Wanna Get Away on May 22, May 30-31, June 5-6, July 4-5, 2012 on Southwest?  If so, book today on Southwest using code SUMMER12 and save 35% off the purchase of a round trip ticket.   Though while it says round trip, I got it to accept the discount on a one-way after a couple tries, so know knows.  I did not actually pay for that flight, so perhaps it would… Read the Rest.

Tomorrow (Thursday), Day 19 of the Daily Getaways brings us Choice Privileges points.  These packages are promoted as two or three nights in various types of Choice hotels, but what really matters is the number of points that come with the package.  You can redeem those points however you wish once they are deposited in your account.  The points range from 32,000 to 40,000 per package.  My parents frequent hotels… Read the Rest.

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.

Thanks so much to jaw_24 for sharing on Milepoint for sharing that you can earn 3,000 extra Rapid Reward points on Southwest for certain routes now through June 30th.  3,000 Rapid Reward points is the equivalent to $50 in Wanna Get Away fares, so it is a pretty hefty bonus.  You do need to be logged into your account to register and it only applies to new reservations on Wanna… Read the Rest.

Thanks to travelisfree on this Flyertalk thread for sharing a promo from Freecreditscore.com that will award 3,000 Southwest Rapid Reward points (worth $50 in Wanna Get Away Fares) after you have two paid months with Freecreditscore.com.  So, for $14.95 per month for two months = 29.90, you get two months of this credit score service and the equivalent of $50 in Southwest points. The Flyertalk thread referenced above mentions that… Read the Rest.

I mentioned the Southwest Airlines Partnerpalooza promotion briefly on Friday, but I wanted to dedicate a post to the promo as well.  When I first heard of the Partnerpalooza I got excited that perhaps they were doing something similar to the US Airways Grand Slam, but I quickly learned that it isn’t near as fun…..or rewarding.  The Partnerpalooza has two parts to it.  There is a contest to win up… Read the Rest.

You ever had one of those weeks?  You know the kind – three different required trips to three different cities in five days….and that was just my schedule.  My husband also had a two-day work trip as well.  While this may sound like a light week to some hardened road warriors, I can say without a doubt that having two working parents torn in different directions at the same time,… 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.

I posted yesterday that the Chase Southwest Airlines credit card sign-up bonus is still counting towards the Southwest Companion Pass, so I figured I would continue on today with another Southwest update.  This time the news isn’t quite as cheery.  The first part of the update (which is actually good news) is that Southwest is now an official Ultimate Rewards transfer partner.  For those who aren’t familiar with Ultimate Rewards,… Read the Rest.