Estate planning as a Atmos Rewards account holder
Alaska Air Group (Alaska Airlines / Hawaiian Airlines) allows points to transfer directly to family members
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Alaska Airlines Guest Care (Memorial Miles)
Atmos Rewards is the combined Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines loyalty program launched on August 20, 2025 after the September 2024 merger of the two carriers. Mileage Plan was rebranded to Atmos Rewards at launch; HawaiianMiles balances were absorbed on October 1, 2025 and converted 1:1 to Atmos Rewards points. The published Conditions of Membership state that points "do not have an expiration date and may remain in an account indefinitely," and they carry no death, deceased, or estate provision at all. Alaska Airlines operates an internal "Memorial Miles" practice, handled by Guest Care rather than written into the Terms, under which a deceased member's points are transferred to one or more named survivors at no charge with a copy of the death certificate.
When a Atmos Rewards account holder dies, their points can be transferred to family members at no charge.
Atmos Rewards allows members to transfer points to other program members during their lifetime, typically for a fee. This is a practical way to share value without a formal estate transfer.
What happens at death
Under the former HawaiianMiles program, miles were forfeited at death. Following the October 2025 consolidation into Atmos Rewards, the program follows the Memorial Miles practice inherited from Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan: points are transferred from a deceased member's account to one or more named survivors at no charge. The executor or family member supplies a copy of the death certificate, the deceased member's Atmos Rewards (or former HawaiianMiles) account number, and each recipient's Atmos Rewards account number, and points can be split among multiple recipients. Memorial Miles is an internal Alaska Airlines Guest Care practice, not a clause in the published Atmos Rewards Conditions of Membership — those Terms contain no death, deceased, or estate provision, state that accrued points "do not constitute the property of the member to whose Atmos Rewards account the Points have been posted," and prohibit combining or transferring points between accounts outside the Points.com transfer program and the credit-card points-sharing benefit. A Memorial Miles request is therefore a discretionary request rather than a contractual entitlement.
Planning your estate
Protecting Atmos Rewards points while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, lifetime transfer options for points, and 6-step plan.
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Handling Atmos Rewards points after a death
Points can be transferred to family members, 6-step process, and 3 required documents.
View details →Atmos Rewards does not offer a beneficiary designation feature. Without this option, points cannot be assigned to a named recipient through the program's own settings.
Frequently asked questions
HawaiianMiles was consolidated into Atmos Rewards on October 1, 2025, following Alaska Airlines' acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. Atmos Rewards had launched on August 20, 2025 as a rebrand of Alaska Mileage Plan. HawaiianMiles balances were converted to Atmos Rewards points at a 1:1 ratio, and the former HawaiianMiles terms URL now redirects to the Atmos Rewards Conditions of Membership.
Atmos Rewards points can be redeemed for award travel on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and the program's global airline partners, which include the Oneworld alliance.
Sources
Data sourced from Alaska Air Group (Alaska Airlines / Hawaiian Airlines) primary sources (6 pages reviewed). How we research.
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Alaska Airlines Guest Care (Memorial Miles)
