New card - BOA Alaska Mileage plan
I will admit as I have gotten older change is hard. However, since starting this blog and meeting other travel points enthusiasts I am open to learning more about different strategies. For the past 20 years, most of our travel has been domestic family travel. That is why I love my Chase Sapphire Reserve and its travel partners. It is perfect for those goals. However, our kids are in college and our focus has shifted on ourselves. We now have the time for big dream trips like our trip to the Greek Isles. You can learn more about how I booked that here.
It seems like everyone was raving about the Alaska Mileage plan. I had gotten 10k Alaska Miles years ago. Back in 2006 when Virgin and Alaska merged I was given 10,000 miles for some reason. I think maybe it was a goodwill gesture of some kind. Since I don’t fly Alaska I have held onto these miles for 9 years with no purpose.
Recently I saw a sign-up for an introductory offer that I could earn 70,000 bonus miles if I spent $3,000 with my new Alaska Visa signature card. I thought I would give Alaska Miles a try. The card is issued by Bank of America. If you want to check out this offer click here: Alaska Mileage Plan
With our 10,000 miles plus the 70,000 miles, I will get from the sign-up bonus. That should give us free flights somewhere for the two of us. We have our upcoming ski trip and should finish this sign-up bonus in mid-March.
I try to remember change is good and it opens up more possibilities for my travel. I hesitated to start building membership rewards because the American Express cards were expensive. Now I know I love the cards and can rationalize the fee. I think that is why credit cards do these sign-up bonuses. I will get more than my $95 annual fee back from the sign-up bonus. I can then decide if the card earns a permanent place in my wallet beside my other favorite cards or if I cancel it when the annual fees are posted next year.
Regardless, I am excited to see what amazing trip I can plan with these points.
