This morning at 6 am Alex pinged me about the Southwest Business Card offer increasing to 50,000 on the Southwest website. He’s plugged into Southwest and recently announced their San Juan & Memphis promotion as well as his hunch about an upcoming promotion, so I wasn’t surprised he picked up on it so quickly. I…
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I speculate a nationwide Southwest promotion is on the way
I received a few emails from friends alerting me to a series of targeted promotions that were showing up in their accounts. I was not targeted however this flyertalk thread compiles the various promotions that were sent out and also the very interesting update that the promotions have since disappeared! What happened The varying offers…
Two new Southwest promos: San Juan and Memphis
Southwest has a tendency to leak their new promotions into user’s accounts a few days before they are actually announced. Today I noticed two new double points bonuses targeting travel to San Juan and Memphis. The San Juan bonus starts now while the Memphis bonus strangely begins for flights on or after November 22. Earn…
Southwest opens up schedule into April 2014
Southwest has opened up another month of their schedule with bookings now available through April 6, 2014. Most airlines allow new bookings around 330 days out whereas Southwest generally opens up their schedule around 90-180 days. There are no federal holidays over this newly opened period but booking early never hurts with Southwest. The Southwest…
2013 Airline and Hotel Status Checkpoint
As we approach the completion of 2/3 of the traveling year, I decided to take inventory of the progress I’ve made towards my status goals of 2013. As a reminder, my four status goals for 2013 were Hyatt Diamond via 25 stays, Starwood Platinum Ambassador via 100 nights, the Southwest Companion Pass the hard way…
Live TV on Southwest still free, still awesome
On July 1st, Southwest begin allowing customers to stream free live TV and on-demand television shows on every internet-enabled flight. When the service launched they did not announce an end date and there was some murkiness on which devices would work. Well the great news is that it is still free a month and a…
Free streaming TV on Southwest flights!
DISH & Southwest Airlines have teamed up to bring free live TV on WiFi-enabled flights for a limited time. The details of this promotion are not entirely clear to me. Beginning today [July 1] for Southwest Customers using iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®, or most other Internet-ready personal devices, DISH is providing free access to…
Southwest Airlines’ unofficial free drink policy
I was enjoying a pleasant Southwest “redeye” earlier this week and it reminded me of an important tip for the savvy Southwest flyer. While you will never see this explicitly written as a benefit, there is an unwritten rule among *most* Southwest flight attendants that a delay of greater than one hour or so means…
Misconnection Advice I Gave To Own Brother
One of the biggest frustrations about taking connecting flights is the uncertainty. Connecting flights raise questions like: What happens if there is a weather delay, a mechanical delay, or some other reason that prevents you from getting to your connecting flight on time? I recently got an “emergency” call from my non-elite status flying brother…
Even more stackable promotions from Southwest!
Last week I posted about 7 stackable promotions that creates some MAJOR earning opportunities for savvy Southwest flyers. While the nationwide double points promotion has expired since then, Southwest credit card holders are in luck because a new double points offer has just launched! As a Rapid Rewards® Credit Cardmember, you can earn double points…
Seven stackable Southwest promotions
Southwest is helping out flyers in Denver and Milwaukee along with the numerous other cities currently under promotion. There are now a total of seven Southwest promotions active all of which can be stacked for some BIG TIME earnings. My current record was earning 22,432 points, or ~374 dollars (~750 dollars on the companion pass)…
Four Points Offers $25 Rebate With Southwest For Stays Through July 31, 2013
Sheraton Four Points and Southwest have teamed up with Seagram’s to offer a $25 rebate in the form of a fare saver code for each qualifying Four Points stay completed between May 1, 2013 and July 31, 2013. For the regular business travelers who have a Four Points near by, you know how lucrative this…
Five potentially valuable Southwest promotions
Yesterday I mentioned Southwest was adding a few new promotions but the details were not fully loaded yet. Today the details are up including an extension of the nationwide double points offer! There are currently 5 Southwest promotions running. Here are the details of each. 1. Nationwide Double Points and Double Tier Qualifying Points Promotion…
Southwest double points for flights to Atlanta, Wichita, and select Houston routes
Southwest has a tendency to leak their new promotions into user’s accounts a few days before they are actually announced. This morning I noticed three new promotions listed. Select Routes Double Points MAY2013 Earn double points when you book through Southwest Airlines on flights between Houston and the Boston area or between Houston and LaGuardia…
Southwest schedule open now through the holidays
Southwest quietly opened up their schedule through January 5, 2014 which includes the often challenging end of year holiday travel! Most airlines allow new bookings around 330 days out whereas Southwest generally opens up their schedule around 90-180 days. The importance of this particular schedule opening is that it covers 3 of the busiest travel…
Upcoming free drink days when flying Southwest
A seldom discussed benefit while flying Southwest is free premium drinks days on Southwest designated holidays. All guests onboard a Southwest flight on the designated dates are offered one complimentary premium beverage, including alcohol. This benefit is rarely announced over the loud speaker and often requires a reminder to the flight attendants. There are four…
Fun fact: Legacy change fees exceed average 2012 Southwest fare
There you go again…. “The Legacies” all followed suit this week raising the change fee on tickets to a whopping 200 USD. I can only imagine the Southwest marketing team is already hard at work making sure this change doesn’t go unnoticed by the flying public. As a reminder, the nation’s largest carrier of domestic…
Free status match to Southwest A-List for Colorado Residents
Through April 30, 2013, United MileagePlus Premier® and Frontier EarlyReturns Ascent or Summit members can get complimentary Rapid Rewards A-List Membership through a status match. The rules state members must have a Colorado primary mailing address in both their Southwest and matching program profiles. To take advantage of this elite status match, submit the following…
Double A+ Rewards Credit And Southwest Tier Points Towards Elite Status – Still Time To Register
With spring break over and the summer vastly approaching. But there is still time to register and fly to earn double AirTran A+ Rewards credit or Southwest Tier Points and have the points credited towards elite status. How To Register Southwest Registration Link AirTran Registration Link Southwest Terms And Conditions Nationwide Double Points and Double…
Southwest adds new benefit for elites
Southwest has made official a new benefit for their A-List and A-List Preferred elites. Essentially elites may now board after A60 has been called ensuring a Window or Aisle seat regardless of what their boarding pass reads. While under normal conditions, an elite can expect a boarding pass somewhere between A16-A60, an irregular operation such…