> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thecontrail.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # You Can Now Earn Alaska Points Flying to Brazil. Spending Them Comes Later - URL: https://www.thecontrail.org/alaska-gol-partnership-atmos-points/ - Published: 2026-11-10T18:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-10T18:00:05.000Z - Description: Alaska just added Brazil's GOL as a partner, so you can earn Atmos points on GOL flights starting today. Spending them on GOL has to wait until 2027. - Author: Zach Benitez - Tags: News, Points & Miles, Alaska, GOL, American If you've been sitting on a pile of Alaska points and daydreaming about Rio, the Alaska GOL partnership is good news with an asterisk. Starting today, you can book select flights on GOL, one of Brazil's biggest airlines, through alaskaair.com or hawaiianairlines.com and earn points on them in Atmos Rewards, the loyalty program Alaska and Hawaiian share. The asterisk is a big one, though. You can't actually spend your points on GOL yet, and Alaska says that won't happen until early 2027. For West Coast travelers, the more exciting part comes next spring. Starting March 28, 2027, you'll be able to fly Alaska or Hawaiian to New York's JFK and hop onto GOL for the flight to Rio de Janeiro, all on one ticket with your bags checked the whole way. That's one booking, one bag drop and one fewer thing to worry about on a very long travel day. Points & Miles · Alaska + GOL What You Can Do With Alaska Points in Brazil, and When Now - Book select GOL flights on alaskaair.com or hawaiianairlines.com - Earn Atmos points on those flights - Earn on every American flight, with status perks Early 2027 - Spend Atmos points on GOL flights - Pick how partner flights earn: distance, price or number of flights March 28, 2027 - Fly Alaska or Hawaiian to JFK, then GOL to Rio on one ticket - Bags checked through to your final stop Graphic: ContrailContrail --- ## What You Can Do Right Now GOL is a big deal in Brazil. It runs about 675 flights a day to more than 80 airports, including over 60 cities across the country, so this opens up a lot more than Rio and São Paulo. Alaska says the points come on GOL flights booked through its own websites, so that's where to book if you want them. From Rio, GOL connects to more than 35 cities, including São Paulo and Buenos Aires. It also flies to Florida, though it recently [canceled some Miami and Orlando flights](https://www.thecontrail.org/gol-cancels-miami-orlando-flights-fuel/) as fuel prices climbed. Alaska is opening more doors to South America on American Airlines, too, starting with Brazil. You'll be able to fly Alaska or Hawaiian to JFK, Dallas or Miami and connect to American to Rio or São Paulo. Atmos members already earn points on every American flight, and if you have Atmos status, you keep perks like extra-legroom seats and free upgrades when they're available. ## Know Before You Fly Points and miles news that actually changes your next trip. Get Contrail Free Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. --- ## The Catch Points are only as good as what you can do with them, and right now Atmos points can't be used on GOL. Until that changes in early 2027, a GOL trip earns you points you'll have to spend somewhere else. Think of it as a nice tip on a flight you were taking anyway, not a reason to rebook your whole trip. It's also worth knowing that Alaska's announcement talks about status perks on American, not on GOL. If you're used to free upgrades or a little VIP treatment on Alaska, I wouldn't count on them for a GOL flight. Starting in 2027, Atmos members will also be able to choose whether partner flights like GOL and American earn points by distance, by ticket price or by the number of flights, a choice I explained when Alaska [first announced it](https://www.thecontrail.org/atmos-rewards-choose-how-you-earn/). --- ## Is It Worth It? I think this is a smart move for Alaska and a genuinely good one for anyone who flies to Brazil. GOL reaches plenty of Brazilian cities that the big international airlines never touch, and putting it on the same ticket as your Alaska flight takes a lot of stress out of a trip that can easily run 15 hours or more from the West Coast. Right now, though, it's mostly a teaser. The real payoff comes in 2027, when you can finally spend points on GOL and that JFK to Rio connection starts. Alaska has been collecting partners like passport stamps lately, from its push to [join a joint venture with American, British Airways and JAL](https://www.thecontrail.org/what-is-an-airline-joint-venture-alaska/) to the [invite-only Global Concierge program](https://www.thecontrail.org/atmos-global-concierge-alaska/) it's quietly offering its best customers. If you're collecting Atmos points, Brazil just joined the list of places they can take you, and the best part is still on the way.