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Alaska Mileage Plan

Fast track to Alaska's Mileage Plan™ elite status

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation employees, discover a quicker way to earn elite status.

Elite status in our Mileage Plan™ program means you get two free checked bags for you and companions on the same reservation, priority boarding, complimentary upgrades when available*, bonus miles on base miles earned, access to preferred seating, dedicated customer service phone lines and much more.

Going global? Having elite status on Alaska also gives you access to special perks when traveling globally with the oneworld® Alliance and our Global Partners.

Here's how it works:

  1. Sign up for this offer below by June 30, 2023. Be sure to use your company email address—we'll need it to verify that you are indeed an employee there.
  2. Check your inbox for a confirmation email, and click the link provided to verify your entry. Then, you'll be upgraded to a trial MVP status—valid for 90 days.
  3. Then, fly with us during those 90 days to earn a higher level of elite status, which you'll have through December 31, 2023.


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Terms and conditions:

*Complimentary upgrades are not available when booking a Saver fare, in X class of service.
Only Mileage Plan members who work at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as indicated by a company email address, are eligible for this offer. Eligible members who register for this promotion will be upgraded to MVP status and will retain that status for 90 days from the day is was received. Registered members must complete 2 round-trips (4 qualifying flight segments) between date of registration and 90 days from that date in order to extend their MVP status, 4 roundtrips (8 qualifying flight segments) to earn MVP Gold, or 10 round-trips (20 qualifying flight segments) to earn MVP Gold 75K. If you begin your challenge before June 30 of a calendar year, and the flight requirement is met during the initial 90-day period, you will qualify for status through the end of the applicable calendar year. If you begin your challenge between July 1 and December 31 of a calendar year and the flight requirement is met during the initial 90-day period, you will keep your status through the end of the next calendar year. To qualify, flights must be marketed and operated by Alaska Airlines or on behalf of Alaska by Horizon Air or SkyWest, and must be credited to the member's Mileage Plan account. Qualifying flights must take place between the date registered for this promotion and 90 days from that date. Codeshare flights, flights on Alaska Global Partners or oneworld partners, free or award travel, or on Saver Fares, which are flights booked in X class of service, are not qualifying flight segments under this promotion. Members who earn MVP Gold 75K status as part of this special offer are not eligible for the 50,000 bonus miles associated with qualifying for MVP Gold 75K status. A member may only register for this promotion one time. The fast track to status offer cannot be combined or extended with other status promotions. All terms and conditions of the Mileage Plan program apply. Offer subject to change without notice.