I think that is correct, but I believe there is a limit on the number of payment methods you can use on one itinerary, and I think it is 3. So you may wind up having to split your tickets into multiple itineraries if you have several vouchers to use.
. Is something going on tomorrow that I should know about? I would love to get a ”great price”. Looking to book with SW for late August but the prices are way to high right now.Just thought I would let people know, as I learn so much from these boards. Wish every luck tomorrow on getting the flights they need at a great price .
We just did the strategy that is outlined in the link below and ended up with 110,000 points plus a companion pass for the rest of 2018 and 2019. It’s your best bet if you’re flying SW. https://thepointsguy.com/2018/01/southwest-companion-pass-bonuses/We (family of 4) are planning a trip to WDW late Nov 2018 and plan to fly SW. What credit card to you recommend to earn points for airline tickets- SW Rapid Rewards Card or another? Any advice on saving $$ on flights is appreciated!
I’m watching the departing and returning flights we are planning to book for our (family of 4) 8/19-8/25 trip. I currently have a little over 110,000 RR points and just earned a Companion Pass. The 3 round trip nonstop flights we are looking for are priced over $400 each way while the other less appealing options are between $100-$200. How difficult is it to rebook our flights? Should we book our second choice in case we don’t get a price we can work with on our 1st choice nonstops or should we just wait for our chosen flights price to drop? I don’t want to be stuck with a 3rd or 4th choice and we have never booked with points (and waiting for the prices to drop) before.
Southwest's policy on paid flights (not points booking) is that any unused funds from the cancelled flight(s) must be used for travel completed by the fund's expiration date (one year from date original travel was booked). Those funds must be used by the person named on the ticket.Long story short, I changed my flights going down to MCO in July (purchased with points) to last weekend. However, I purchased my return flights instead of changing the July flights. (I was on my phone in middle of a nor'easter trying to find a flight out to make it for a wedding so I wasn't thinking clearly). I had already planned on moving our vacation to November but that may not seem possible anymore. So my question is, if I cancel those returning flights, will Southwest refund me the cost? My expiration date is 12/5/18 and I don't think I'll be able to travel before that. Can you change a flight before expiration for travel after the expiration date?
Any help would be appreciated. This is what happens when you plan early but life gets in the way lol
Thanks
Suzy
If the plane still has a lot of available capacity as you get closer, you'll see some more lower fare buckets opened up. When the next big sale happens in June, that would be a good time to check. If you already have it booked by then, if the fare drops you can get the points difference refunded back.
Hi! Just curious. Really not trying to start something . In an earlier post you referenced a big sale coming up in March. In this post you mention a big sale in June. I'm just trying to get the lowest fare possible like everyone else so I'm wondering if I should still be looking for something this month, or wait until June???
Hi! Just curious. Really not trying to start something . In an earlier post you referenced a big sale coming up in March. In this post you mention a big sale in June. I'm just trying to get the lowest fare possible like everyone else so I'm wondering if I should still be looking for something this month, or wait until June???
Yes you can book the flights you don't want because they are cheaper and wait and see if the flights you do want happen to drop in price. I have done this before with no issues. But I did look and the $412 flight is the non stop so the likelihood of it dropping in price is very very slim. It is priced at $412 because it is popular and the more people book it the higher the price becomes. And I just looked and both the Aug 19 the Aug 25 flight you want are now sold out if you need to book more that one ticket for those flights.I'm also trying to figure this out. I've gotten some good information so far on this thread but I need to clarify before I buy the cheap tickets I don't really want. Any insight from people who have experience would be greatly appreciated.
Flights I want for our August 19th-25th trip:
Departing non-stop 7am-9:50 PVD to MCO
Returning non-stop 7:25-10:05 MCO to PVD
They are each almost $500 per person. The Wanna Get Away price recently has been $412 while other less-desirable flights (with anytime fares that are also $500) are as low as $152. I know no one has a crystal ball but is it safe to assume that most people are not buying these tickets between $400-$500 and I will have a chance to book at a lower price before the flights are sold out? IMO they are likely not dropping the price much right now for these flights because they are much more desirable for most people going to Disney and they are trying to get the most money out of as many people as they can.
The flights I can afford with our 110,000 RR points right now are
Departing 1 stop 6:30am-1:10pm
Returning 1 stop 11:30am-5:05pm
If I understand this SW booking thing correctly, I can book the flights I can afford (but really don't want) right now and if (hopefully WHEN) the price drops on the flights I really want we can rebook from the flights I don't want to the flights I do want.
Is this right? Sorry to sound redundant but I want to make sure we still have a shot at the non stop flights if I purchase something completely different right now. This is my first time using points and I don't want to screw this up!