Buy Alaska Airlines Miles With up to a 60% Bonus [Until February 21]

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is a valuable airline loyalty program, thanks to its high-value airline partners like Cathay Pacific and Fiji Airways and excellent redemption rates on American Airlines flights.

Given the number of possible redemptions you can book with Alaska miles, purchasing the miles needed for an award flight can save you some serious cash — even more so when you can buy them with up to a 60% bonus.

Here’s everything you need to know about this flash sale, including whether or not it’s a good deal.

Buy Alaska Airlines Miles — Promotion Details

Through February 21, 2025, you may be targeted to buy Alaska miles and receive up to a 60% bonus.

The following bonus amounts depend on the number of points you purchase:

• Buy 3,000 to 19,000 miles and get a 40% bonus (2.11 cents per mile)
• Buy 20,000 to 39,000 miles and get a 50% bonus (1.97 cents per mile)
• Buy 40,000+ miles and get a 60% bonus (1.85 cents per mile)

Purchases of less than 3,000 miles don’t receive any bonus.

This is one of the better offers we have seen — if you’re interested, you can buy miles from the storefront here.

Here are some important terms to keep in mind:

• Transactions must be completed by February 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PDT.
• You can purchase miles from points.com for $27.50 per 1,000 miles when there’s no sale on Alaska miles.
• Miles are non-refundable and do not count toward MVP and MVP/Gold status.
• MVP, MVP Gold, MVP Gold 75K, and MVP Gold 100K Mileage Plan elite member accounts have no annual limit on the number of miles purchased or gifted through points.com. If you’re not an elite member, your account may only be credited up to 150,000 miles acquired through points.com in a calendar year. Bonus miles do not count toward the maximum total of 150,000 miles.

We value Alaska Mileage Plan miles at 1.6 cents apiece, and even the best tier in this offer (a 60% bonus) costs more than that on a per-mile basis. That means you should have a specific redemption in mind before buying miles. You should skip this offer unless you can redeem the miles you purchase at a value of at least 1.85 cents per mile.

Should You Buy Alaska Miles?

It can make sense to purchase Alaska miles if you have a specific redemption in mind that you know will provide more than 1.85 cents per mile in value. It also can make sense if you’re on the cusp of a redemption but don’t have quite enough miles to complete the booking.

For example, you can book a one-way ticket in Japan Airlines (JAL) business class from Tokyo-Narita (NRT) to San Francisco (SFO) for 75,000 Alaska miles, plus just under $57 in taxes and fees.

To purchase the 75,000 Alaska Mileage Plan miles required, you’d pay roughly $1,390 during this promotion. This is a sizable sum, for sure. But when you consider that the cash cost of this ticket is usually $3,000 to $4,000, paying ~$1,390 to fly in one of the world’s nicest business class cabins is undoubtedly a bargain.

Unfortunately, buying miles with this promotion costs more than a recent promotion to buy Hawaiian Airlines miles for just 1.27 cents each, which you could then transfer into your Alaska Airlines account. That promo has since ended, but it’s worth remembering the context if you’re weighing whether or not to take advantage of a given offer.

Final Thoughts

Buying Alaska miles with a 60% bonus is appealing if you plan to book expensive business or first class seats. But as always, deciding whether to buy points and miles is situational. It can make sense if you can redeem the miles at more than they cost (and were otherwise going to buy the ticket with cash). Therefore, run the numbers yourself and weigh your options before buying miles.