Global Getaways: A Points Goldmine
Tl;dr: If you have Bilt and/or Atmos points, Alaska’s recurring Global Getaways promotions might be a great way to snag an award redemption with a big discount.
The name of the site might be a hint—we’re all about avoiding complicated points strategies to find low-effort, high-value ways to earn and redeem points. And as far as the latter goes, it doesn’t get much better than Alaska Airlines’ “Global Getaways.” If you’re looking for a truly lazy, high-value way to travel abroad, here’s why you’ll want to know all about them.
What are Global Getaways?
Alaska launched Global Getaways in November 2023, saying at the time that they would offer “regular global partner award sales with quarterly, limited-time promotions featuring special pricing of up to 50% off specific partners, routes or destinations.” Recently, Alaska announced they they would move to a monthly release on “Members Day,” the first Wednesday of every month.
You can see all the deals that have been offered so far below. There have only :
There’s usually about six destinations, often connected via a theme (e.g. skiing or beach destinations)
The deals are for economy class seats
The booking window is typically just a few days
The travel window is usually 3-6 months long
The travel window sometimes opens immediately, although there is often a gap between when you must book and when you can travel.
So far, the tightest travel window has been for travel roughly three months or less after booking
Pricing is one way, but not red flag pricing; round-trips are just double that price (at least while discount seats remain in each direction)
The deals are usually not limited to a narrow set of specific departure airports (though not every airport will necessarily be included)
There may be blackout dates
I haven’t booked a Global Getaway deal yet, but I always check at least a few deals to make sure it’s real availability, and I’ve never had trouble finding the advertised rate in both directions from my home airport (and a few others I’ve tested), at least early on in the booking window. In my experience, the pricing typically ranges from “a solid discount” to “wow.”
Why are these deals important?
They’re predictable and reliable.
Although nothing is ever guaranteed in this industry, Alaska has been releasing these deals pretty consistently over the past two years, and thus far lived up to its promise to release these monthly. So if you don’t want to hunt for deals, you can be fairly confident a Global Getaway will be coming on schedule.
The value can be outstanding.
Some of the deals can be tremendous, like 50k points to the Philippines, 40k to Argentina, 35k to Ireland, 40k to Switzerland, 50k to Taiwan, or 40k to Fiji.
There are great ways to earn Atmos points.
The Bilt cards and Atmos Summit are some of my favorite cards, and they can help you rack up a ton of Atmos points to use on these deals. Atmos also has other co-branded cards to earn points via sign-up bonuses or spending. And you can earn Bilt and Atmos points even without holding a Bilt or Atmos credit card through things like Bilt rent payments, Rakuten, Atmos Dining, and more.
There are unique destinations.
Although they often feature popular destinations like Italy or Fiji, Global Getaways have featured more adventurous destinations like Georgia 🇬🇪 and Uzbekistan 🇺🇿.
Booking is easier than with other airline award sales.
For context, here’s how Global Getaways compare to other discounted award programs:
Delta flash sales: Delta often offers steep discounts on award flights, but they are somewhat unpredictable, so you’ll need a strategy to make sure you know when they happen.
Paid services: deal-alert services like Thrifty Traveler can help alert you to points deals, like those Delta flash sales. You can also use a service like Roame to locate cheap flight deals. But, of course, these paid services cost money.
Flying Blue promos: The shared loyalty program of Air France and KLM offers steeply discounted award pricing on the first of each month. However, departure airports are limited and cash costs can be high. And in my personal experience, I have almost never succeeded in finding availability for the advertised deal even when my home airport is listed.
Singapore Spontaneous Escapes: Singapore Airlines regularly offers deeply discounted award flights, but departure and destination pairs are limited, and the travel window is usually very tight (thus “spontaneous”)—usually within about a month from date of booking.
Downsides of Global Getaways
Things can change.
Nothing is ever set in stone in the points world. You can see past promotions on this page to give you an idea of what to expect, but nothing is ever guaranteed.
Lack of transfer bonuses.
Unlike some loyalty programs like Avios, Aeroplan, Lifemiles, or Virgin points, transfer bonuses to Atmos are rare. They only have one transfer partner (Bilt), and there has only ever been one transfer bonus opportunity (but it was a doozy). So there probably won’t be many opportunities to get additional discounts on top of the Global Getaway promotion itself.
The travel windows and destinations are somewhat tight and unpredictable.
Although the promotions have historically left enough time (3+ months) to secure time off and make other travel arrangements like hotels, you’ll need to be comfortable with a certain amount of flexibility and adventure to make the most of these deals.
There’s a non-refundable partner booking fee.
Alaska charges $20 each way for partner award bookings like those featured in Global Getaways. Although the points and taxes are refundable, the booking fee is not, unless you have Alaska’s premium card, the Atmos Summit. This means jumping on a Global Getaway offer might carry some risk, although the partner booking fee is still lower than the change and cancellation fees charged by many airlines.
Global Getaways Offer History
Below are the Global Getaways offers so far, with destinations, one-way pricing (all awards are in economy), and booking and travel windows.
July 2026
London: 22.5k; Seoul: 20k; Tokyo: 27.5k; Amesterdam: 20k; Dublin: 20k; Honolulu: 11.5k.
Book July 1-4 for travel for travel between September 1 and November 15, 2026.
June 2026
Mexico City: 7.5k points; Helsinki: 15k points; Paris: 20k points; Tahiti: 20k points; Taipei: 30k points; Bangkok: 25k points
Book June 3-6 for travel between September 1 and November 15, 2026.
February 2026
Helsinki: 17.5k points; Copenhagen: 20k points; Hokkaido: 20k points; Vienna: 20k points; Munich: 30k points; Prague: 30k points
Book Feb. 17-27 for travel between February 27 and May 12, 2026. Blackout dates: March 18 - April 21.
November 2025
Manila: 25k points; Bangkok: 30k points; Hong Kong: 30k points; Sydney: 35k points; Auckland: 35k points; The Cook Islands: 35k points
Book Nov. 4-11 for travel between November 4 and March 30, 2026.
June 2025
Monterrey: 10k points; Buenos Aires: 20k points; Naples: 20k pointsl Lisbon: 22.5k points; Tbilisi: 25k points; Bangkok: 30k points
Book in June for travel between August 1 and November 15, 2025.
March 2025
Calgary: 12.5k points; Dublin: 17.5k points; Reykjavik: 17.5k points; Tashkent: 20k points; Sydney: 30k points
Book between March 11 and April 11 for travel from March 11–July 31, 2025.
December 2024
Kelowna: 10k points; Zurich: 20k points; Geneva: 20k points; Vienna: 20k points; Almaty: 30k points; Yerevan: 30k points
Book by December 31, 2024 for travel from January 1 through April 30, 2025.
July 2024
Guadalajara: 12.5k points; Athens: 25k points; Muscat: 25k points; Taipei: 25k points; Rome: 27.5k points; Delhi: 30k points
Book between July 10 and July 31, 2024 for travel between October 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025
April 2024
Bahamas: 15k points; Fiji: 20k points; Tahiti: 20k points; Zanzibar: 30k points; Maldives: 30k points; Bali: 30k points
Book in April for travel between September and October
Lazy take 🦥
A little adventurous and a little flexible? Global Getaways are a great, lazy way to snag an award deal and explore a new destination, and a great reason to consider accumulating Bilt and Atmos points.
Last updated: June 3, 2026.