DEAL: Buy Alaska Mileage Plan miles for 1.72 ct/mile (60% bonus)

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Currently, points.com is having a campaign in which you can buy up to 160,000 Mileage Plan miles for 2,750 USD (~1.72 ct/mile).

Alaska Airlines miles are a fantastic currency to book some of the best sweetspots out there. They have an interesting partner structure that allow you to book flights outside the constraints of the three big alliances.

Alaska Air’s partners:

• Air Lingus

• Air Tahiti Nui

• American Airlines

• British Airways

• Cathay Pacific

• Condor

• El Al

• Fiji Airways

• Hainan Airlines

• Iberia

• Icelandair

• Japan Airlines

• Korean Air

• LATAM Airlines

• Malaysia Airlines

• Qantas

• Ravn Alaska

• Royal Air Maroc

• Royal Jordanian

• Singapore Airlines

• Sri Lankan Airlines

While not cheap by any means, at 1,72 ct/.mile you can get some interesting redemptions with Alaska Airlines and their partners (see below)

Alaska Air’s Mileage Plan offer

Here are some redemptions that you could use your Mileage Plan miles for:

Use your Alaska Air miles for flights on Cathay Pacific:

Travel from the United States to Asia for 50,000 miles in business class or 70,000 miles in first class per leg

Travel to Australia or New Zealand for only 60,000 miles in business class or 80,000 miles in first class per leg

Travel from the United States to India or the Middle East for 62,500 miles in business class or 70,000 miles in first class for one leg

Travel down under with flights on Fiji Airways:

Fly Fiji Airways nonstop from the US to Fiji, or continue further to Australia or New Zealand for just 55,000 miles one-way in business class

Hop down to South America with LATAM:

Flights with LATAM in their business class costs only 45,000 miles, netting you one of the best ways of getting to South America from the US in business class.

There are many more sweetspots, such as flying Japan Airline’s First and Business class from the US to Tokyo or Aer Lingus from the US to Europe. Some of these awards will be hard to find. Nevertheless, if you check the Mileage Plan award search page regularly and book far enough out or close enough to the departure date, you might be able to snag up an incredible offer.