Tweet Today, for the first time, I cancelled a Southwest flight I had booked with points. I’ve got to say that the experience made me value my Southwest points even more. How to Cancel Southwest Flights Booked Using Points Visit Southwest Cancel Air Reservation page. Enter your first and last name along with your confirmation [...]
Southwest 50,000 Bonus Point Card Offer is Live Again
March 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Southwest.com is currently advertising (once again) for their 50,000 point sign up bonus. This happens about once every 3 months or so. For 80% of people (yes, that’s a stat I just made up) who wish to fly domestically, there isn’t a better bonus than the 50,000 Southwest points. If you’re able to get [...]
Southwest Good News! Expanded AirTran Integration
February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet I’ll be open about my bias – I really love Southwest. It seems like every time I fly Southwest I have a positive experience. If you haven’t been to Southwest.com, you might want to do some poking around to see if the expanded integration with AirTran is beneficial for your travel plans. Southwest has [...]
Rebook An Unlimited Number of Cheaper Fares With Southwest Points
December 6, 2012 by 6 Comments
Tweet In this post, I’ll explain how to rebook Southwest flights when you find a lower points fare. How to Rebook Southwest Flights When You Find a Lower Points Fare Initially, when I was planning to go to Washington, DC, I found flights that cost 13,200 points. I thought that was a good deal so [...]
Southwest 50,000 Links Expiring and a Few General Comments
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Update 50,000 Southwest offer has expired. I need to deactivate my links for the 50,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier card by tomorrow (12/6/12) at 10 a.m. That means the opportunity to get 50,000 Southwest points may be expiring. My guess is that you’ll still be able to find a link to the 50,000 Southwest [...]
Southwest Companion Pass Year End Considerations and Preparations
October 23, 2012 by 4 Comments
Tweet I’ve written a few times about the Southwest Companion Pass. The Companion Pass is undoubtably the best frequent flyer incentive for domestic travel. With a calendar year end coming up quickly, it’s important for you to review your Southwest Companion Pass strategy. A Quick Southwest Companion Pass Review Earn 110,000 qualifying Southwest points in [...]
Amazing Southwest Companion Pass Opportunity Open Again | 50,000 Southwest Bonus
July 24, 2012 by 6 Comments
Tweet One of the best domestic airlines for the frugal traveler is Southwest. They save us nearly a hundred dollars in baggage every time we fly. One of the best credit card reward benefits is the Southwest Companion Pass. However, you can only pull off the companion pass maneuver when Souhwest is offering a 50,000 [...]
Southwest and AirTran Points Merging | Your Quick Guide to Maximizing Points and Credits
April 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Tweet Effective immediately, you can now transfer AirTran credits and Southwest points back and forth. This is the first step in the upcoming full merger between AirTran and Southwest. As always, there are benefits available for customers because right now there are some extended number of choices available. A Quick Overview of the Transfer Possibilities Between [...]
Southwest Companion Pass: How to Get Two Years of Free Southwest Flights in 15 minutes
January 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Update: The 50,000 Southwest offer is no longer available as of March 1st, 2012. In the fall of 2011, I wrote about the possibility of earning enough miles for a Southwest Airlines Companion Pass. The key benefit of the Companion Pass is that you can have a designated person fly with you for free! [...]
Ultimate Rewards Alert: Points Soon to Transfer to Southwest Rapid Rewards
December 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Ultimate Rewards has been positioning itself as a serious competitor to the American Express Membership Rewards program (or is AMEX now the competitor?). I thought this post would be a good follow up to Monday’s post where I introduced the Rapid Rewards Program. When I wrote about how Ultimate Rewards are gaining on Membership [...]
