Southwest Airlines has just launched a lucrative sale, whereby you can save up to 40% off the cost of a ticket. This is valid on both revenue and award bookings, so this is a great opportunity to redeem Rapid Rewards points.
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Southwest offering up to 40% off award tickets
Southwest Airlines is offering up to a 40% discount on newly booked Rapid Rewards award flights when using promotion code SAVEWOW (this is also available on revenue tickets, but I’m focusing on the award angle here):
- This is valid for bookings made through October 3, 2024
- This is valid for travel between October 29, 2024, and January 31, 2025; for international, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii flights, it’s even valid through March 5, 2025
- This is valid for Wanna Get Away and Wanna Get Away Plus fares, which are Southwest’s two most affordable fare bundles
- This is valid for travel to anywhere Southwest flies, including domestically and internationally; the only exception is that flights involving Orange County (SNA), as well as inter-island Hawaii flights, don’t qualify
- You must use promotion code SAVEWOW at the time that you search for flights, and then you’ll see the discounted price reflected, which could be up to 40% off (but savings aren’t always that much)
- Continental US travel is blacked out November 26 through November 27, November 29 through December 2, December 20 through December 23, December 26 through December 29, January 2, and January 4 through January 5
- Continental US to international and Hawaii travel is blacked out November 21 through November 25, December 18 through January 7, and February 13 through February 16, while international and Hawaii to continental US travel is blacked out November 29 through December 3, December 18 through January 7, and February 21 through February 24
- Continental US to Puerto Rico travel is blacked out November 21 through November 25, and December 18 through January 7, while Puerto Rico to Continental US travel is blacked out November 29 through December 3, and December 18 through January 7
This promotion is a great opportunity
Rapid Rewards is a revenue based program, and you generally get the same value for your points, regardless of how you redeem. So being able to redeem up to 40% fewer points for the same award is a great value, making this the ideal time to redeem.
Even if you’re not sure you’ll be able to travel, keep in mind that Southwest has no change or cancelation fees, so you can always book a ticket now, and then cancel it later, and have your Rapid Rewards points redeposited. Similarly, if you already have a ticket booked for travel over an eligible period, it could be worth checking to see if you can rebook it now and save some points.
Bottom line
Southwest Airlines has launched a lucrative sale, whereby you can save up to 40% on the cost of Southwest award flights by using promotion code SAVEWOW. For those with Rapid Rewards points, this is an ideal opportunity to maximize your points, since you’ll get more value per point than usual.
Will you be using this Southwest fare sale to save on a flight?
Because I usually stay on top of all SWA promos and reservations there’s typically not much meat left on the carcass. However, nearly 10k on this one for me is nothing to sneeze at.
This promo is a joke. Up to 40%, but the actual amounts are random and my quick search showed nothing near 40%, and mostly on crappy flights. I just looked up a day in November and there is nothing available, even though its not a blackout date. Total waste of time Southwest.
I just got 35% back on one of my already booked flights, so there's some stuff out there. No luck on my others