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(Photo by Clint Henderson/The Points Guy) The airline worded the new status tier in a way that makes us believe that mileage-based qualification will stick around for years to come. This is refreshing as airlines — namely United — move to revenue-based mileage qualification. The airline states that this tier will be awarded to “members who fly 100,000 miles per year.” We can assume that this means physical miles, which is great news for those worried about Alaska moving to a system like United’s Premier Qualifying Points, which awards status based on how much a member spends on a fl...

Alaska teases 100K status tier for 2022 — here’s what it might offer Andrew Kunesh © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. In an email to MVP Gold 75K members, Alaska Airlines teased a new 100K status tier set to launch in 2022. This came alongside information on how elite status benefits will change when Alaska joins the Oneworld alliance this spring. The email states that the airline will introduce a new top-tier status level for memb...

Wow, it has been a heckuva year! One thought leads to another on this sunny-but-cool January 1. Having watched a few seasons of Forged in Fire, I’ve gained an appreciation of how difficult it is to pound and grind a lump of steel into a blade, even with power tools. There are many ways for it to go wrong. And “wrong” generally means catastrophic failure—a crack in the metal that will cause it to break into pieces when hit. That led to thoughts regarding an advantage, in Medieval warfare, to using an axe compared to a sword. If you could swing your axe against a sword blade, you’d h...

Jan 1, 2021 This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page. Normally this time of year, I’m recapping another long list of flights and new countries I’ve checked off my list. This year? Not so much. It’s been pretty bleak for travel across the board. I only left the U.S. once in 2020. In 2019, for comparison, I visited 11 new countries! I don’t think there’s a year I’ve tr...

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