Atmos Rewards

The Highlights

Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have some great sweet spots, but understanding their award charts is key.

• A key factor in their value is whether either airline flies from your home airport.
• Alaska often has the best pricing available for international business class. Using an award search tool will help maximize.
• Their award chart also allows for some great finds on short-haul domestic flights.
• The one downfall of the program is that only Bilt and Marriott are transfer partners, making collecting points or topping up more difficult
• One-way award tickets with a stopover allows you to visit two destinations for the price of one.

What to Know About This Point System

Anyone in the hobby knew big changes were coming to the Alaska and Hawaiian loyalty programs after the two airlines merged in 2024. When Atmos was unveiled (in August 2025), the joint program for the airlines, it was met with overwhelming praise. During a time when new cards and loyalty announcements are met with dread, it’s refreshing to see an airline that actually listens to what their customers want. They are setting the bar high as most other airlines cut corners while making changes, then they try to sell them as customer focused.

The announcements and benefits of the Atmos program are almost all overwhelmingly positive. The ability to choose how you earn points (which is starting in 2026) is unprecedented for airline loyalty programs, and is a great way to get people excited. The unveiling of a new premium card to go along with four other (combined Alaska and Hawaiian) cards gives customers another way to earn miles with the program. Perhaps the biggest downfall of Atmos is that they don’t have any major credit card transfer partners, which puts them at a disadvantage compared to the biggest airlines. Only Bilt (and Marriott) transfers into the Atmos program.

If you live in Seattle or one of the west coast hubs, or travel frequently to Hawaii, joining Atmos is a no-brainer. There are so many great sweet spots to be had with the Atmos airlines and its partners, both domestically and internationally. It might not be the best program for beginners, as it takes some advanced knowledge of the hobby to get the most value out of award redemptions. But joining and learning about the program is a minimal time investment, and the longer you’re in the hobby, the more you’ll learn and the easier it becomes to take advantage of award redemptions.

How to Redeem

Redeeming Atmos points for airfare is by far the best use of your points. When Alaska and Hawaiian combined their loyalty programs into Atmos, many travelers worried the popular award redemption charts would disappear. Fortunately, they didn’t. In fact, Atmos leadership confirmed they plan to keep these charts because of their popularity.

The Atmos program remains one of the most popular airline loyalty programs thanks to its excellent redemption sweet spots. Between Alaska, Hawaiian, oneworld, and other airline partners, there are plenty of exciting ways to redeem your Atmos points.

Check out all their award charts here (scroll halfway down the page) and see some of our favorite sweet spots at the top of the page.

Hotel Stays, Car Rentals, and Other Redemption Options

You can also use your Atmos points for hotel stays, car rentals, and experiences through Atmos Rewards Unlocked. However, these options offer far less value than airfare redemptions, so we don’t recommend using your points this way.

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