Travel Deal of the Day (October 13, 2009)

If you and a companion are traveling to a location requiring the purchase of very expensive airplane tickets, you might want to check out whether a companion promotion offered by Alaska Airlines would help you.

The Deal:
If you obtain the Alaska Airlines Visa Card (and pay the annual fee), you will be provided a companion certificate providing a companion ticket for only $99 (when the first ticket is purchased at full price). When purchasing very expensive tickets, especially if you need to purchase certain unrestricted or First Class tickets, this companion deal is incredible. You can obtain two very expensive tickets for nearly the price of a single ticket. Various rules/restrictions apply to the promotion, including a limitation that all travel must occur on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.

How:
For more information, see the Alaska Airlines Credit Card Webpage.

The Inside Scoop:
I generally tend to recommend cash back credit cards rather than other "affinity" credit cards. However, I mention this deal for those people that need to purchase two very expensive airplane tickets, as the promotion may save you thousands of dollars.