12-21-2021
12:52 PM
I know someone that purchased a flight with a gift, covid hit and they cancelled and never rebooked later. Travel funds expired, money lost.
Never would have happened booking with points.
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I just bought 20k points for $302 minus my $75 credit on my Chase card which I had to use or lose. 20k points for $227 comes to .011 per point. Without the $75 credit the points would be .015 a point.
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09-21-2021
06:47 AM
Don't buy points if they are not on sale or some type of promo. If you pay more than .015 a point than not a good deal.
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They have to be on sale or running a promo to make it worthwhile to buy, otherwise buying is not a good deal. I also get the Chase credit card when they have a promo, recently they were giving out 65k points when you sign up. You can use the card for all your purchases to accumulate points or cancel it after you get the points, wait the 24 months and get it again. My wife and I fly 2 or 3 times a year and have not paid cash for a flight in many years.
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09-21-2021
06:37 AM
09-21-2021
06:37 AM
Buying points is a wash if you can buy them on sale, currently they have 45% bonus. Not such a good deal if not on sale or promo.
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Buying points for .015 a point is basically the same as paying cash with the benefit of having a ticket purchase fully refundable. Pay in cash and cancelling gets turned into travel funds expiring in 1 year.
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This is why I always book with points, even if it means buying some. %100 refundable.
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09-20-2021
07:50 AM
09-20-2021
07:50 AM
I have the Chase Southwest Priority credit card that gives me $75 Southwest travel credit every year. So, I was wondering if I could use it towards a points purchase. With the current point sale and using my $75 credit it turns into a decent deal.
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09-09-2021
03:24 PM
If I have myself and wife booked for a flight using points can I change her flight to companion once I get the companion pass?
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08-20-2021
08:01 AM
08-20-2021
08:01 AM
Mask mandate does not bother me but wish they would raise the age from 2 and up to age 5.
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06-09-2021
02:34 PM
For $50 you probably could have upgraded at the airport and got A1-15. I've never been not able to.
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05-23-2021
05:48 PM
05-23-2021
05:48 PM
I used to be able to watch the free movies with my Samsung tablet but the last year or so I can't. Every time I try, the movie tries to start and then a pop up comes up and says something went wrong. SW claims the problem is with my tablet. My wife has no problem with her Apple Ipad. I have no problem with the free tv.
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04-08-2021
07:29 AM
I received the promo and was able to take advantage of it even though I had my flights previously booked. Just make sure you register.
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03-26-2021
12:08 PM
03-26-2021
12:08 PM
If it was me I would cancel card immediately and wait for the next good promotion.
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02-11-2021
04:17 PM
Unless prices in Orlando drop drastically in the next 2 weeks I will end up using my former employers corporate code. I am going for 22 days and will end up paying $732. Last year I went for 21 days and paid $550 with no code. Booked through Dollar in 2020, using Enterprise this year.
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02-07-2021
03:14 PM
I had a bad experience with Fox in Denver last year and others I know have had ones with Payless. I stick to the major brands and never have had a bad experience.
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02-07-2021
08:52 AM
My last rental was June of 2020 from Alamo in LAX and they had low inventory. I ended up with a premium car for a full size price. I know also that a lot of the companies have merged and there is not the competition there once was.
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02-07-2021
07:42 AM
I realize this post has nothing to do with SW but needed a place to vent. Anyway what's the deal with the rental car prices being so high. I have a vacation scheduled for late February in Orlando and I have never seen prices this high. In the past if I was diligent about checking prices every day on the SW site I would come across a fair deal sooner or later. This year I am paying twice what I paid last year for same times and location. I have been checking prices now for over 6 months.
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01-18-2021
04:35 PM
01-18-2021
04:35 PM
Last year I was delayed for 3 hours. SW compensated me $100 for the inconvenience. I had just retired from a job that paid $21 per hour. I was thrilled to be paid $30 an hour to sit in the airport.
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12-30-2020
07:21 PM
My original voucher was $100 with expiration date of 3/1/21. I booked a flight that cost more than the voucher and paid the difference with my credit card. I had to cancel the other day so now I have the $100 plus the additional costs which was $42 converted to travel funds in my account that expire 3/1/21. There is $142 travel funds in my account, when I call after 3/1/21 SW hopefully will give me a 6 month extension.
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12-30-2020
07:45 AM
No- I did not get a new expiration date but the funds are now one lump sum and not broken up as one part voucher and the other part travel funds. Hopefully they will extend the total 6 more months when I call. The person I spoke to at SW said they would.
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12-30-2020
07:31 AM
I am in a similar situation. I used my voucher plus credit card to book a flight. I later had to cancel due to covid concerns in CA. I called to cancel and money went into my travel funds which expire March 1. They told me to call on March 2nd and they could extend the travel funds for 6 months. It looks like the voucher and funds were combined into one lump sum in my account.
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12-30-2020
07:23 AM
12-30-2020
07:23 AM
Call Southwest the day after they expire and ask them to extend them 6 months. Make sure you have the confirmation number they were issued to.
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12-22-2020
11:24 AM
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Why can I buy a ticket for someone using my points, but if I want to give my points to the same person SW charges a fee. Am I missing something here?
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06-08-2020
05:02 PM
06-08-2020
05:02 PM
I believe it is your option to sit in the middle. I think its a family staying together thing.
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06-08-2020
03:45 PM
06-08-2020
03:45 PM
With SW only filling about 75% of plane and trying to keep middle seats open is there any logical reason to pay for early bird? Seems like a couple boarding near the end would still get to sit together.
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