#2 Among Airlines
Point Value
1.50 ¢
Hobby Score
6.3
Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have some great sweet spots, but understanding their award charts is key.
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The best way to earn Atmos points is by flying on Alaska, Hawaiian, or one of their partner airlines. Alaska currently offers three co-branded credit cards that can earn a substantial number of points, and Hawaiian has two co-branded cards. All earn Atmos points. There are also other, lower-value ways to earn points.
Loyalty members currently earn Atmos points based on distance flown when booking directly through Alaska or Hawaiian Airlines. The earning structure is as follows:
Elite members receive bonuses based on paid fares. With the August 2025 launch of Atmos, elite tier names were rebranded. Both the new and old names are listed below for clarity:
Note: In the spring of 2026 (no firm date announced yet), Atmos plans to introduce a “choose your own earning structure” option for points and status. Members will be able to choose between earning based on distance traveled, price paid, or segments flown. You’ll be allowed to change your earning method once per year. While many loyalty programs have moved to a revenue-based model, Atmos will be the first to let customers decide. We love this flexibility.
Here’s how the new earning structure will work:
Here are our recommendations for how to choose:
If you book partner flights directly on Alaska, you earn 100% of the points for the distance you fly. If you travel in a premium cabin, you earn 250% of the distance flown.
Beyond that, partner earning varies by airline and fare. Check the partner page for details on each partner.
Alaska and Hawaiian have a combined five co-branded credit cards that earn miles redeemable on either airline or their partners. With the August 2025 rebrand to a combined loyalty system, Alaska introduced a new premium card alongside a lower-tier personal card and a business card. Hawaiian has two cards - one personal and one business.
Bilt is the only transferable points program that partners with Alaska, and none partner with Hawaiian. If you are a renter, we highly recommend the Bilt card for its strong transfer partners, regardless of your airline loyalty.
Note: Bilt has paused new applications for its card until February, 2026. They will be relaunching their current card and adding two additional cards (backed by Cardless). They have also confirmed the ability earn points by paying your mortgage with all three cards. We'll update the Bilt page as they release more information.
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Redeeming Atmos points for airfare is by far the best use of your points. When Alaska and Hawaiian combined their loyalty programs into Atmos, many travelers worried the popular award charts would disappear. Fortunately, they didn’t. In fact, Atmos leadership confirmed they plan to keep these charts because of their popularity.
Check out all their award charts here (scroll halfway down the page), and see some of our favorite sweet spots at the top of the page.
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Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have some great sweet spots, but understanding their award charts is key.
Anyone in the hobby knew big changes were coming to the Alaska and Hawaiian loyalty programs after the two airlines merged in 2024. When Atmos was unveiled (in August 2025), the joint program for the airlines, it was met with overwhelming praise. During a time when new cards and loyalty announcements are met with dread, it’s refreshing to see an airline that actually listens to what their customers want. They are setting the bar high as most other airlines cut corners while making changes, then they try to sell them as customer focused.
The announcements and benefits of the Atmos program are almost all overwhelmingly positive. The ability to choose how you earn points (which is starting in 2026) is unprecedented for airline loyalty programs, and is a great way to get people excited. The unveiling of a new premium card to go along with four other (combined Alaska and Hawaiian) cards gives customers another way to earn miles with the program. Perhaps the biggest downfall of Atmos is that they don’t have any major credit card transfer partners, which puts them at a disadvantage compared to the biggest airlines. Only Bilt (and Marriott) transfers into the Atmos program.
If you live in Seattle or one of the west coast hubs, or travel frequently to Hawaii, joining Atmos is a no-brainer. There are so many great sweet spots to be had with the Atmos airlines and its partners, both domestically and internationally. It might not be the best program for beginners, as it takes some advanced knowledge of the hobby to get the most value out of award redemptions. But joining and learning about the program is a minimal time investment, and the longer you’re in the hobby, the more you’ll learn and the easier it becomes to take advantage of award redemptions.
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Redeeming Atmos points for airfare is by far the best use of your points. When Alaska and Hawaiian combined their loyalty programs into Atmos, many travelers worried the popular award charts would disappear. Fortunately, they didn’t. In fact, Atmos leadership confirmed they plan to keep these charts because of their popularity.
Check out all their award charts here (scroll halfway down the page), and see some of our favorite sweet spots at the top of the page.
There are four elite status tiers for Atmos members. With the August 2025 rebrand, tier names changed, as did the requirements to qualify. To avoid confusion, we include the old Mileage Plan tier names alongside the new Atmos Rewards names.
When elite status was tied to Mileage Plan, members earned elite-qualifying miles (EQMs). These are now called status points under Atmos.
For anyone working toward status in 2025 for 2026, nothing changes for the rest of the year. If you qualify for any tier in 2025, your status is valid through December 2026. Beginning January 1, 2026, the new requirements and benefits take effect as you work toward status for 2027 and beyond.
Timeline at a glance:
The top two tiers will have increased thresholds to earn status in 2026 but will receive a one-time head start toward 2027:
The first name is Atmos’ new tier name, followed by Alaska’s former Mileage Plan name:
Your Atmos points remain as long as your account is in good standing. If you cancel a credit card, it won’t impact your points as they are tied to Atmos. All Atmos cards are subject to the 24-month bonus rule, meaning you will not be eligible for a bonus on a new card if you’ve received a bonus from that same card within the past 24 months. So if you cancel and hope to open another card, you won’t be eligible for the bonus until 24 months have passed (since receiving the first bonus).
The Hawaiian cards have stricter language, stating that you “may” not be eligible to receive the bonus if you’ve ever received one for that specific card.
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