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Alaska Airlines has unveiled Atmos Rewards, its rebranded loyalty program that now integrates Hawaiian Airlines. This evolution offers travelers a flexible and rewarding way to earn and redeem points across a vast partner network. With a distance-based earning structure, generous elite status benefits, and access to premium cabins with international partners, Atmos Rewards stands out as one of the most attractive airline loyalty programs currently available.
This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to maximize the value of your points with Alaska Airlines’ Atmos Rewards.
Atmos Rewards is the latest evolution of Alaska Airlines’ loyalty program, now integrating Hawaiian Airlines following their merger. The program retains many features that made Alaska’s Mileage Plan popular while introducing new benefits for its members.
Starting in 2026, Atmos Rewards will introduce a flexible earning model where members can choose how they earn points and status: based on distance, spending, or flight segments.
When you fly with Alaska or Hawaiian Airlines, you earn points based on the distance flown and your fare class. Here’s how points are accumulated:
Elite members earn additional bonus points on top of these base earnings:
Points earned on partner flights vary depending on whether you book through Alaska/Hawaiian or directly with the partner airline:
Alaska Airlines offers several co-branded credit cards that allow you to earn Atmos Rewards points:
You can transfer points to Atmos Rewards from these programs:
Atmos Rewards offers excellent value for domestic flights, with awards starting at just 5,000 points for short-haul flights. Here is the award chart for Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines flights:
All prices are for one-way flights. The highest price in each range corresponds to a refundable award ticket.
One of the most valuable features of Atmos Rewards is the ability to add free stopovers to award itineraries:
This allows you to visit multiple destinations for the price of a single award, significantly increasing the value of your points.
Atmos Rewards uses distance-based award charts for partner redemptions, divided into three regions:
You can use cash to upgrade to First Class within 24 hours of departure or at check-in. Upgrade prices are based on distance:
While these options offer flexibility, they generally provide lower value than redeeming for flights.
Atmos Rewards offers four elite status tiers with increasingly valuable benefits:
Status points can be earned through:
After accumulating 1 million points on Alaska Airlines (excluding bonus points and partner flights), travelers are granted lifetime Atmos Gold status. Lifetime Gold members receive a complimentary meal or picnic pack every time they fly in Main Cabin.
Atmos Rewards offers valuable benefits at various point thresholds, even before achieving elite status:
Choose one of the following:
Choose two of the following:
Additional tiers are available at 150K, 200K, and 250K levels, offering similar choices of valuable benefits.
Atmos Rewards has an extensive network of partner airlines, including all Oneworld alliance members and several non-alliance partners:
Atmos Rewards elite members receive reciprocal benefits when flying on Oneworld partner airlines:
Alaska Airlines offers three co-branded credit cards that allow you to earn Atmos Rewards points:
See Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature Card details on Milesopedia USA.
See Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite Card details on Milesopedia USA.
The Bilt Mastercard is another valuable option for earning points that can be transferred to Atmos Rewards.
See Bilt World Elite Mastercard details on Milesopedia USA.
Atmos Rewards offers several high-value redemption opportunities:
The ability to add a free stopover on one-way awards significantly increases the value of your points. Here are some interesting stopover opportunities:
The annual Companion Fare benefit on Alaska credit cards offers excellent value, allowing you to add a companion to your paid ticket for just $99 plus taxes and fees (from $23). This can save you hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on expensive itineraries.
Atmos Rewards represents a significant evolution for Alaska Airlines and its members, now integrating Hawaiian Airlines into a unified program. With its distance-based earning structure, generous elite benefits, and extensive partner network, Atmos Rewards offers exceptional value to Canadian travelers.
The program’s highlights include the ability to add free stopovers on one-way award tickets, access to premium cabins on prestigious partner airlines at competitive rates, and an elite qualification system that rewards long-haul flights in premium cabins.
For Canadian travelers looking to maximize the value of their travel points, Atmos Rewards is certainly worth considering as a complementary program to Aeroplan or WestJet Rewards, offering unique opportunities to travel to Asia, Oceania, and beyond.
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