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

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:

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!