Update 11/21/22: People are receiving cancellations (after being approved) saying that card product you applied for doesn’t exist. Hat tip to reader B
The Offer
- Bank of America is offering 70,000 miles + $100 statement credit when you spend $3,000 or more within the first 90 days of account opening.
- They’ve also revamped a number of details on the card, including raising the annual fee and adding some benefits, details below. (The older version is still available with a different signup bonus.)
Card Details
- Annual fee of $95 is not waived
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 3x miles per $1 spent on Alaska Airlines tickets, vacation packages, and cargo purchases
- 2x miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, cable, streaming services and local transit (includes ride share) purchases
- 1x miles on all other purchases
- Free checked bag for you and up to six other passengers on your reservation
- No foreign transaction fees
- Earn a 10% rewards bonus on all miles earned from card purchases if you have an eligible Bank of America account
- Priority boarding benefit
- 20% back on all Alaska Airlines inflight purchases
- $100 off an annual Alaska Lounge+ Membership when you pay with your new card
- Get Alaska’s Famous Companion Fare from $122 ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) each account anniversary after you spend $6,000 or more on purchases within the prior anniversary year
- This card will not be available to you if you currently have or have had the card in the preceding 24 month period. This does not apply to the business credit card product.
Changes to this card which were incorporated above:
- Annual fee increased from $75 to $95
- (NEW!) Enjoy priority boarding so you can get to your seat quicker.
- (NEW!) Earn unlimited 2 miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, cable, streaming services and local transit including ride share purchases.
- (NEW!) Earn a 10% rewards bonus on all miles earned from card purchases if you have an eligible Bank of America® account.
- (NEW!) get $100 off an annual Alaska Lounge+ Membership when you pay with your new card.
- Get Alaska’s Companion Fare only after you spend $6,000 or more on purchases within the prior anniversary year.
Our Verdict
Previously the best deal was 60,000+$100. This offer offers 10,000 more and maintains the low $3,000 spend requirement. We will be adding this to our list of the best credit card bonuses.
Hat tip to JonLuca
View Comments (58)
I really f***ed this one up by missing the min spend by $50. Anyone know if BoA does partial annual fee refunds on this? I got the Business card so it’s not on my credit report
How nice of them to remove the HP. How long will that take, three months?
GOD BLESS! Hopefully these means that they aren't changing the card terms then. I was about to cancel.
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They are, but not until 2023 or later. Why anyone would consider canceling before receiving new terms and the new AF is beyond me. You have the billing cycle following AF posting to cancel for a refund.
So another triumph from the geniuses at Bank of America IT.
Same idiots who ran the 11/05/22 "extra points for everything" bait-and-switch scam on me.
Dishonest, incompetent morons.
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Applied and approved when the 70k offer was posted. Received a letter in the mail today saying no card for you, the “card product that you applied for via a blogger site does not exist.” Credit inquiry will be removed from my credit.
But I’m more than welcome to apply again…
Can you send a pic of the letter? will@doctorofcredit.com
sent
Applied & approved Nov 7. Acct closed by BoA 10 Nov without notification. Rep says notes say “product not available”.
Applied, got approved, account showed up on my bofa account then 2 days later disappeared. Call them and they told me account was closed by me? When asked to escalate call, manager told me card was a mistake since its coming in 2023. They hit my fico and when asked to fix it, they told me I will get a letter in mail. Anyone else had this experience? Want to report it to SBA or anyone have any idea what can be done?
Seems like the best offers are now:
Targeted email 15k referral for P1 to $50k + $100 offer for P2
62k offer (I believe Employee info can be blank)
http://alaskaair62k.com/
Looks like they took the new page down!
This card application is unavailable
The application you’ve requested is currently unavailable; our system may be undergoing maintenance or the offer may have expired. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The in-flight link: http://www.alaska62k.com still appears to work
The 62k link takes you to an application that has a place for an employee name and number at the top of the application - for an AS employee I assume. Will it work if these are left blank?
Terms of the app is 60K through the link, an extra 2K if you provide employee info. So leaving the AS employee info blank makes this a 60K offer instead of 62K.
Incorrect, 62k bonus just posted without providing employee info
Why not enter Ben Minicucci?
Just applied P2 and approved, left employee name/number blank. Had planned to apply for the 70k biz card offer but missed the window, prefer rolling the dice on this offer vs the 'improved' 70k personal offer.
EDIT: I would guess the employee info fields are for some kind of flight attendant referral program for inflight apps.
Thanks for the data point. I appreciate it!
In the past I've called Alaska Air Reservations, explained that I was applying for a card, asked the rep if they'd let me use their number, and they were happy to. They get a kickback, too.