Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines Atmos Loyalty Program

Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines Atmos Rewards

• Reset January 1st

Transfer Partner

• Bilt Reward

• American Express via Hawaiian Airlines (Ended on 2025-06-30)

Transfer Bonus

Pros

• Good 3rd party Award Redemption, based on distance.

• No change fees if you hold the Bank of America Alaska Summit credit card.

• Alaska offers an excellent return on domestic paid regular economy fares, primarily because its program still allows earning points based on distance flown rather than dollars spent.

• Unique among US carriers, it offers a free stopover on most one-way awards.

Cons

• No major bank transfer partner. Only Bilt Reward program transfer to Atmos.

• Recently, though, Alaska added a $6K annual spending requirement for new Ascent Visa cardholders to receive one on their anniversary. This spending requirement still hasn’t been applied to legacy cardholders, but it does affect the value proposition for cardholders, depending on how much you can optimize the companion fare (and how much of an issue $6K in yearly spend is)

Example Award Redemption

• Starlux Business Class from Los Angeles (LAX) to Taipei (TPE) (13 hr) for 75,000 points. Value at $3,700 (4.9 cpp).

• Hawaiian Business Class from Seoul (ICN) to Honolulu (HNL) (9 hr) for 65,000 points. Value at $2,010 (3.1 cpp).

• Korean Air Prestige Business Class from Taipei (TPE) to Seoul (ICN) (2.5 hr) for 15,000 points. Value at $519 (3.5 cpp).

• Singapore Airlines Business Class from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyo (NRT) (11.5 hr) for 80,000 points. Value at $6,050 (7.6 cpp).

Earning on Alaska and Hawaiian flights (2026)

Starting in 2026, Atmos members will be able to earn points based on either flight distance, segments flown, OR amount spent. It breaks down as follows:

• Earning by Distance: If you choose to earn points based on distance flown, you’ll continue to earn one point per mile flown, with bonuses for elite status. Class-of-service bonuses will not be offered, however. Choose this if you fly lots of miles at cheaper economy fares.

• Earning by Spend: If you choose to earn points based on how much you spend, you’ll earn 5 points per dollar spent. Choose this if fly lots of expensive paid fares.

• Earning by Segments: Folks who take lots of short-hop flights (like inter-Hawaiian Island, inter-Alaska, or inter-California) can choose to earn a flat 500 points for every segment that they fly, regardless of distance. Class-of-service bonuses will not be offered. Choose this if you fly a lot of short segment flights.