Hawaii travelers eyeing big trips to Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, or the mainland in style may soon have a powerful new tool at their disposal. Alaska Airlines’ upcoming premium credit card, supposedly to be named Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite, and issued by Bank of America, is set to debut as soon as next week.
Its centerpiece benefit is already turning heads: a Global Companion Award that can be used on international flights, in any class of service, on Alaska, Hawaiian, and even partner airlines.
While the full terms may be revealed on August 20, multiple industry sources have confirmed that this $395 annual fee card is rumored to include not only the annual 25,000-point Global Companion Award, just for being a cardholder, but also the potential to earn a second, far larger 100,000-point version by reaching a spending threshold.
Leaks suggest an annual expenditure of $60,000 for the larger award, but this remains unconfirmed. Both versions are expected to allow topping up with additional points, meaning travelers could combine the award with their balance to book more expensive itineraries.
For Hawaii residents and frequent visitors, this could open doors to premium cabin redemptions on high-value partner routes. If there are also no blackout dates, as has been rumored, the perk could be one of the most flexible in the market.
Beyond the companion awards, the card is expected to offer a long list of benefits aimed at frequent flyers. Two Alaska Lounge passes and two in-flight Wi-Fi passes per quarter would cover many interisland and transpacific trips. It is unclear when Alaska will make Wi-Fi free fleet-wide, rather than just on its Hawaiian brand, a change that has been indicated but is not yet scheduled by the airline.
A waiver of Alaska’s $12.50 partner award booking fee and free same-day confirmed changes could make award travel more flexible and slightly less costly. At the same time, an annual allotment of 10,000 elite-qualifying points and one status point for every $2 in spend would accelerate progress toward MVP elite levels.
The card is also expected, though not yet confirmed, to feature 3x earning on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, dining, and foreign purchases, plus a possible additional rewards bonus for those with eligible Bank of America accounts.
The annual fee is substantial, but the math could still work out well for those who fly internationally from Hawaii at least once a year with a companion. The ability to secure premium cabin award seats on the same itinerary without paying double could translate into thousands of dollars in value, especially on long-haul flights and with certain partners.
Questions remain, including whether Alaska will maintain Hawaiian’s current family points pooling feature, which is very helpful and allows households to combine balances toward a companion booking. That policy has been a significant selling point of HawaiianMiles and is one consumer benefit regulators could push to preserve during this tie-up process. The interaction between the companion award and peak-season availability will also be closely monitored.
Alaska has teased the big announcement date of August 20, widely believed to be the date of the card’s official reveal, as well as that of the Atmos Rewards program. If the rumors hold, this could be a significant set of new and interesting credit card perks. This is something that Hawaii travelers have not seen in years, particularly for those looking to stretch points into luxury cabins on long flights.
We will update as soon as the final details, including routes, redemption details, and any hidden restrictions, are made public.
Which perk would tempt you to get the new Atmos Rewards card?
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Bank of America has been issuing the Alaska Airlines Credit going back to the days of SeaFirst Bank.
It’s a long relationship back to the late 1980’s! Longer than HA and Barclay Bank.
BofA is releasing the new Infinite card on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 coinciding with the introduction of Atmos.
Let’s face facts. Alaska makes a ton of money from the contract and relationship with BofA. The Alaska card is so well penetrated in the Pacific Northwest – and has been growing down the west coast – including the Los Angeles/Orange County/San Diego areas.
Adding the Infinite card moves Alaska up to the level of UAL – whom I believe is the only other U.S. airline that offers an Infinite card by the way of Chase. However, the UAL card includes access to the United Club The BofA card will not.
This new Infinite card will no doubt continue the path for AS with Project Accelerate – adding cash flow to the bottom line.
Just don’t take away my 100K status!
Would I be able to transfer my points from my Alaska Visa card to this new one?
Hmmm….. Could this lure us away from the Barclay’s MC? I like it for it’s international acceptance, a point that has been argued on this forum but I still stick with. I just got the regular BofA Alaska Signature Visa thinking that they’re premium card would be in the “future” I’ll bite if all of this is true.
Right now I spend for status on a Delta Skymiles AMEX Reserve that is expensive but I feel has a bunch of great perks and is essential for me internationally. Delta also works for me and Kona. However….. If I could actually get out Hilo on Hawaiian/Alaska, one ticket, earn status, also tempting. Delta requires a high level of spend, more than $60,000 to reach platinum, I bet MVP levels would be easier to gain combining miles flown+ spend. Tempting. The less cards in my wallet the better. **Alaska, please, non-stop Hilo West Coast service, please👍.**
You know, it’d be really nice to get back to the good old days of flying. Where seats were comfortable, food was decent, no TSA, planes weren’t packed like sardine cans, and turbulence was minor.
Now, it’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’, with new things to get you excited. 40 zillion bonus miles; upside down seats; only 3 near misses, 2 diversions, 1 delay and a partridge in a pear tree; no luggage allowed on this flight; and best of all, no crew, we’re fully AI for you.
Thankfully, all that comes with your new credit card.