$500 gift card for $450 ... from Costco

[gsking]

Save 10% on your next big trip...or many small ones. 

https://www.costco.com/southwest-airlines-%24500-egift-card%2c-delivered-via-email.product.100794974...

[TheMiddleSeat]

Nice deal, thanks for sharing.

--TheMiddleSeat

[strgth]

The SW Community has so ingrained in my brain that purchasing points isn't worth it that I'm now questioning if a 10% discount is a good deal.

Can a gift card be used to pay for taxes and fees if using points for the flight?

If cancel a flight, does the refund go back to the gift card or as travel funds?

[TheMiddleSeat]

@strgth I'm a strong believer that buying points is a HORRIBLE idea. Gift cards are a different story though if you don't mind tying up the cash or have an immediate trip planned. You can pay for the entire flight, including taxes, with a gift card just like a credit card. Refunds are held as travel funds with the same expiration and usage rules as any other travel fund.

--TheMiddleSeat

[strgth]

The Costco gift card has no expiration but once you use it for air fare, then the travel funds policy kicks in and the funds expire?

[TheMiddleSeat]

The portion of the gift card used takes on the regular rules regarding travel funds just like when you use a credit card to purchase a flight. Any unused portion of the gift card remains on the gift card with no expiration.

--TheMiddleSeat

[mpmmnok]

If you purchase this with a SWA credit card do you get RR points?

[TheMiddleSeat]

It's treated like any other purchase.

--TheMiddleSeat

[jcusackjr]

Costco has the SW airlines gift cards on sale again, $449.99 for  $500 gift card! 

[DancingDavidE]

I'd go ahead and start a new thread for it in case some people don't read the replies to this older thread.