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Bank of America's Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite card has revived its richest-ever public welcome offer: 100,000 bonus points plus a 25,000-point Global Companion Award for new cardholders who meet a spending threshold.
<div class="key-facts"><h2>What travelers need to know</h2><ul>
<li><strong>What happened:</strong> The Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite card, Alaska's premium cobrand card issued by Bank of America, is offering 100,000 bonus points plus a 25,000-point Global Companion Award to new applicants.</li>
<li><strong>Who's affected:</strong> Travelers considering a new Atmos Rewards Summit card, including those who already hold the Ascent or Business versions of the card and remain eligible to apply.</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Applies to Alaska, Hawaiian and partner award flights booked through Alaska's website.</li>
<li><strong>What to do:</strong> Apply and spend $6,000 within 90 days of account opening to earn the full bonus; the card carries a $395 annual fee.</li>
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<p>Bank of America has brought back the strongest public welcome offer on record for its Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite card, the premium cobrand product tied to Alaska Airlines' loyalty program. New applicants who spend at least $6,000 within the first 90 days can collect 100,000 bonus points along with a 25,000-point Global Companion Award, according to points-and-miles outlets One Mile at a Time and View from the Wing. The card's annual fee is $395.</p>
<p>One Mile at a Time values Atmos Rewards points at roughly 1.5 cents apiece, putting the combined bonus near $1,875 once the companion certificate is counted at face value. Both outlets single out the card as one of the more generous airline products currently on the market, citing its earning rate of 3 points per dollar on foreign purchases and dining alongside the companion-award mechanics as reasons to apply beyond the signup bonus itself.</p>
<h2>How the companion award actually cuts the points needed</h2>
<p>The Global Companion Award doesn't hand over a free ticket. Instead it reduces the points required for a second traveler on the same itinerary, and it can be applied across any cabin on eligible Alaska, Hawaiian and partner awards booked via Alaska's site, per View from the Wing. The math works out favorably on pricier awards: a pair of tickets priced at 35,000 points apiece would normally run 70,000 points combined, but the certificate drops that to 45,000 points plus taxes and fees. On tickets priced at 100,000 points each, the discount is sharper still, cutting a combined 200,000-point booking down to 100,000 points plus taxes and fees.</p>
<p>The signup bonus isn't the only companion certificate cardholders will see. Alaska issues another 25,000-point Global Companion Award every account anniversary with no added spending required, and cardholders who put $60,000 on the card within their anniversary year unlock a separate, larger 100,000-point companion certificate — both of which can be earned in the same year, according to View from the Wing.</p>
<h2>Booking rules carry real restrictions
The companion certificates come with conditions that limit flexibility. Both travelers must be booked together on the same new itinerary — the certificate can't be applied to an existing reservation — and it covers one-way or round-trip travel only, excluding multi-city or open-jaw routings. If the companion's fare exceeds the certificate's value, the difference is paid in points; if the fare costs less, the unused value is forfeited. Certificates must be used to book within a year of issuance, though actual travel can happen later, and only one certificate can apply per reservation with no stacking on other discounts.
Eligibility for the new welcome offer is relatively open: applicants who already hold another Atmos Rewards card, whether the Ascent Visa Signature or the Business version, can still apply for the Summit card and collect the bonus, per One Mile at a Time. Taxes, fees and surcharges on companion bookings must be paid using the Summit card itself, and the primary cardholder isn't required to be one of the two travelers on the award ticket. Anyone weighing the offer will need to decide before spending patterns reset at the next statement cycle, since the 90-day clock to hit the $6,000 minimum starts at account opening.
