Buy Southwest Rapid Rewards Points With a 50% Discount Through October 29 by Andrew George Bradshaw and Tyler Glatt October 7, 2025 161 Southwest just launched a promotion to buy Rapid Rewards points with an up-to-50% discount. This offer gives Rapid Rewards members the chance to grab points for just 1.5¢ each. But is this a good deal? Here are some things you should consider before pulling out your wallet.
Points of Interest: New Path to Marriott Elite Status, Southwest Standby Restrictions, Wyndham Vacasa Limits, and More by Tyler Glatt October 4, 2025 0 The past three months have been quite eventful for points and miles news. But amidst big headlines, a number of smaller ones slipped under the radar. So, here’s a roundup of the niche points and miles updates to Marriott, Southwest, Delta, Accor, and more that you may have missed over the past few months.
Southwest Week of Wow: 5K Points with Hotel Stays, Double Points on Cruises and Flights, and More by Tyler Glatt and Skye Class October 2, 2025 5 The Southwest Week of Wow is back with a new round of promotions for Rapid Rewards members, offering double points on flights, 5,000 points on hotel bookings, double points on cruises, and up to $500 off vacation packages with Getaways by Southwest. Members can also find flights for as low as $39 or rent an SUV for as little as $54 per day, while earning the standard 600 bonus points per day.
More Details Leaked About Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards-Earning Debit Card Launching Soon by Mark Jackson September 26, 2025 0 Southwest Airlines is teasing the launch of a brand-new Rapid Rewards-earning debit card and a pre-launch website gives a few hints about what it might offer -- and some leaked details give us some more insight. Here's everything we know so far about this new product.
Southwest Airlines Boarding Process: How it Currently Works and How It’s Changing in January 2026 by Samantha Holland and Cameron Laufer September 24, 2025 0 Southwest Airlines will be changing their boarding process. There are multiple paid and free methods to improve your boarding experience — both now and with the new system. Whether through earning elite status, using credit card perks, or purchasing early boarding, we're going over all the ways to ensure you get a great seat on your next flight.
Earn 120k Rapid Rewards Points With This Elevated Southwest Performance Business Card Offer by Tyler Glatt September 18, 2025 10 Need more Rapid Rewards points? You're in luck. Chase just launched a new offer on the Southwest Performance Business Card worth 120,000 bonus points after you meet the spending requirement. Here are all the details on this offer and a look at the card's ongoing benefits, and how you can leverage it to earn the Southwest Companion Pass!
Use This Promo Code To Save Up to 50% on Southwest Rapid Rewards Bookings by Tyler Glatt September 9, 2025 28 Southwest Airlines is offering a new promo code for up to 50% off the base fare of one-way or round-trip Basic, Choice, and Choice Preferred bookings made with cash or Rapid Rewards points. This offer is available for new reservations made by September 12, 2025, for travel between the continental U.S., Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and more. Here's the promo code to use.
Southwest Flight Credit Expiration Rules: What Travelers Need to Know by Scott Sikes August 31, 2025 2 In case you missed it, Southwest Airlines ended its popular policy of never-expiring flight credits. Starting May 28, 2025, all new credits now come with an expiration date — with funds expiring in as little as 6 months from purchase! Here’s a breakdown of how the new rules work and what travelers should know to avoid losing value.
Southwest Partners With EVA Air — Here’s How This Partnership Works So Far by Tyler Glatt August 26, 2025 1 A year ago, Southwest Airlines had no international airline partners. Now it has three. The newest addition is EVA Air, which is particularly interesting because it makes the second Taiwan-based carrier Southwest has partnered with. And bookings are already live but with limitations. Here's what you need to know.
Earn a Promotional Southwest Companion Pass With Just One Round-Trip (Or Two One-Way Flights) by JT Genter August 29, 2025 57 Southwest Airlines just launched a new promotion to help you earn a Companion Pass, but you must act fast. The newest offer lets members earn a temporary Companion Pass after just one eligible roundtrip (or two one-way flights). Here are the details and how to register for this limited-time promotion.
Getaways by Southwest Airlines: Earn Points on Vacation Packages, Get Two Free Bags, and More by Cameron Laufer August 22, 2025 0 Southwest has launched a vacation package booking platform, called Getaways by Southwest. You can now earn Rapid Rewards points when booking your vacation -- and get two free bags. In this post, we'll cover all you need to know about this new booking platform.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Promotions: 2X Points on Flights, Up to 20k Bonus Points, and More by Skye Class and Tyler Glatt September 1, 2025 13 At almost any given time, Southwest Airlines runs a few Rapid Rewards bonus point promotions to help you grow your account balance. Right now, there’s a new offer to earn double points on flights, another to earn up to 20,000 bonus points after taking a certain number of flights that ends soon, and more. Here are the details.
Seat Selection on Southwest Is Now Live — Here’s What It Costs and How to Save On Seats by Cameron Laufer August 4, 2025 0 Southwest Airlines has begun charging for seat selection, for flights beginning January 27, 2026. We detail how much seats cost, how to avoid the fees, and how to make a booking. Plus, what questions still remain to be unanswered?
Southwest’s A-List Elite Status Match Can Help You Save On Future Travel — Here’s How to Apply by Tyler Glatt July 30, 2025 1 Southwest offers a straightforward status match that you can take advantage of more than once over the life of your account. It’s simple to match and get A-List benefits, which you can extend by booking a few qualifying one-way or round-trip flights. Here's how it works.
New Benefits, Higher Fees: All About the Southwest Airlines Credit Card Portfolio Overhaul by Tyler Glatt July 24, 2025 7 Change, change, and more change. That’s been the story for Southwest Airlines this year. And now, there’s more on the way. Southwest’s lineup of Chase-issued credit cards is getting a fairly major overhaul. In short, the changes boil down to “new and enhanced benefits” — accompanied by higher annual fees. Here are all the details.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Guide: How the 2025 Changes Are Reshaping the Program by Ian Snyder and Mark Jackson July 19, 2025 11 Southwest’s loyalty program has long been a fan favorite thanks to perks like the Companion Pass, no change fees, and two free checked bags. But major changes in 2025 — including lower earning rates, variable award pricing, and adding bag fees — have reshaped the program. Here’s what still works, what’s changing, and how to maximize your Rapid Rewards points going forward.
Southwest Cardholders: Check if You’re Targeted to Earn up to 20k Bonus Points on Eligible Spending by Skye Class and Tyler Glatt July 6, 2025 18 Southwest Rapid Rewards credit cardholders are being targeted to earn 25% bonus points after spending $3,000 through September 30, 2025. Here are the details and how to register for this quarterly promotion.
Southwest Cardholders Can Earn 2X Companion Pass-Qualifying Points This Quarter — Here’s How by Skye Class and Tyler Glatt July 5, 2025 0 The Southwest Companion Pass is one of the best perks Rapid Rewards members can earn. And now, Southwest is making it even easier to get the pass by offering quarterly spending categories for Rapid Rewards cardholders. Here are the details for Q3.
Southwest Rapid Rewards: Is There Anything Left to Luv? by Cameron Laufer and Tyler Glatt June 30, 2025 17 Despite recent changes, there still may be reasons to look at flying Southwest Airlines. Their convenient route maps, low award prices, and no change or cancellation fees are all positives. Plus, with ways to avoid new bag fees and the popular Companion Pass still in tact, there may still be reasons to luv Rapid Rewards.
Guide to Southwest’s Icelandair Partnership: How to Book, Earn Points, and Add a Stopover by Mark Jackson and Cameron Laufer June 29, 2025 3 Southwest’s partnership with Icelandair opens the door to new international travel opportunities. You can now book joint itineraries from several Southwest cities to Iceland — and even add a stopover on your way to Europe. Here's what travelers can expect, how to earn Rapid Rewards points on these bookings, and what’s coming next for this expanding partnership.
Southwest Vacations Semi-Annual Sale: Up to $500 Off Eligible Vacation Packages by Skye Class June 16, 2025 0 Southwest Vacations just launched its semi-annual sale, offering up to $500 off eligible vacation packages booked by July 31, 2025. Packages require a minimum spend to receive the discount. Here are all the details, plus the codes to use, so you can get this big discount.
New Benefits in 2025: How to Earn and Maximize Southwest A-List and A-List Preferred Elite Status by Senitra Horbrook June 4, 2025 0 Many people assume Southwest's lack of lounges and lie-flat seats mean its elite status isn't worth holding, but it can definitely improve your travel experience. Here’s how you can earn A-List and A-List Preferred elite status with Southwest Airlines, plus some tips on how you can use that status to improve your travels.
Southwest Slashes Same-Day Change Benefit for A-List Elites — Here’s The New Policy by JT Genter May 29, 2025 3 Southwest just quietly removed a major elite perk. As of May 28, A-List and A-List Preferred members can no longer get free same-day confirmed changes as an elite perk. Here's how the updated same-day change and standby policies work — and what travelers need to know to keep their flexibility when flying Southwest.
How to Supercharge Your Rapid Rewards Balance by Booking Through Southwest Hotels by Mark Jackson May 25, 2025 0 Southwest Hotels is a program you may not have heard of, but if you’re aiming to earn a Companion Pass, it’s worth learning about. Your next hotel stay could earn you a surprising number of Rapid Rewards points if you book through this platform. Here’s how it works.
How to Track Your Delta, Southwest, United Accounts in AwardWallet by Jerod Morales and Cameron Laufer May 4, 2025 2 Setting up accounts to track through AwardWallet is straightforward... in most cases. However, we have to get creative with tracking a few programs, including Delta, Southwest, and United. Here are your options for how to track these three programs — including two automated ways that require just a few minutes to set up.
Free Bags, Seats, and More: 3 New Southwest Card Benefits to Debut as Soon as May 2025 by Tyler Glatt July 24, 2025 0 Big changes are coming to Southwest Airlines. The "Bags Fly Free" policy is on the way out, and basic fares are on the way in. But to help ease the pain, new Rapid Rewards credit card benefits are also rolling out, and they can help you skirt the worst of the changes. Here's an overview of the new benefits.
Bilt Rewards Adds Southwest Airlines as Its 19th Transfer Partner by Tyler Glatt April 24, 2025 0 The Bilt Rewards family of points transfer partners has officially grown by one. Bilt added its 19th transfer partner: Southwest Airlines. With this new addition, you can now transfer Bilt Points 1:1 to the Rapid Rewards program. Here's everything you need to know.
How I’m Combining My Family’s Southwest Flight Credits Before They Begin Expiring Next Month by Cameron Laufer April 9, 2025 4 Among the changes coming to the Southwest Rapid Rewards program effective May 28th is that flight credits will expire after just six to 12 months, depending on the fare purchased. Until then, you can still combine existing credits into larger, transferrable ones with no expiration date. Here’s how I’m organizing my family’s Southwest flight credits before the clock runs out.
Southwest Launches Variable Award Pricing — And It’s (Mostly) Bad News for Points Value by Cameron Laufer March 27, 2025 4 Southwest just rolled out variable pricing on award flights, ending years of predictable Rapid Rewards value. Here's how it works — and how much more you might pay for the same awards than before.
