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[TexasErin]

Is it a SW rapid reward credit card? If it is, the points will transfer right to the SW site & you’ll just book with points there. Mine always show the day after statement closing, so they might be there for you today. If not a SW card, sorry, I don’t know anything about booking thru chase.

If you are transferring UR to RR points you can do whatever amount you want. I transferred 20,000 a couple months ago. In my mind I would rather book with RR points and save on issues down the road. There are reports that those that book through the Chase Travel Portal are not able to reprice if the flight goes down. It would also take less points, since a CSP gives you 1.25 cpp and usually SW points are 1.4-1.6 cpp. Transfers usually take a minute or two, although I have had them take 24 hours.
I think PP was talking about a Sapphire Preferred since they mention transferring points.

Thank you both! It is a Chase Sapphire Preferred. I was able to go ahead and transfer over 104,000 points to DH’s RR account. They showed up within two or three minutes and he was able to book one-way flights for the four of us. They were roughly 33,000 points total for the four of us together so we were quite pleased.

Due to previous flight delays, SW gave each of us some travel funds of I think $100. Although we probably have enough points to book our return flight when they open up, I would like to use these travel funds. How would I do this and combine with points since $100 will almost definitely not be enough to book a flight for any of us? Can travel funds be transferred amongst each other so that maybe one or two people can use those to book a return flight and the other two of us use points?

 

[Kazi7]

My son got the credit card and met the spending while ago but the points don't show up yet. He thinks that he didn't put his RR# in the credit card application. Who should he call to add it--Southwest or Chase?

 

[FCDub]

My son got the credit card and met the spending while ago but the points don't show up yet. He thinks that he didn't put his RR# in the credit card application. Who should he call to add it--Southwest or Chase?

Chase

 

[Kazi7]

Thanks, that's what I thought.

 

[jennb529]

Booked our flights today using points. Based on my previous stalking of flights over the past few months, we were planning to fly out of LUV to MCO direct. However, when I looked this morning there were very few direct LUV to MCO flights and the ones they had were significantly higher than what I was expecting! So we ended up booking Houston Hobby (HOU) direct to MCO. We have to drive 2 hrs to get to LUV and 3.5 to get to HOU, but the savings in points makes it worth the further drive.

HOU to MCO direct, 22,140 pts for 2 people. On Memorial Day.

 

[Poohlovr]

Random question. We are planning to do 2 days at USO and then the beach for 2-3 days. Should I look to mook 1 way flights to MCO then return flights from Tampa maybe? Thinking Clearwater beach. Or just do round trip from MCO? I've never been in any other Fl airport so idk if any of them are easier or cheaper

edit. nvm, I see SW doesn't fly into.out of Tampa

Where are you flying from? I flew into TPA recently from SDF

 

[EACarlson]

Due to previous flight delays, SW gave each of us some travel funds of I think $100. Although we probably have enough points to book our return flight when they open up, I would like to use these travel funds. How would I do this and combine with points since $100 will almost definitely not be enough to book a flight for any of us? Can travel funds be transferred amongst each other so that maybe one or two people can use those to book a return flight and the other two of us use points?

Travel Funds or LUV Vouchers? Travel Funds can only be used by the person named and would be attached to a confirmation number of a previous flight. LUV Vouchers can be treated like gift cards and used for flights by anyone. Usually Customer Service gives LUV Vouchers and not Travel Funds. You can't combine Points and TF or cash for one flight. What you would have to do is pay cash for whatever your TF doesn't cover.

 

[Sleepyluke]

I’m disappointed that apparently the daily nonstop flights from Memphis to MCO are no longer an option for booking. Southwest has posted on their website that they offer a daily nonstop flight from Memphis to Orlando, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. Does anyone know anything about it or think they’ll add a nonstop flight later on? I plan on traveling late April / early May.

The NS has been hit or miss. It shows up, people book it and then it gets cancelled. I have a coworker that has booked it twice for Feb/Mar only to have it disappear and reappear. Nothing makes sense anymore.

 

[TexasErin]

Travel Funds or LUV Vouchers? Travel Funds can only be used by the person named and would be attached to a confirmation number of a previous flight. LUV Vouchers can be treated like gift cards and used for flights by anyone. Usually Customer Service gives LUV Vouchers and not Travel Funds. You can't combine Points and TF or cash for one flight. What you would have to do is pay cash for whatever your TF doesn't cover.

They are LUV vouchers that expire 8/4/2022. So can we transfer them to one person to combine them so that one person's return flight can be booked when they release the next round?

 

[MICKIMINI]

MHT is my home airport too. We are flying Boston more and more, which I hate. I really miss the pre Covid flight schedules from Manchester, and I don't find the new addition of Spirit to the airport to be a reasonable alternative. This trip I just booked has us flying Boston again. If I wanted to fly from Vegas to Manchester I had to either leave Vegas at 5 am (no) or get in to MHT at 11 pm on a Sunday night. I work in education so also no. Our flight to Boston is just about perfect...leave LAS at 9 am, layover in Chicago and in to Boston before 7 pm. I'm sure they'll change flight times Going out we are nonstop with JetBlue from BOS. February to MCO is also JetBlue from Boston.

Southwest seems to have increased their options from BOS faster than MHT, which was my fear when they added BOS ten+ years ago. Hopefully someday I can regularly fly MHT again.

SWA had lots of non stops out of MHT pre covid and BOS continues to be connections. MHT is so easy...we were three spots from the door to the terminal in the garage last month! We swore off connections more than a decade ago unless it is a far off destination. I hate BOS too but I hate connections more LOL!

 

[MICKIMINI]

If you are transferring UR to RR points you can do whatever amount you want. I transferred 20,000 a couple months ago. In my mind I would rather book with RR points and save on issues down the road. There are reports that those that book through the Chase Travel Portal are not able to reprice if the flight goes down. It would also take less points, since a CSP gives you 1.25 cpp and usually SW points are 1.4-1.6 cpp. Transfers usually take a minute or two, although I have had them take 24 hours.
I think PP was talking about a Sapphire Preferred since they mention transferring points.

I was unable to reprice through Chase Travel Portal last week to save $160 on two Delta flights. Thankfully I bought refundable tickets and cancelled (phone) and rebooked direct through Delta.

 

[MICKIMINI]

My son got the credit card and met the spending while ago but the points don't show up yet. He thinks that he didn't put his RR# in the credit card application. Who should he call to add it--Southwest or Chase?

My son made the same mistake several years ago...they would not correct it and he made the error. He now has an AMEX Plat and DID get his promo and the SWA is a secondary card. Lesson learned.

 

[cmarsh31]

I wish Delta had nonstops from Buffalo. Only SW, JB or Frontier have nonstops from here. But I’m seriously annoyed with SW & kind of ticked I worked so hard to renew my companion pass. This is a big trip to celebrate my 65th birthday & our retirement. We have a club level room at CR & it isn’t available if I try to change dates. I’m considering SW down & JB back. So annoyed right now.

We do the SW/JB combo all the time. No reason to book round-trip on either.

 

[focusondisney]

We do the SW/JB combo all the time. No reason to book round-trip on either.

I agree, we’ve done it before. But, we have 270,000 SW rewards points & I just earned an extension of my Companion Pass into 2022. I really don’t want to pay $450 for the 2 of us to fly home on JB, when I can book with SW points & my DH can fly free. So now I’m thinking we can fly down a day earlier. There is an early morning flight that day & fly home on the 10:30 am flight. That gives us just about the same time in Disney. But instead of paying JB, I’ll have to pay for an extra hotel night, so it’s probably a wash. It’s annoying having worked to earn the CP & not get the most out of it.

 

[Avery&Todd]

I wonder what SW has up their sleeve...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/southwest-airlines-introduce-fare-category-194420660.html

 

[dez1978]

Where are you flying from? I flew into TPA recently from SDF

Stl.

 

[EACarlson]

They are LUV vouchers that expire 8/4/2022. So can we transfer them to one person to combine them so that one person's return flight can be booked when they release the next round?

They can't be combined, but you can use more than one to pay for a flight. You are allowed three sources of payment per transaction. Each of the LUV Vouchers would be a separate one, then your CSP for the third.

 

[disny_luvr]

I have a Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card. I’d like to use my points to book travel on Southwest. How do I transfer my points from Chase to Southwest? Also, can I transfer the points into my Southwest account and book travel for everyone in my party, or do I need to transfer points into everyone’s Southwest account? I’m looking to book next week when they release the summer dates.

 

[EACarlson]

I have a Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card. I’d like to use my points to book travel on Southwest. How do I transfer my points from Chase to Southwest? Also, can I transfer the points into my Southwest account and book travel for everyone in my party, or do I need to transfer points into everyone’s Southwest account? I’m looking to book next week when they release the summer dates.

Go into the UR section of your Chase account, choose "Use Points", Transfer to a partner, choose SWA, enter in your RR number and you should be able to transfer any number of points in multiples of 1,000. You can use your points to book travel for anyone, if the price goes down or you have to cancel, all of those points go back to your account.

 

[disny_luvr]

Go into the UR section of your Chase account, choose "Use Points", Transfer to a partner, choose SWA, enter in your RR number and you should be able to transfer any number of points in multiples of 1,000. You can use your points to book travel for anyone, if the price goes down or you have to cancel, all of those points go back to your account.

Thank you so much! This is very helpful!