SEATTLE, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today,
Alaska Airlines Visa Signature consumer cardholders have two new
benefits to love. Beginning June 1,
2016, the credit card no longer has foreign transaction
fees, and bonus miles for new cardholders have been increased to
30,000 after qualifying spend.
"Between our expansive global partner network and the new and
improved Visa Signature card, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan can
truly give you the world," said Sangita
Woerner, Alaska's vice
president of marketing. "As we continue to expand our global
partnerships and add to our growing list of more than 800 partner
destinations worldwide, eliminating foreign transaction fees is the
right thing to do for our world-traveling cardholders. Dubai, Tokyo,
Shanghai, London – we've got you covered."
Cardholders already enjoy a free checked bag for themselves and
up to six (for a total of seven) other passengers in their
reservation, earn three times the miles on Alaska purchases, one mile for every dollar
spent on every day purchases, and receive an annual companion fare
from $121 US ($99 plus taxes and fees starting from
$22). Learn more at
http://bit.ly/1ZbxKHF
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan features 17 international and
domestic airline partners, who fly to more than 800 destinations
around the world. Mileage Plan was recently rated #1 Airline
Rewards Program by U.S. News and World Report, and ranked highest
in overall customer satisfaction for the third year in a row in the
J.D. Power 2016 Airline Loyalty/Rewards Program Satisfaction
Report.
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK),
together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100
cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada, Costa
Rica and Mexico. Alaska
Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional
Carriers in North America" in the
J.D. Power North American Airline Satisfaction Study for nine
consecutive years from 2008 to 2016. Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan
also ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Airline Loyalty
Rewards Programs" in the J.D. Power Airline Loyalty/Rewards Program
Satisfaction Report for the last three consecutive years. For
reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and
information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom at
www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
This credit card program is issued and administered by Bank of
America, N.A. Visa and Visa Signature are registered trademarks of
Visa International Service Association and are used by the issuer
pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.
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