With customer service like that, I wouldn’t want to give this crappy airlines any real business. My family will probably fly with American Airlines to Orlando instead.

Me personally, I’d still go for it. The pros of having the card would outweigh any potential cons. Plus, I can probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve had to contact a credit card’s customer service line in the past few years.

You are correct on that. Unfortunately, Alaska partners only with BofA for their credit card. My issue is with there fraud security. It is extreme to the point of a pain to use. Even with online vendors that I use repeatedly they constantly block charges. When I call to complain, they don’t care and seem unable to fix the issue. If you travel, definitely don’t forget to go into your account and give them your travel plans, even if you booked your plane ticket to your destination with that card. The lack of knowing or learning you and your purchasing habits shows that the software written for their fraud is archaic. Then to top it off, 2AM I get recent charge alerts on my phone. This is a helpful option so you don’t have charges stopped but instead of going off as soon as you make the charge, it delays. American Express has a far better system to the point of not even having a trip report option on their website, no need.

Hi Marley,

This card has no foreign transaction fees 🙂