The opportunity to achieve elite status faster than you can
with other airline cards is an especially attractive benefit.
Though this is not nearly as impressive as the 30,000 - to 50,000 - point bonuses offered
by other airline cards, at least it's budget friendly.
However, unlike
most other airline cards, this card doesn't come with the usual package of travel benefits such as free checked bags, priority boarding, or lounge access.
Though this is not nearly as impressive as the 30,000 - to 50,000 - point bonuses offered
by other airline cards, at least it's budget friendly.
However, this card doesn't offer the same set of benefits that
many other airline cards do, and their loyalty program has some distinct quirks that could either be to your benefit or your detriment.
However, this card doesn't offer the same set of benefits that many
other airline cards do, and their loyalty program has some distinct quirks that could either be to your benefit or your detriment.
Below we will take a look at a couple
of other airline cards, including the Citi / AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite MasterCard, the Miles & More World Elite MasterCard and the Gold Delta SkyMiles Business credit card.
The
only other airline card that has a standard sign - up bonus in the same league as British Airways and Lufthansa is the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ MasterCard ®.
Sometimes it will go up to 40,000 or 50,000 miles, but many
other airline cards regularly offer 30,000 to 50,000 miles, so Alaska is near the bottom of the pack.
Alternatively, JetBlue offers a no - fee version of this card which still earns 3x points on all JetBlue purchases, more than the standard 2x from
most other airline cards.
Although the rewards earning scheme is the same as
many other airline cards, Southwest offers its members two free bags on each flight, and redemptions are based on the cash price of a ticket.
Your Gold Delta American Express, Citi AAdvantage Platinum and most
other airline cards will get your first bag checked free and priority boarding.
Other airline cards, such as the Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines cards, earn miles which can be redeemed specifically with those airlines.
The one thing in the TravelBank card's favor is the rewards rate, which is generous for a travel rewards card, especially compared to
other airline cards.
Let's take a look at
some other airline cards.
Alaska has historically offered just 25,000 miles, which pales in comparison to the 50,000 - mile offers for
some other airline cards.
Bonus earning is pretty standard and on par with the Citi Platinum Select (personal card) and most
other airline cards.
They also provide perks like annual passes to United Club lounges and all of the status - like perks found from many
other airline cards, such as priority boarding, security, and free baggage (even for international flights though you have to use your card for the free bags).
Asiana purchases earn a generous three miles per dollar, instead of the standard double miles offered by most
other airline cards.
That's a very generous number of miles, on par with some of the best sign - up offers currently available from
other airline cards.
Like many
other airline cards, the CitiBusiness / AAdvantage Platinum Select World Mastercard pays double miles for eligible American Airlines purchases.
I value Alaska miles at about 2 cents each, so even though you're getting fewer miles than
some other airline cards, the miles are worth more.
Point system is less stingy than
other airline cards.