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Atmos Rewards has announced a new promotion offering up to a 100% bonus when you buy Atmos points between between November 20 and December 23, 2025.
This is a targeted offer, with some members seeing bonus rates of 80% and other seeing rates as high as 100%. For members with access to the 100% offer, you can buy Atmos Rewards points for as low as 1.88¢ each, giving you good opportunity to access some strategic savings on the right redemption.
As you may be aware, Atmos Rewards is the rebranded program that’s come from the combining the Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan and Hawaiian Airlines’ HawaiianMiles.
Since the transition of the programs, we’ve seen consistent promotions in the 100-110% range, making this offer on par with earlier opportunities.
Now, with this in mind, let’s dig in to this deal to see if it’s helpful for your upcoming travel plans.
The current Atmos Rewards points promotion runs until December 23, 2025, and offers targeted bonus rates ranging from up to 80% to up to 100%.
The percentage of bonus points you receive is tiered, with your bonus increasing the more points you purchase. For example, if you’re targeted with the 100% bonus, your bonus structure is as follows:
If you decide to purchase the maximum number of points (100,000 per transaction), and you have access to the 100% bonus promotion, it would cost you $3,762.50 for 200,000 Atmos Rewards points, which gives you an effective cost of 1.88¢ per point.
Keep in mind that elite Atmos members are allowed to buy an unlimited number of points each year, while non-elite members may only purchase a maximum of 150,000 points (before the bonus).
It’s also worth noting that that when buying Atmos Rewards points, you’ll be charged a 7.5% tax recovery fee on top of the base rate of 3.5¢ per point.
Atmos Rewards points purchases are process through Points.com rather than directly by Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines.
This means that these transactions will not code under the hotel or travel purchase category on your credit card, and thus are not eligible for elevated category earning rates.
Given this, the following are your best credit card options for buying Atmos points:
The number of points you need when redeeming Atmos Rewards points for an award flight is based on the program’s multiple award charts.
Each chart is broken into distance bands and lists the “starting at” redemption prices for each range, though the actual cost of a redemption can fluctuate considerably with the program’s dynamic pricing.
If you’re booking an award flight that’s operated solely by Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines, your redemption cost is based the chart below.
Alternatively, if you’re planning to redeem your Atmos Rewards points for a flight on one of the program’s many excellent partner airlines, your award cost will be based on the following three charts.
Buying Atmos Rewards points can make sense in a handful of scenarios:
You could redeem 60,000 Atmos Rewards points (plus $19 in taxes and fees) for a one-way business class flight from Seattle (SEA) to Tokyo (NRT) on Japan Airlines.
Purchasing the necessary points during the promotional event with the 100% bonus would cost $1,128.75 (for 30,000 points + 30,000 bonus points). Compare this to the cash fare cost of $4,500+, and you can see some considerable savings.
If you’re looking to really maximize your Atmos Rewards redemption and check off a unique destination at the same time, you could consider a redemption that includes a stopover in Fiji.
For example, you could redeem 75,000 points (plus $64 in taxes and fees) for a one-way business class flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Auckland (AKL) with a free stopover in Fiji (NAN).
Purchasing 75,000 points during the 100% promotion costs $1,429.75, compared to the $4,800+ cash cost of this flight. As you can see, the current promotion offers the potential for substantial savings, while also letting you access unique and valuable itineraries.
Now, before you go ahead and buy Atmos Rewards points, it’s worth consider whether there are other ways for you to build up your account balance:
Atmos Rewards has multiple co-branded credit cards with which you can earn Atmos points on all your purchases and potentially enjoy lucrative welcome offers:
Atmos Rewards has two transfer partners:
Atmos Rewards also lets you earn points through online purchases with the Atmos Rewards shopping portal. This is a reasonable way to squeeze a few more points out of a planned purchase, and even double-dip your earnings by using one of the co-branded credit cards.
*These promotions were for the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan prior to its transition to Atmos Rewards. These values were calculated based on the previous per-point price of 2.75¢.
This current Atmos Rewards buy points promotion offers the chance to top up your account balance for as little as 1.88¢ per point. While this is a considerable discount relative to the regular price of 3.5¢, it still only makes sense to purchase points in specific scenarios, such as for premium cabins on partner airlines or to top off your balance for a desired redemption.
Also, remember that this promotion ends on December 23, 2025, so if you’re planning to buy some Atmos Rewards Points, make sure to confirm your purchase before then.
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