not have to be reached in a single transaction.
Spend $500 and get $100 back with Alaska Airlines
Headline details
Get a one-time $100 statement credit by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $500 in one or more purchases online at alaskaair.com by 11/14/2022.
Key terms
- Enrollment limited.
- Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem.
- Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels.
- Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card.
- Offer valid only on purchases made directly at US website alaskaair.com or via 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 via third parties and electronic gift cards.
- Excludes hotel, car services, packages and travel insurance purchased via Alaska Air website, insurance, Alaska trips, Company store, uniform purchases, Alaska Lounge membership, Alaska Lounge merchandise and day passes, purchase of points/miles, Alaska Airlines Freight and Alaska Lounges/Boardrooms at various locations.
- Valid only on purchases made in US dollars.
- Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member.
- Statement credit will appear on your billing statement within 90 days after 11/14/2022, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.
- Statement credit may be reversed if qualifying purchase is returned/cancelled.
- Limit 1 enrolled Card per American Express Card online account.
See your targeted offer for full terms and conditions.
Quick thoughts
As Amex offers go, this is a pretty good one…assuming you have plans to spend at least $500 with Alaska Airlines before November 14th.
The first bit of good news is that I’ve had this offer targeted to a number of Amex cards (including the Platinum Card® from American Express) so it doesn’t look like it’s a narrowly targeted offer.
The second bit of good news is that the $500 of spending that’s needed to trigger the $100 rebate isn’t restricted to airfare spending. Per the terms of the offer, any spending on upgrades, seat selection fees, and baggage fees will contribute to the $500 target (although in-flight spending is excluded).
The third bit of good news is that you don’t have to spend $500 in a single transaction to trigger the statement credit. The offer clearly mentions “one or more purchases” when discussing the spending requirement so that should make it considerably easier for people to make the most of this deal.
Personally, I’ve saved this offer to my Amex Platinum Card so that I can combine it with the 5 points/dollar that the card offers on spending made directly with airlines, but even if you don’t have this offer targeted to a card with strong airline earnings, the rebate is more than enough to make the offer enticing.
Bottom line
If you have plans to spend $500 or more with Alaska Airlines in the next couple of months you should check your online Amex accounts to see if you’ve been targeted for an offer that would give you the chance to earn a $100 statement credit. Make sure you read the terms and conditions of the offer carefully before you hand over your credit card details as not all spending made through the Alaska Airlines website will count towards the offer’s spending requirement but with airfare, upgrade fees, baggage fees, and seat selection fees all included, this is a deal that most fans of Alaska Airlines should be able to maximize with relative ease.
