Last night I wrote about a promo that awards 3,000 bonus Southwest Rapid Reward points if you fly to/from certain cities on Wanna Getaway or Anytime fares between now and the end of June (check out that posts for details and restrictions related to that promo). While that is a great deal, turns out there are a couple more similar promotions from Southwest and AirTran available as well! Earn 5,000… Read the Rest.
I know February is a short month, but dang did it ever fly by! This is a busy time of year in the miles and points world since elite status with most programs runs through the end of February for the previous year. On top of that, there are some other promotions and opportunities that are ending as the calendar turns to March, so here are a few reminders about… Read the Rest.
Several members of my family fly Southwest a decent amount. I know my in-laws will be flying Southwest even more in the future since they are sitting on 50,000 Rapid Reward points from the credit card sign-up! However, they live in a city served by AirTran, not Southwest, so they have been anxiously waiting to see what will happen to service in their city once the two airlines merge. Looks… Read the Rest.
Since this is a relatively slow travel period for the year, at least as far as leisure travel goes, we have been seeing some pretty decent fare sales from some different carriers. There has been a three-day Airtran and Southwest fare sale going on for the last couple of days that ends tonight (Thursday). One thing that I love about Southwest is that if you have a flight booked and… Read the Rest.
This is not exactly a shocker since AirTran and Southwest Airlines are merging, and Southwest is not a Membership Rewards transfer partner, but it is still important to make a note of the date that AirTran will be leaving the Membership Rewards program. All transfers from Membership Rewards to AirTran must be completed by 2/29/2012. Although this isn’t a surprise, it is still another loss to the Membership Rewards program. … Read the Rest.
