W henever I read what seems to be dozens of headlines at BoardingArea and elsewhere to check my account for some gift of frequent travel loyalty program miles or points, I immediately get skeptical — but I grudgingly check my account anyway to confirm my skepticism.
Not this time.
Even I Received 10,000 Mileage Plan Miles From Alaska Airlines
As I am usually one of the last people to receive e-mail messages from most frequent travel loyalty programs of which I am a member, I therefore am usually the last to find out even the simplest of news. No e-mail message had reached me from Alaska Airlines yet when I checked my Mileage Plan account.
Sure enough — to my surprise — there they were: 10,000 Mileage Plan miles added to my account without my having to do anything.
The e-mail message finally arrived yesterday morning — long after article after article was posted extolling the joys of being awarded 10,000 miles. How many times does that happen lately?!?
You’ve got 10,000 more miles.
Brian,
Your memberships with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ and Virgin America Elevate are paying off.
To celebrate your two favorite airlines coming together, we’ve awarded you 10,000 Mileage Plan bonus miles.Redeem your miles on Alaska, Virgin America, or our global partner airlines to over 900 destinations worldwide. And, get 30 percent more miles when you convert your Elevate points to Mileage Plan miles.
Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Ryan Butz – Managing Director of Loyalty Marketing
Wow — 10,000 miles and a bonus of 30 percent when I convert my Virgin America Elevate miles to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles?!? Are we earning miles like it’s 1999?!?
I, of course, went through the conversion process — and I am now a changed man. Hallelujah!!!
Oops…sorry…I got a little carried away there…
Summary
Now, you know that if I actually received a bonus of 10,000 Mileage Plan miles, then you most likely have received them as well. Take a moment or two to check your Mileage Plan frequent flier loyalty program account — and I hope they are there awaiting you.
Of course, if you do not have a Mileage Plan account, then do not bother. You are most likely one of the exceptions.
In all seriousness, thank you, Ryan Butz and the team at Alaska Airlines, for stepping outside of the ever-shrinking box pertaining to members of your frequent flier loyalty program. This was a nice surprise.
I intend to detail the steps of how to convert Virgin America Elevate miles to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles in a future article.
Source: Alaska Airlines.
