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Leigh tells us about the Southwest Rapid Rewards Program and why she loves it. She breaks down all of their offers and options to help you book the best trip possible. Sean tells us about encounters he’s had with generous passengers and flamboyant flight attendants.

Hands down the Southwest Rapid Rewards program is the best out there

• COMPANION PASS (after earning 110,000 qualifying points learn about it HERE)
• If there is a seat available you can book it with points
• There is no fee for changing a ticket
• Chase offers 2 personal cards and 1-2 business cards ($69 & $99 fee)
• Marriott points transfer to Southwest at 3:1
• Hyatt points transfer to Southwest at 2.5:1
• Club Carleson 10:1
• $5.60 security fee per one-way trip
• Free drink tickets

Sign up for the rapid rewards program HERE

Check our current credit card deals & offers page for Southwest cards

*YES, Ultimate rewards transfer to Southwest at 1:1 BUT they do not count towards a Companion pass.

Redeeming your Points for Southwest flights is SOOOOO easy:

Southwest does not have a standard award chart, rather their points fluctuate with ticket prices. The best way to get an idea of how many points you will need, is to build an actual itinerary. You don’t need to log in! just go to: Southwest awards. Enter your departure and arrival city. Select dates within the month(s) you plan to travel. Select points. Search.

Click on ‘flexible dates? Search the low fare calendar’

From here, you can see what dates have the best points or you can see how many points are required for your specific dates. You can easily look at other months.

Click on any day of the month to select a departing date and returning date. All the flights will display for that date.

Choose your flights and hit continue

One (non-stop) Round trip ticket from Buffalo to Las Vegas in this example is 25,851 points and $11.20!