[Expired] Save Up to 50% on Alaska Airlines Award Redemptions With Global Getaways

Updated: August 2, 2024, 1:58pm CDT

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Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can save up to 50% on select award redemptions booked this month, thanks to the Global Getaway promotion. This recurring promotion offers new deals every quarter, and we saw the first version of it earlier this year.

First, Global Getaways is offering discounts on partner award travel to multiple international destinations. Let’s explore the details.

Alaska Airlines Global Getaways — Q3 2024

The latest Global Getaways promotion from Alaska Airlines allows Mileage Plan members to save up to 50% on select international award redemptions. This recurring promotion will offer new destinations and deals 4 times per year, and you can use these offers to save when redeeming Alaska miles for flights.

“That once-in-a-lifetime trip is even closer with our quarterly Global Getaways promotion for discounted award travel to fabulous, far-flung locales. We’re continuing to invest in making Mileage Plan the most rewarding loyalty program with the industry’s most valuable currency,” said Brett Catlin, vice president of loyalty, alliances, and sales at Alaska Airlines.

For its second offering, Mileage Plan members can save on international partner awards to select tropical destinations booked between July 10 and July 31, 2024. These deals are good for travel between October 2024 and January 2025.

Here’s a look at one-way prices for the current Global Getaways promotion:

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Destination	Global Getaways Starting Price	Regular Starting Price
Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)	12,500 miles	Varies by distance
Athens, Greece (ATH)	25,000 miles	27,500
Muscat, Oman (MCT)	25,000 miles	42,500
Taipei, Taiwan (TPE)	25,000 miles	37,500
Rome, Italy (FCO)	27,500 miles	27,500 or 35,000, depending on distance
Delhi, India (DEL)	30,000 miles	42,500

The pricing to Guadalajara will vary greatly, depending on where you’re flying from, since Alaska Airlines now uses distance-based award pricing. Thus, we found everything from 14,000 miles per person (from San Jose, California) to 7,500 miles per person (from Phoenix, Arizona). The Global Getaways promotion may not help you much on this route.

However, a flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Taipei (TPE) costs just 25,000 miles in economy with the Global Getaways promotion.

Alaska award SFO TPE with mileage discount — Discounted economy pricing on a nonstop flight from San Francisco to Taipei. Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

Pricing to Rome (FCO) can be attractive at 27,500 miles per person, but make sure you note how different the options are. Travel times range from 12.5 to 35 hours, and the taxes and fees range from $26 to $333 — ouch!

Alaska award discounts JFK FCO — Make sure to compare the differences across your options. Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

Alternatively, fly to a fan-favorite city in the Middle East — Muscat — which boasts an airport that’s a destination in and of itself. Fly on Qatar Airways from Chicago (ORD) to Muscat via Doha (DOH) for just 25,000 Alaska Airlines miles in economy.

Alaska award discount SEA DOH MCT — Economy pricing here is great, but that business award to Muscat is frightening. Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

How To Earn Alaska Airlines MileagePlan Miles

Historically, Alaska Airlines MileagePlan miles have been relatively hard to earn since they couldn’t be transferred 1:1 from any major program. However, that changed when Bilt added Alaska as a 1:1 transfer partner in March. (You also can transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to Alaska Airlines, but only at a 3:1 ratio.)

So now, in addition to earning Alaska Airlines miles through flying, Alaska Airlines credit cards, Mileage Plan Shopping, Mileage Plan Dining, and transferring from Marriott, you can transfer Bilt points to Alaska Airlines.

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Periodically, you can buy Alaska miles at a discounted rate, and it could be well worth the price if you find it’s cheaper to redeem miles than pay the cash rate. Bookmark our monthly purchase point promotions guide so you know when the next sale comes around.

Final Thoughts

Alaska Airlines has a new promotion called Global Getaways that promises to offer new and exciting deals 4 times per year. The second set of deals features discounted award bookings on partner airlines to international destinations in Asia, Europe, and Mexico, so take a look at the possibilities before the end of April!