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Atmos Rewards Overview
The merger between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines has created a powerful new loyalty program: Atmos Rewards. This single, unified program officially replaces both the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles.
The transition is now complete. Former Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan accounts have already been converted, and as of October 1, 2025, all HawaiianMiles accounts have also become Atmos Rewards accounts.
Any miles and status you had with the previous programs will still be valid in your new Atmos Rewards account.
How to Earn Atmos Rewards Points
Flights
You can earn Atmos points on paid flights with Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, or any of their 30+ partners.
If you want to earn Atmos Rewards Points on a paid partner flight such as American Airlines or Japan Airlines, all you have to do is add your Atmos Rewards loyalty number to the reservation.
Note that you can only earn loyalty points from one program. For example, you wouldn’t earn both American Airlines miles and Atmos Rewards points, but you can choose which type of points you want to earn and attach your loyalty number for that program to your reservation.
For now, Atmos Rewards points earned from flights are based on the distance flown. Starting in September of 2026, you’ll have the option to choose how you want to earn points.
- Earn based on distance: 1 point per mile flown
- Earn based on spending: 5 points per dollar spent on flights
- Earn based on segments flown: A flat rate of 500 points per segment flown
You’ll be able to select which way you want to earn and have the option to change it once a year.
If you hold status with Atmos Rewards, you earn even more points.
Credit Cards
The best way to earn a lot of Atmos Rewards points quickly is to sign up for a new credit card offering a welcome bonus. Atmos Rewards currently has three credit cards to choose from
Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card
Atmos™ Rewards Ascent Visa Signature® Credit Card
Atmos™ Rewards Visa Signature® Business Card
While the original Hawaiian Airlines credit cards are still available, any miles earned on them will now be deposited as Atmos Rewards points. All existing HawaiianMiles balances were automatically converted to Atmos Rewards points at a 1:1 ratio on October 1, 2025.
Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite Mastercard®
Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite Business Mastercard®
Spend on Credit Cards
Beyond the bonus points you can get for signing up for a new credit card, you also earn points for every dollar spent on Atmos Rewards and Hawaiian Airlines credit cards.
Shopping Portal
Atmos Rewards Shopping is a new shopping portal that replaced Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan shopping. You can earn points for everyday purchases when you click through the shopping portal before visiting your favorite retailers.
Earn with Partners
You can connect your Atmos Rewards account to several partners to earn points when you shop with them.
These include hotel partners like Best Western, Choice hotels, and Marriott Bonvoy. Car rental and rideshare partners like Avis, Budget, and Lyft. Plus many more everyday partners.
Check out the full list of partners and learn how to link accounts at the Atmos Rewards website.
Book Travel
You can earn Atmos points when you book travel through Alaska Vacations.
Transferring Points to Atmos Rewards
The only bank that transfers to Atmos Rewards is Bilt. You can earn Bilt points in several ways–even without the Bilt credit card, but it’s hard to earn a lot of points with Bilt unless you pay rent.
Previously, you could transfer American Express Membership Rewards Points to Hawaiian Airlines and from there to Alaska Airlines, but Amex removed Hawaiian Airlines as a transfer partner on June 30, 2025
Sharing Atmos Rewards Points
If you hold the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® card, you can transfer points for free to up to 10 other Atmos Rewards Members.
If you don’t hold that card, it costs $10 per 1,000 points to transfer points to someone else.
Atmos Rewards Partner Airlines
When you book a flight with Atmos Rewards points, you can fly with Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, or a number of their partners.
Atmos Rewards has three levels of partner airlines:
oneworld alliance partners:
As members of the oneworld alliance, you can both earn and redeem Atmos Rewards points on partner airlines like American Airlines, British Airways, and Japan Airlines.
If you hold status with Atmos Rewards, you get status benefits when you fly with oneworld alliance partners.
Earn and redeem partners:
These are airline partners that are not part of the oneworld alliance. You can earn and redeem Atmos rewards points with these airlines, but you don’t get Atmos status benefits when you fly with them.
Earn partners:
You can earn Atmos Rewards points when you fly on one of these airlines, but you can’t redeem Atmos Rewards points to book flights on them. You also don’t get Atmos status benefits.
Atmos Rewards Partners
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | oneworld Alliance Partners | Earn and Redeem Partners | Earn Partners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:55 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:59 AM | American Airlines | Aer Lingus | Aleutian Airways |
| 2 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:56 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:59 AM | British Airways | Air Tahiti Nui | Bahamasair |
| 3 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:56 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 11:00 AM | Cathay Pacific | Condor | Cape Air |
| 4 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:56 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 11:06 AM | Fiji Airways | Hainan Airlines | Contour Airlines |
| 5 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:57 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 11:06 AM | Finnair | Icelandair | Kenmore Air |
| 6 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:57 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 11:07 AM | Iberia | Korean Air | Mokulele Airlines |
| 7 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:57 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 11:07 AM | Japan Airlines | LATAM Airlines | Singapore Airlines |
| 8 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:57 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 11:07 AM | Malaysia Airlines | Philippine Airlines | Southern Airways Express |
| 9 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:57 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 11:01 AM | Oman Air | Porter Airlines | |
| 10 | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 10:58 AM | sadieteh | 09/09/2025 11:06 AM | Qantas | STARLUX Airlines | |
| oneworld Alliance Partners | Earn and Redeem Partners | Earn Partners |
Using Atmos Rewards Points to Book Flights
One of the best ways to use Atmos points is to book an award flight. Atmos offers excellent pricing with competitive rates to many popular destinations.
This is the chart for flights operated by Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. There are separate award charts for partner airlines to several regions of the world.
Atmos offers competitive award rates for many partner award flights. Here are some sweet spots:
- Fly to Japan on Japan Airlines starting at 60,000 points and around $75 roundtrip
- US domestic flights start at 4,500 points each way
- Fly to Dublin on Aer Lingus starting at 45,000 points and around $70 roundtrip
Free Change and Cancellation
Award flights booked with Atmos Rewards points have no change or cancellation fees. If you need to cancel, points will be returned to your account, and any taxes paid will be refunded.
Note: For partner bookings, there is a $12.50 partner booking fee included in your taxes and fees. This fee is non-refundable.
Free Stopovers
When you book a flight with Atmos Rewards points, you can add a stopover for free.
Stopovers are a great way to get more out of your trip without spending a lot more money. You can use them to break up a long journey, or just to see two destinations for the price of one!
This applies to international flights only. Stopovers can be added to one-way OR roundtrip flights.
Other Ways to Use Atmos Rewards Points
In addition to booking award flights, there are several more ways you can use Atmos Rewards points.
Atmos Experiences
You can book experiences like surf lessons, wine tastings, pottery classes, and much more with your points.
Book Hotels, Vacation Rentals, Car Rentals and More
When you book through Alaska Vacations you can pay directly with points. Right now, you have the option to redeem points for hotels, car rentals, vacation rentals, and vacation packages. The option to redeem points for cruises is expected to launch in late 2025.
Transfer to Hotels
Your Atmos points can be converted to hotel points in the following programs:
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Marriott Bonvoy: 1:1
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Wyndham Rewards: 1:1
- IHG One Rewards: 1:1 (until November 2025)
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Preferred Hotels/I Prefer: 1:2
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Shangri-La Circle: 8:1
Final Thoughts on Atmos Rewards
The new Atmos Rewards program is a powerful combination of the best features from both Alaska’s Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles. With an extensive network of airline partners, flexible earning options, and valuable redemption opportunities like free stopovers and competitive award charts, it’s a program every traveler should get to know.
While change can be complicated, this merger seems to be a net positive for members, opening up more ways to earn and burn points for incredible travel experiences.
What are your thoughts on the new Atmos Rewards program? Let us know your favorite redemption plans in the comments below!
Just getting started with points and miles? Check out our recently updated 3-year plan!
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Hi Katie and team, are we 100% sure that PARTNER awards are refunded fully if cancelled?
“ Award flights booked with Atmos Rewards points have no change or cancellation fees. If you need to cancel, points will be returned to your account, and any taxes and fees paid will be refunded. ”
I believe that the partner fee of $12.50 would not be refunded if an award flight is cancelled, but the taxes paid would be.
I believe you’re correct, thanks for the correction! We will update the article!
HI Katie, I’ve been listening to your podcasts for awhile, and got my first credit card slightly over a year ago: the (now) Amex Ascent Visa Signature. I chose this over a Chase card for my first card because we live in Portland and my son started college down in LA, where flights on Alaska are the best choice. Anyway, I’ve been faithfully putting most of my purchases on this card for a year. But I have a stupid basic question! I can’t figure out how to take the points I’ve earned and get a plane ticket. Super basic, but I can’t even figure this out. I am a slow moving, slow learning newbie!! When I hit the ‘Rewards’ tap on my Bank of America app, it tells me: “Only cards eligible for rewards redemption via mobile are displayed.” Any help is appreciated!
I should clarify that I don’t know how to FIND the points I have been earning.
When you signed up for the card, you either (1) put in your Alaska account number OR (2) They created an Alaska account for you. So you’ll need to log into that Alaska account and from there you’ll be able to book flights with the points!