Alaska Airlines Archives - Empathic Finance

Air cargo: The best way to ship your stuff

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on October 17, 2022 | Featured

My experience shipping packages via Alaska Air Cargo and becoming a TSA Known Shipper was amazing, and I’d recommend it for everyone. A few years ago, I had a need to ship a bunch of boxes from my mom’s house … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, cargo, shipping

How to handle when your luggage doesn’t show up

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on June 2, 2016 | Featured

Alaska Airlines has been pretty good to me. While their product isn’t anything extravagant, it’s certainly enjoyable enough, and I pretty much never have to deal with agents who totally hate their life (which was something I encountered with regularity … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, luggage, reimbursement

How you can use same day flight change rules to save on airfare

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 30, 2016 | Featured

I think Alaska Airlines is pretty much the best domestic airline out there right now. Bold claim, I know, and there are many different criteria that go into such a rating, but I say this based on a combination of … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, discounts, flights

The problems with airline loyalty

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 23, 2016 | Featured

So by now, I’ve talked about the problems inherent in certain retail loyalty programs. Programs like Starbucks Rewards and Amazon Prime seem like a good deal, but can often force you in making decisions based on the idea that you’ve “already paid … Read More … Read More

Tags: airlines, Alaska Airlines, elite status, loyalty, Spirit Airlines

How to find better award availability on Alaska Airlines using connecting cities

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 11, 2015 | Featured

I’m heading to Montreal next month, which is exciting, as I’ve only been there once before, and in December, not exactly an optimal time for visiting a Canadian city. I looked at using (Alaska) miles for the trip, but … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, award travel, flights, Montreal, New York City

When to let your points expire

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on February 3, 2014 | Featured

I once wrote to not let your airline miles expire. But there are always exceptions, and I am starting to think that there are reasons worth discussing. Sacrilege? No, just simplification and efficiency. … Read More

Tags: airlines, Alaska Airlines, frequent flyer, frequent flyer miles, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest Airlines, travel, travel hacking

Is it possible to be with more than one … airline?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 16, 2013 | Featured

I never realized that when we met, it would last so long. I remember it well. It was 2001, and I was on my way to Burning Man. I was terribly late in getting to the airport, too late, … Read More … Read More

Tags: airplanes, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, elite status, flying, polyamory, relationships, travel, US Airways

Alaska Airlines

Air cargo: The best way to ship your stuff

How to handle when your luggage doesn’t show up

How you can use same day flight change rules to save on airfare

The problems with airline loyalty

How to find better award availability on Alaska Airlines using connecting cities

When to let your points expire

Is it possible to be with more than one … airline?

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