Alaska Airlines is not a direct transfer partner of any major U.S. credit card rewards program which means your best option for earning miles via credit card spending will be Alaska's own co-branded credit cards.
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The best credit card partners for earning a Alaska miles outside of using co-branded Alaska credit cards is Bilt Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy.
Bilt offers one credit card in their program called the Bilt Mastercard. Points earned with the card can be transferred directly to your Alaska MileagePlan account at a 1:1 ratio meaning that every 1,000 Bilt Rewards points you transfer will give you 1,000 Alaska miles.
The best thing about Bilt Rewards is that you can use the program to earn points on rent with no fee. This is something that you cannot do with other credit cards and rewards programs, so there is a lot of potential for earning a large sum of points depending on your rent cost.
The program is free to sign up for, so I highly suggest looking into it, especially if you want an easy way to earn additional Alaska miles.
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Best For Rent Payments
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- Earn 3X points on dining.
- Earn 2X points on travel.
- Earn 1X points on rent payments, up to 100,000 points per year.
- Earn 1X points on all other purchases.
- Enjoy cell phone coverage and travel coverage including trip cancellation and interruption insurance.
- No annual fee and no foreign transaction fees.
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There are a whopping six co-branded Marriott credit cards that you can use to earn Alaska Miles. Points earned with these cards can be transferred to Alaska at a 3:1 ratio meaning that every 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points will give you 1,000 Alaska Miles.
On top of that, you'll also earn a 5,000-mile bonus for every 60,000-block of Marriott Bonvoy points you transfer. So transferring 60,000 points will give you 25,000 Alaska miles which is a great deal.
Here are the credit cards you can use to earn Marriott Bonvoy points transferable to Alaska Airlines:
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- Earn 95,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points after you use your new Card to make $6,000 in purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership.
- Earn 6X Marriott Bonvoy points for each dollar of eligible purchases at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy™ program
- Earn 3X Marriott Bonvoy points at Worldwide Restaurants and on flights booked directly with airlines
- Earn 2X Marriott Bonvoy points on all other eligible purchases
- Each Card renewal year, get up to $300 in statement credits per calendar year (up to $25 per month) for eligible purchases at restaurants worldwide
- Receive complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite status
- Receive 1 Free Night Award every year after your Card renewal month worth up to 85,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
- Receive up to a $100 property credit for qualifying charges at The Ritz-Carlton® or St. Regis® when you book direct using a special rate for a two-night minimum stay using your Card with no limit to how many times you can use this credit
- Receive 25 Elite Night Credits toward the next level of Marriott Bonvoy Elite status each calendar year
- Enjoy unlimited airport lounge visits when you enroll in Priority Pass™ Select membership
- $650 annual fee (See Rates & Fees)
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- Earn 85,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points after you use your new Card to make $5,000 in purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership.
- Earn 6X Marriott Bonvoy points for each dollar of eligible purchases at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy
- Earn 4X Marriott Bonvoy points at restaurants worldwide and U.S. supermarkets (on up to $15,000 in combined purchases at restaurants and U.S. supermarkets per calendar year, then 2x points)
- Earn 2X Marriott Bonvoy points on all other eligible purchases
- Earn 1,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points per paid eligible stay booked directly with Marriott for properties participating in Marriott Bonvoy
- Earn 1 Free Night Award worth up to 50,000 points after spending $15,000 on eligible purchases on your card in a calendar year
- Each calendar year you can receive 15 Elite Night Credits toward the next level of Marriott Bonvoy Elite status
- $250 annual fee (See Rates & Fees)
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- Welcome Offer: Earn 3 Free Night Awards after you use your new Card to make $6,000 in eligible purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership. Each Free Night Award has a redemption level up to 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points, for a total potential value of up to 150,000 points, at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®. Certain hotels have resort fees. Terms apply.
- Earn 6X points at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy® program
- Earn 4X points for purchases made at restaurants worldwide, at U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. purchases for shipping
- Earn 2X points on all other eligible purchases
- Receive a Free Night Award that's good for any hotel that costs 35,000 points or less at the time of booking and earn a second 35,000-Point Free Night Award after spending $60,000 on the card during the calendar year.
- Receive 15 elite nights towards top-tier elite status with Marriott
- Enjoy complimentary Marriott Gold Elite status
- $125 annual fee (See Rates & Fees)
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Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card
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- Earn 6X points for every $1 spent at over 7,000 hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy
- Earn 4X points for every $1 on the first $15,000 spent in combined purchases each year on grocery store and dining purchases
- Earn 2X points for every $1 spent on all other purchases
- Earn 1,000 Bonus Points per each eligible stay at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy.
- Receive 15 Elite Night Credits per calendar year and automatic Gold Elite status each account anniversary year as a cardmember.
- Enjoy a Free Night Award every calendar year, after $15,000 in spend, valid for a one-night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level up to 50,000 points
- $250 annual fee
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Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card
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- Earn 6X Bonvoy points per $1 spent at over 7,000 hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®
- Earn 3X Bonvoy points per $1 on the first $6,000 spent in combined purchases each year on grocery stores, gas stations, and dining.
- Earn 2X Bonvoy points for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
- Receive a Free Night Award that's good for any hotel that costs 35,000 points or less at the time of booking
- Receive 15 elite nights towards top-tier elite status with Marriott
- Receive 1 Elite Night Credit towards Elite Status with Marriott for every $5,000 you run across the card
- Enjoy complimentary Marriott Silver Elite status
- $95 annual fee
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card
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- Earn 3 Bonvoy points for every $1 spent at over 7,000 hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®
- Earn 2 Bonvoy points for every $1 spent on other travel purchases
- Earn 1 Bonvoy point for every $1 spent on all other purchases
- Receive 15 elite nights towards top-tier elite status with Marriott
- Enjoy complimentary Marriott Silver Elite status
- $0 annual fee
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What credit card points transfers to Alaska Airlines?
Hotel rewards points earned with credit cards from Marriott, Hilton, IHG, and Choice can be transferred to Alaska Airlines MileagePlan.
Can you transfer AMEX Membership Rewards points to Alaska Airlines?
No. American Express Membership Rewards points cannot be transferred to Alaska MileagePlan, but you can use them to book travel through the AMEX Travel portal.
Can you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Alaska Airlines?
No. Chase Ultimate Rewards points cannot be transferred to Alaska MileagePlan, but you can use them to book flights through the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal.
Can you transfer Citi ThankYou Rewards points to Alaska Airlines?
No. Citi ThankYou Rewards points cannot be transferred to Alaska MileagePlan, but you can use them to book flights through thankyou.com.
Can you transfer Capital One miles to Alaska Airlines?
No. Capital One Venture miles and Spark miles cannot be transferred to Alaska MileagePlan, but you can use them to wipe out Alaska Airlines purchases made to the card as well as use them to book travel through the Capital One Travel portal.
What's the best credit card transfer partner for Alaska MileagePlan?
The best partner for Alaska Airlines is Marriott Bonvoy due to the 3:1 transfer ratio combined with the large amount of points you can earn via stays at Marriott brand hotels.
