What happened
Alaska Airlines (Alaska Mile Plan) has added Philippine Airlines as a partner. Business class availability is reported as wide open at 75,000 miles from San Francisco (SFO) and 5,000 miles from Los Angeles (LAX) to Manila. The article notes that Manila is a rough connection point for further Asia travel. Other items in the digest include Chase shutdown triggers for Amazon cardholders, a new Seats.aero Chrome extension for Google Flights, and Hilton reducing fees for hotel owners