Summary
- Extend Gold status to companion residing at the same address
- Priority check-in, security, boarding, & dedicated phone lines
- Benefits of upgrades on flights & discounted lounge access
Anyone who has reached the staggering mark of one million lifetime flight miles on Alaska Airlines gets the MVP Gold Status offered by the carrier. Anyone who has such a status can also extend it to a higher status.
The airline also offers an MVP Gold 75K and MVP Gold 100K – two of the other tiers within the elite Gold Status, which has a range of delightful perks. But what exactly are the benefits of this status? Let’s find out.
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Extend your Gold status to your partner
Those who have crossed a million miles in Alaska can also extend their Gold Status to their companion. The airline stipulates that the companion (who should be a member of the Mileage Plan Program) should reside at the same home address on an annual basis as the person who has acquired the Gold Status.
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This benefit is handed out on an annual basis. Here are a few terms and conditions related to the extension of the status to your partner:
- The companion cannot be a companion of another person who has earned a million miles.
- If you want to change the designated companion on your account, the effect will only be implemented until January 1st of the following year.
- In the case of the death of a person who has crossed the mark of a million miles, the shareable benefits will expire.
Priority check-in, security, and boarding
Some of the priority services that Mileage Plan MVP Gold members receive at the airport are the following:
- Security screening
- Check-in, with first class
- Boarding, with Group A (for MVP Gold 75K members and MVP Gold 100K members)
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With the availability of TSA PreCheck, which allows people to expedite their security checkups, priority boarding on offer at the Alaska Airlines MVP Gold Status is a highly prized asset. In addition, the MVP Gold Status also allows members to have dedicated phone lines for customer service and reservations.
Benefits of upgrades on flight
Passengers who have the Alaska Airlines MVP Gold Status can get first class and premium class upgrades at the time of booking.
While the MVP Gold 75K and MVP Gold 100K get premium class upgrades on all fares except the saver fares, the MVP Gold 75K members get upgrades on the Y, B, H, K, M, L, V, S or N fares. The MVP Gold 75K and MVP Gold 100K members get First Class upgrades on the Y, B, H, K or M fares, but the ones with MVP Gold status get upgrades on this class only on the Y, B, H and K fares.
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First and Premium Class upgrade eligibility are available (within 2 hours of departure) for the holders of all the various types of MVP Gold Status tiers. Some of the other perks of the Gold Status are:
- Companion upgrades to First Class
- Companion upgrades to Premium Class
- First Class guest upgrades for up to 4 people per year
Discounted fares for lounge access
While people who don’t have the Gold Status pay $450 and $600 for Alaska Lounge and Alaska Lounge+, respectively, the MVP Gold Status gives you a chance to get access to these lounges at a discounted price listed below:
- Alaska Lounge: $350
- Alaska Lounge+: $500
If you have the MVP Gold 100K membership and the Alaska Lounge+ Membership, the airline allows access to your immediate family (defined as a domestic partner/ spouse and children under 21 years of age) or up to two guests traveling with you. Membership lasts between the selection date and the end of the program year.
Earn bonus miles
After achieving MVP status, Alaska Airlines offers a 100% bonus on miles earned through 2024. The MVP Gold 75K members get a 125% bonus on miles, while the Gold 100K members get 150%.
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The bonus on miles earned will be different in 2025. Here are the numbers:
- MVP Gold: 50% bonus
- MVP Gold 75K: 100% bonus
- MVP Gold 100K: 150% bonus
MVP Gold 75K members receive 50,000 bonus miles on qualification.
Some other added benefits
Some benefits of the MVP Gold status are exclusive to some of the tiers within this status. As discussed above, the 75K members get an additional 50,000 miles upon admission. In the same way, the airline offers Complimentary Wi-Fi every time a Gold 100K member flies with the airline.
Since a Wi-Fi pass costs $50 per year, the complimentary Wi-Fi saves $600 for the Gold 100K members each year. However, the airline does say:
“Inflight Wi-Fi may not be available on all flights and speeds are not guaranteed.”
Some of the other benefits of the Gold Status include:
- A Complimentary CLEAR® Plus membership for the Gold 100K members.
- Complimentary same-day flight changes
- For full flights, you get a same-day standby.
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Which of these Alaska Airlines MVP Gold Status perks do you find to be your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.