Deals, sales, extra miles…….all music to our ears, right? Many of the airlines give us the opportunity to earn miles when we shop through their portals. Alaska Airlines has the Alaska Mileage Plan and they just added a new feature which I think makes it much easier for us shoppers. Just in case you’re not familiar with shopping through an airline portal, here’s how it works so you can earn miles. In Alaska’s case, you would search, shop, and then earn miles. By visiting the Mileage Plan page and logging in, you’re directed to all the possible store options and deals. You’d click on your desired store and you’ll be taken to their website. Shop as you normally would. Once you make a qualifying purchase, Alaska will credit the miles earned to your account and send you an email to confirm, usually within five days.
Nice in theory but……… who has time to browse 850 stores and all those deals?
I bet that most of us have our favorite stores, and Alaska is betting on this too, because they just added an alert feature to their shopping portal. This cuts through a lot of the hassle of looking and will let me know when my favorite stores are offering extra miles on purchases. I can never have enough Alaska miles, so this email “alerting” me to the new alert feature caught my eye.
Did you notice this change? Will it make you more likely to go through Alaska’s Mileage Plan portal or not? What’s the best deal you ever got through Alaska’s shopping portal?