【April 2026 update】 I tested canceling an award ticket booked with the 25K Companion Award. Both the points and the 25K award were returned to the account immediately, so a new itinerary could be booked right away.
Key takeaways:
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Discount | Up to 25,000 points off the companion award ticket |
| How to get it | BOA Atmos Summit credit card |
| Eligible airlines | Alaska, Hawaiian, and oneworld partners |
| Eligible cabins | Any cabin, including Economy, Business, and First Class |
| Booking method | Only on alaskaair.com |
| Does the cardholder need to travel? | No, but the cardholder’s account and credit card must be used for payment |
| Payment of taxes and fees | Must be paid with the Summit card according to the terms |
| Validity | The booking must be completed within one year of issuance |
| Blackout dates | None |
| Combinable with other offers | No |
| Changes and refunds | Subject to the fare rules; the award expires if the ticket is changed after the validity period |
| Transferable | No, but the cardholder can book for other people |
Notes:
The terms say taxes must be paid with the Summit card, but actual data points show that payment with another card also works.
The terms say the award cannot be transferred and must be booked by the cardholder. However, actual data points show that copying the code into another person’s account works as well.
🧾 25K Global Companion Award Discount
When you apply for or hold the recently launched Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite credit card from Bank of America, you may receive one 25K Global Companion Award.
- New applicants receive it after completing the welcome-offer spending requirement and receiving the statement.
- Cardholders receive one each year.
🇺🇸 BOA Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite card
After it is issued, the discount award appears in the account.
Click ‘Use to book’ to apply the discount code, or enter it in the Discount code field on the homepage, as shown below:
💳 Booking and Ticketing Rules
1. New bookings only:
- The award must be applied when creating a new award booking on AlaskaAir.com. It cannot be added to an existing booking later.
2. Discount amount:
- The companion award provides a discount of up to 25,000 points.
- If the itinerary costs more than 25,000 points, the member must pay the difference.
- If the itinerary costs less than 25,000 points, the unused portion of the discount is forfeited.
For example, if the itinerary requires fewer than 25,000 points, the points price is reduced to zero. If it requires more than 25,000 points, 25,000 points are deducted.
3. How to pay taxes and fees:
All taxes, fees, fuel surcharges, and other charges must be paid with the Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite credit card.
⚠️ The terms do say this, but in practice, payment with another credit card also works.
Paying with the Summit card can still save some fees. For example, the ticket above saves $25.
👥 Passenger Restrictions
- The award applies only when two passengers travel together: one passenger uses a regular redemption, and the other receives the companion discount.
The cardholder does not need to travel personally, but the redemption and payment must be completed through the cardholder’s Atmos Rewards account.- The tickets can be for any two passengers designated by the cardholder.
The award can be used only when searching for two tickets. Other passenger counts do not work. It can be used for two other people, and the tickets do not necessarily have to be issued from the cardholder’s account.
✈️ Routes and Eligibility
- The award applies to award travel on all Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and oneworld alliance partner flights that can be found on AlaskaAir.com.
- There is no specific route requirement or geographic restriction such as “the Americas only.”
📅 Validity and Booking Window
- There is no advance-booking requirement, but availability depends on award seats.
- The booking must be completed within one year of issuance.
- The actual travel date can be more than one year after issuance, as long as the redemption is completed before the award expires.
- There are no blackout dates.
🚫 Restrictions and Exclusions
- The award is limited to awards that can be booked on AlaskaAir.com.
- It does not apply to partner awards that can only be booked by phone or itineraries not listed on the website.
- The traveler is responsible for all applicable taxes, baggage fees, and surcharges.
- It cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions, or promo codes.
- Only one discount can be used per booking.
🔁 Changes and Refunds
- Changes and refunds are subject to the applicable fare rules.
- A change requires canceling and rebooking the entire itinerary, which will be repriced.
- Partially used tickets cannot be changed.
- If the award has expired, any change will cause the discount to become invalid.
