Do Alaska miles expire?
No — Alaska miles no longer expire. Alaska dropped its 24-month inactivity rule in 2023, and the program (now Atmos Rewards) keeps your balance indefinitely. Here's why a balance that never lapses can still be quietly wasted.
No. Alaska dropped its 24-month inactivity rule in April 2023, and under the renamed Atmos Rewards program the terms state points have no expiration date and may remain in an account indefinitely. An idle Alaska balance is safe, so the only real risk to it is program devaluation.
- Alaska miles don't expire. The old 24-month inactivity rule was dropped in April 2023.
- There is no clock to reset. Atmos Rewards, the renamed Mileage Plan, lets points remain in an open account indefinitely, and the miles you earned under Mileage Plan are the same balance.
- Sign in under the Atmos Rewards name, confirm the account is still open, and price a trip with what's there.
No expiry. Still spend them.
Miles that never expire are the easiest to forget — and a forgotten balance is a wasted one. Nanvero keeps your Alaska miles in view next to your other programs, including the ones that do expire, so the miles that never lapse still turn into a trip and the ones with a deadline never catch you out.
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What changed in April 2023
No — Alaska miles do not expire. Alaska removed its old 24-month inactivity rule in April 2023, and the current program — Atmos Rewards — states that points do not have an expiration date and may remain in your account indefinitely, as long as the account is open. The miles you earned under Mileage Plan are the same balance. There's no inactivity clock to beat anymore; the only real risk is forgetting a balance that never forces your hand.
Alaska joined the no-expiry airlines. Who didn't?
The windows are not the same across programs, and several of the biggest have no window at all. Where a rule below differs from the one you remember, it is because the program changed it: Hilton doubled its window, and Alaska, Southwest and United each dropped theirs outright.
| Program | Expires after | Exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| Avios | 36 months of inactivity | — |
| Amex Membership Rewards | Never | points are forfeited if you close your last Membership Rewards-earning Card, or for an unpaid billing period |
| American AAdvantage | 24 months of inactivity | AAdvantage credit-card holders and members under 21 |
| Delta SkyMiles | Never | — |
| United MileagePlus | Never | — |
| Southwest Rapid Rewards | Never | points are only lost if you close your Rapid Rewards account |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | Never | — |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| Hilton Honors | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| World of Hyatt | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| IHG One Rewards | 12 months of inactivity | IHG Elite members, and IHG One Rewards Premier cardholders (who hold Platinum Elite) |
| Chase Ultimate Rewards | Never | points are forfeited if you close the Chase card they sit in |
| Nectar | 12 months of inactivity | — |
The real risk is a balance you forget about
Miles that never expire are the easiest to forget — and a forgotten balance is a wasted one. Nanvero keeps your Alaska miles in view next to your other programs, including the ones that do expire, so the miles that never lapse still turn into a trip and the ones with a deadline never catch you out.
- Alaska balance tracked automatically
- Sat next to programs that do expire, so nothing slips
- No password, no logging in as you
Alaska miles expiry — common questions
No. Alaska miles no longer expire. Alaska dropped its old 24-month inactivity rule in April 2023, and the program — now Atmos Rewards — states that points do not have an expiration date and may remain in your account indefinitely while the account is open.
They did. For years, Alaska Mileage Plan miles expired after 24 consecutive months of no activity. That rule was removed in April 2023, so the 24-month inactivity deadline no longer applies.
Atmos Rewards is the evolution of Alaska's Mileage Plan. The miles you earned as Mileage Plan are part of the same balance, and under the current program they don't expire — so whichever name you know it by, an open account keeps its miles.
Because a forgotten balance is a wasted one. Miles that never expire still lose to award-price changes and to the trip you never booked. Keeping them in view — beside your other programs, some of which do expire — is what turns miles into an actual flight.
Nanvero keeps your Alaska balance current automatically from the emails Alaska already sends, with no password, and shows it alongside every other airline, hotel and card balance — including the ones that do expire. It's free to track up to five programs.
Every window on this page is read from the program’s own published terms, or from a source that quotes them, and recorded in one file with the date it was checked — so a figure here and a figure anywhere else on Nanvero are the same figure. Where a program has changed its rule the old value is not quietly overwritten, as with Hilton’s move from twelve months to twenty-four. The whole expiry cluster works from the same table.
Where these numbers come from: Alaska Airlines “Atmos Rewards points do not have an expiration date and may remain in an account indefinitely”; the old 24-month rule was dropped in April 2023 (September 2026). Programs change these rules, so we re-check them and date what we find. Confirm against your own account before relying on a deadline.
What are Alaska miles worth?
An Alaska Atmos Rewards point, formerly a Mileage Plan mile, is typically worth about 1.5 cents, so 50,000 points come to roughly $750. Domestic economy lands nearer 1.25 cents, and business class on Alaska's oneworld partners around 1.8 cents. The calculator converts any Alaska balance into dollars, pounds and euros at all three rates.
Do Avios expire?
Yes. Avios lapse after 36 months with no activity on your British Airways Club account, not on a fixed calendar date. Any single earn or spend, however small, resets the clock on your entire balance. Other Avios programs, including Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar, set their own inactivity windows.
Do Marriott points expire?
Yes. Marriott Bonvoy points expire after 24 consecutive months of account inactivity. Any qualifying activity — a stay, a card purchase that earns points, or a points transfer — resets the 24-month clock on the whole balance. There is no fixed expiry date, so an active account never loses points to time.
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Nanvero keeps your Alaska miles in view alongside every other balance — including the ones that do expire — so none go to waste. Free to track up to five programs.
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