Trying to game my flight from LAX to Seoul for me and my mom 👩‍👧. I have MVP gold status with Alaska and A-list preferred with Southwest. Any recs to maximize value or upgrades? TIA travel hackers.

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Alaska miles are pretty versatile but the Southwest status is useless to get to Asia

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