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Southwest is Waiving Fare Differences

March 20, 2020 Hawaii, rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Blogging

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Virtually every airline right now is allowing customers to make changes during specific timeframes free of charge. But, Southwest already allows this, so they’re taking things a step further – Southwest is waiving fare differences AND is extending expiration dates! Southwest’s Typical Change and Cancelation Policy Back when things were, you know, normal, Southwest had […]

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Southwest Interisland Hawaii Service Review

March 20, 2020 Airfare, Airline, Airlines, airport, book, booking, flight, Flights, Hawaii, Review, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Deals

Written by MightyTravels @ Mighty Travels

Flying interisland in Hawaii has always been an odd choice. You could either fly Hawaiian (at very higher fares of $119 one-way) on their 737/717 or use one of the (now demised) lower-cost carriers. The low-cost carriers always seemed shaky and some of the planes seemed in a rather sorry state. Southwest has now entered […]

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New Southwest Performance Business Card 100,000 Points Offer

February 12, 2020 Airfare, Airline, Airlines, airport, book, booking, flight, Flights, Offers, Promotion, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Deals

Written by From the Newsroom @ Mighty Travels

Southwest just announced an updated bonus for its Southwest Performance Business Credit Card! This is the latest addition to the Southwest card family, so it is a pretty good offer for such a new card. Another benefit of the offer is that if you meet the spending requirement you will earn the Companion Pass. Southwest […]

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Why You Should Get a Southwest Card Now

January 10, 2020 Credit Card Bonuses, rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Blogging

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

It’s been nearly a year since Southwest Airlines entered the Hawaii market. And with them came a whole new world of award travel options. So, here’s why you, and Hawaii residents especially, should get a Southwest card now. Last year, I took my first-ever flights on Southwest Airlines. I found the experience to be pleasant […]

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All-Time High 75k Sign-Up Bonuses on Chase Southwest Personal Cards – Through Referral Only (Link Provided Here) – Use Toward Companion Pass!

January 8, 2020 Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel

Written by Craig at Middle Age Miles @ Middle Age Miles

Executive Summary This week, Chase and Southwest have introduced all-time high sign-up bonus offers on the three Chase Southwest co-branded personal credit cards. If you’re eligible to get a Chase Southwest card, you can earn a sign-up bonus of up…

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Recalibrating Our Baseline Values for Points & Miles

January 7, 2020 Best Western Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Choice Privileges, Delta Skymiles, Hilton Honors, IHG Rewards Club, Jetblue Trueblue, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, United MileagePlus

Written by Craig at Middle Age Miles @ Middle Age Miles

Introduction When you are earning points and miles and considering possible redemptions, it is critically important to have a general understanding of the value of those points and miles. All points and miles are not created equal! Thus, back in September 2018…

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Southwest Performance Business Credit Card 70,000 points bonus

November 15, 2019 Airfare, Airline, Airlines, airport, book, booking, business class, cheap, Cheap Flights, Credit Card Deals, Deal, Deals, flight, Flights, rapid rewards, Save Money, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Deals

Written by From the Newsroom @ Mighty Travels

Southwest just announced a new bonus for its Southwest Performance Business Credit Card! This is the latest addition to the Southwest card family, so it is a pretty good offer for such a new card. Southwest Performance Business Credit Card Despite a high annual fee, the Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business card offers a lot […]

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Southwest Adds San Diego, Merrie Monarch Flights

October 31, 2019 Hawaii, rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Nearly a year after they began their Hawaii service, Southwest Airlines will complete its originally planned Hawaii rollout as Southwest adds San Diego flights next year. Original Plans + Rollout Back in 2018, Southwest announced they’d begin their Hawaii service from four California cities: Oakland Sacramento San Diego San Jose Initially, service launched this March […]

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Now 125K for Companion Pass, points don’t expire

October 18, 2019 Credit Card Bonuses, Quick Deals, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

As was reported by a number of outlets yesterday, Southwest Airlines has announced that, effective January 1, 2020, the Southwest Companion Pass will require earning 125,000 Rapid Rewards points within a calendar year. That’s an increase of 15,000 points over the current requirement of 110K points. This only affects those looking to earn the pass in 2020 for use through December 31, 2021 — if you have earned or are en route to earning 110K points this year,…

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Southwest Airlines introducing new changes to Rapid Rewards

October 18, 2019 Airline, Airlines, airport, Miles, Points, Promotion, rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Deals

Written by From the Newsroom @ Mighty Travels

Southwest just announced some major changes coming to the Rapid Rewards program. The biggest change that they are introducing is that points will no longer expire! Rapid Rewards points no longer expire We saw United announce in August that their points will no longer expire. Now, Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards points no longer expire and […]

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Rapid Rewards Points No Longer Expire

October 18, 2019 Miles And Points, points and miles, rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Here’s another reason to consider Southwest Airlines over Hawaiian; Rapid Rewards points no longer expire! With this positive change, though, comes some mild negative changes too. Yesterday, I received an email from Southwest Airlines notifying me of changes coming to Rapid Rewards. And though these kinds of emails are usually negative these days, this one […]

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Get 15,000 bonus points after flying with Southwest three times!

October 17, 2019 Airline, Airlines, airport, Deal, Deals, flight, Flights, Offers, Points, Promotion, rapid rewards, rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Deals

Written by From the Newsroom @ Mighty Travels

Southwest Airlines has a new promotion that can earn you up to 15,000 bonus points. All you need to do is take three round trip flights to get the maximum amount of points from this new promotion. The new Southwest promotion After you register, you need to book three round-trip flights to get the full […]

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HawaiianMiles versus Rapid Rewards

September 4, 2019 Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Blogging

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Last week, I compared the Southwest and Hawaiian experiences. But our experiences with the airlines are only part of the equation. So, let’s compare HawaiianMiles versus Rapid Rewards. HawaiianMiles versus Rapid Rewards HawaiianMiles and Rapid Rewards are radically different programs. For one, HawaiianMiles uses, well, miles as a currency, while Rapid Rewards uses points. More […]

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The Southwest Airlines Boarding Process

August 20, 2019 rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Blogging

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Recently, I got to give Southwest Airlines a try for the first time. So, for all my Hawaii people that may not have flown them yet, here’s what you need to know about Southwest Airlines boarding process. For years now, local people have been accustomed to selecting their seats for inter-island flights at the time […]

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Southwest to Resume Hawaii Growth Next Month

July 26, 2019 Hawaii, rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Hey Southwest fans! I’ve got great news for you! In its earnings call the other day, Southwest says their set to resume Hawaii growth next month! That means more routes within Hawaii and out of state are coming soon. Slowdown Recently, we learned that Southwest needed to slow its Hawaii ambitions due to a shortage […]

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Alaska, United & Southwest Shopping Portal Bonuses: Earn Up To 2,500 Bonus Miles

July 23, 2019 Quick Deals, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, United MileagePlus

Written by Stephen Pepper @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

The Alaska, United and Southwest shopping portals are all offering bonus miles for the next few weeks. They’re offering different bonuses at different spending thresholds, so here are the details about all of them. United MileagePlus The Deal & Key Terms Spend $150 & get 500 bonus miles (3.33x) Spend $350 & get 1,500 bonus miles (4.29x) Spend $600 & get 2,500 bonus miles (4.17x) Expires August 18, 2019. Direct link to offer. Alaska Mileage…

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Booking Hawaii Inter-Island Travel in the Southwest Era

July 8, 2019 Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Recently, I booked a trip to Kona for Mrs. Island Miler and I. Things are quite different from the last time we traveled inter-island, so let’s talk about booking Hawaii inter-island travel in the Southwest era. Southwest launched its Hawaii service earlier this year and, until recently, has been growing rapidly in the islands. I’ve […]

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Analysis of the Southwest Airlines Hawaii Launch

March 5, 2019 California, Hawaii, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Blogging

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Southwest began selling tickets for its hotly anticipated Hawaii service yesterday. So, today, I’m doing an analysis of the Southwest Airlines Hawaii launch, fares, award prices, competitive response, and more. Boy, Southwest broke into the Hawaii market yesterday with guns blazing. Promotional fares for flights between California and Hawaii came in at an eye-popping $49 […]

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Summary of all current buy miles/points bonuses and discounts – 12 current offers

November 8, 2018 Alaska Airlines - Mileage Plan, American AAdvantage, Buy Miles, Hilton Honors, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, United Mileage Plus

Written by Patrick Sojka @ Frequent Flyer Bonuses

We’ve had quite a few buy miles and points bonuses released over the past couple of weeks and as always you can find them all listed on our Buy Miles Bonuses page but we thought it also wise to do a summary post here of the current bonuses and discoun…

Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards

October 17, 2018 points and miles, rapid rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Travel, Travel Blogging

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards is the loyalty program of Southwest. And since the Airline is going to begin serving Hawaii soon, now is the time to familiarize yourself with their loyalty program. Hawaiian Airlines’ HawaiianMiles is the undisputed king of loyalty programs among Hawaii residents. And while it’s not a bad program, it isn’t all […]

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