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The Alaska Airlines Visa® Signature was last reviewed on 10th May 2008
Summary - We recommend the Alaska Airlines Visaź Signature Credit Card to the frequent flyer of Alaska Airlines because :
You can earn double milesYou can earn unlimited milesYou get a roundtrip $50.00 companion ticket every yearYou get 2,000 bonus miles every year when you renew your card
Let us look at this card in greater detail.
Miles Formula - The Alaska Airlines Visa® Signature allows you to earn double miles for every dollar you spend on the card on Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air tickets and vacation packages. You can earn unlimited miles. Miles expire in 3 years but do not expire if your account is active during a 3 year period.
Bonus Miles - When you are approved for this card, you will get
20,000 bonus miles. Furthermore, if you apply through the internet, you get an additional 1,000 bonus miles. You will also get 2 Board Room pass upon approval and a $50 roundtrip-companion ticket on approval and each year you hold the card.
Anniversary Bonus - Every year, you will get $50 round-trip Companion Ticket upon approval and every year as long as you are a cardholder.
Annual Fee and APR - The Alaska Airlines Visa Platinum has an annual fee of $75.00. The APR is prime rate plus 6.99%. The average daily balance method (including new purchases) is used to calculate the monthly balance.
Verdict - Frequent Flyer of Alaska Airlines should consider getting the Alaska Airlines Visaź Signature Credit Card to earn faster miles. The strengths of this card are that : you can earn double miles, earn unlimited miles, get a $50 round-trip companion ticket every year, which goes quite a bit towards recouping the annual fee you have to pay.
Positives
Earn double milesEarn unlimited miles$50 roundtrip companion ticket that you get every year
Negatives
High annual fee. But those who take advantage of the $50 companion ticket every year will offset a big part of the annual fee.
| Alaska Airlines Visa Signature |
| Miles Formula |
| Miles per Dollar |
1 miles
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| Miles per Dollar spent on Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air tickets and Vacation Packages |
2 miles
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| Yearly Limit on Miles you can earn |
None |
| Bonus Miles |
Approval : 5,000 Miles |
| Other Bonus Miles |
Additional 1,000 Miles when you apply and are approved online |
| Anniversary Bonus Miles |
$50 round-trip Companion Ticket upon approval and each year you hold the card
2 Board Room passes upon approval |
| Perks/Notation* |
Various Internet account related services. Up to $1,000,000 in travel accident insurance
Auto rental insurance
Extended warranty protection
Various travel and emergency assistance services
Medical referral services
Legal referral services
Lost luggage recovery
Emergency airline ticket replacement
No liability for unauthorized Internet transactions
Optional personal photo on card
Discounts on auto rentals
Optional Mini Card
See website for additional benefits |
| Cost/Fees/Interest rates |
| (APR) Purchase |
Rate - Variable risk based rate is Prime + 6.99% |
| (APR) Balance Transfer |
Rate - Variable risk based rate is P + 6.99% |
| (APR) Cash Advance |
21.99% Variable * minimum 19.99% . (P + 15.99%) |
| Finance Configuration |
Average Daily Balance (including new purchases) |
| Annual Fee |
$75.00 |
| Additional Cardholders |
$0 |
| Grace Period |
20 days (Min) |
| Late Payment fee |
Based on Account balance on the fee assessment date - $15 for balances less than or equal to $100, $29 for balances $100.01 to $250, $39 for balances greater than $250. |
| Over-the-limit fee |
Based on the highest Account balance during the Billing Cycle - $15 for balances less than or equal to $500, $29 for balances $500.01 to $1000, $39 for balances greater than $1000. |
| Cash Advance fee |
3% min $10.00 |
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