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Bike To Work In Bay Area And You Could Win Free Alaska Air Flight

The first 500 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members who enter the "Bike For Miles" giveaway will receive 5,000 Alaska Airlines miles.

BAY AREA, CA -- The 25th Anniversary of the Bay Area Bike to Work Day is May 9, and encourage more local residents to commute on two wheels, Alaska Airlines is launching a “Bike for Miles” giveaway to reward local cyclists.

The first 500 Alaska Air Mileage Plan members who participate in Bike to Work Day and post a photo of themselves on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook tagging @AlaskaAir with the hashtags #BikeforAlaskaMiles and #BTWD2019 will receive 5,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage PlanTM miles, enough for a free, one-way award ticket (plus taxes and fees) between select cities. For official sweepstakes rules, please visit: www.alaskaair.com/content/legal/terms-conditions/contest-rules.

More information and free registration are available at https://www.alaskaair.com/mileageplan.

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In addition to giving away a total of 2,500,000 Mileage Plan miles to Bike to Work Day participants, Alaska Airlines has partnered with GoBike to provide a free, 30-minute single ride to the first 500 people who come by the Alaska Airlines activation space at the San Jose event on May 9. As a founding partner of GoBike, Alaska Airlines launched the Miles-for-Miles program, which allows GoBike and Mileage Plan members the ability to earn 10 Alaska Airlines miles each time they ride.

The goal of Bay Area Bike to Work Day is to encourage local commuters to bike to work on May 9, while also reducing congestion and tailpipe emissions. For more information visit: www.bayareabiketowork.com

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