Earn more miles with the Alaska Mileage Plan Dining

The Alaska Mileage Plan Dining program might be a fit if you often fly with Alaska Airlines and want to earn more miles. Membership is free and it helps boost your mile-earning every time you dine at participating locations.

What is the Alaska Mileage Plan Dining program?

Using this rewards program, you can earn up to 5x miles on dining purchases at more than 10,000 restaurants, bars and clubs. Taxes and tips are included in your mile-earning.

Say you spend $3,000 annually at these locations. That’s 15,000 miles. Considering a one-way main cabin flight on Alaska Airlines starts at 5,000 miles, that’s three award flights in a year earned with dining.

Compare credit cards that earn miles with the Alaska Mileage Plan Dining program

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CardMatch™ from creditcards.com			See terms	See issuer's website	See terms	See offer View details	Use the CardMatch tool to find cards you're likely to qualify for with your credit score, without a hard pull on your credit.	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® Card			3x miles on Alaska Airlines purchases and 1x miles on all other purchases	15.99% to 23.99% variable	$75	View details	40,000 bonus miles after you make $2,000 or more in purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Alaska Airlines Visa® Business credit card			3x miles on direct Alaska Airlines purchases and 1x miles on all other purchases	15.99% to 23.99% variable	$50	View details	Earn 40,000 miles plus companion fare from $121 ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $22) after spending $2,000 in the first 90 days of your account opening.	Compare	loading Fetching your data...

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How does the Alaska Mileage Plan Dining program work?

Once you sign up for the program, you can earn Alaska miles on dining purchases at participating locations. The number of miles you earn depends on your membership level and, for some locations, on which day of the week you visit.

• Can I have more than one card linked to a dining program? Yes, you can link up to 12 cards to your Alaska dining account. However, you can’t use the same card for Alaska dining program and other airlines programs at the same time.

How do I sign up for Alaska Mileage Plan Dining program?

Get a Mileage Plan number before signing up for the program.

1. Visit the Alaska Mileage Plan Dining website.
2. Sign up with your full name, address, contact information and Mileage Plan number.
3. Add your credit or debit cards that you use for dining.
4. Use your cards at participating restaurants.

What bonuses does the Alaska Airlines dining program offer?

You can earn a signup bonus of 1,000 miles once you spend $30 at participating location in your first 30 days of program membership. But you have to use a linked card and leave a review.

What restaurants are part of the Alaska Mileage Plan Dining program?

There are more than 10,000 participating restaurants, bars and clubs throughout the US. However, only three are located in Anchorage at the time of writing:

• Pioneer Bar
• Darwin’s Theory
• Long Branch Saloon

How to find which restaurants are part of the Alaska Mileage Plan Dining program

Visit the Alaska Mileage Plan Dining program website and use the search bar. You can either search for a city or a zip code, or you can search using the name of a certain restaurant or a bar.

Another airline credit card with a dining program

United℠ Explorer Card

• $0 first-year intro annual fee, then $95.
• Signup bonus: 60,000 miles after you make $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.
• 2x miles on United purchases, hotel stays and restaurant purchases.
• Credit every four years for your Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee.
• 25% back as statement credit on United inflight purchases. Plus, priority boarding and your first checked bag free on United-operated flights.
• 2 United Club one-time passes each card anniversary.

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Bottom line

Alaska Airlines frequent flyers could earn extra miles with the dining program. With a VIP membership, you could rack up 5x miles every time you dine at participating locations.

Frequently asked questions

• When do I get my Alaska miles?

  Your miles should appear in your Mileage Plan Dining account within five days after you make the transaction. After that, wait six to eight weeks for the miles to appear in your Mileage Plan account.

• Can I use the same credit card for multiple dining programs at the same time?

  No, you can use one card per program. But you can switch programs whenever you like.

• Does Alaska Mileage Plan Dining membership have any fees?

  No, there is no fee for membership.