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[amss14]

Good to know! Thanks!

 

[Bayleigh]

hi

 

[Bayleigh]

hello

 

[Bayleigh]

i think im doing this right

 

[marlaine8]

My husband and I both have s/w credit cards with rewards points. Neither of us have enough for 3 round trip tickets, but separately we do. (I need 4300 for the 3 of us to fly-myself, DH and DS . I have 3160 points and he has 3099 pts.)
Will the 3 of us be able to sit together if I put 2 tickets on one credit card and 1 ticket on the other? How will it effect M/E?
Would it be easier to transfer points from one card to another?

 

[bjscheel]

My husband and I both have s/w credit cards with rewards points. Neither of us have enough for 3 round trip tickets, but separately we do. (I need 4300 for the 3 of us to fly-myself, DH and DS . I have 3160 points and he has 3099 pts.)
Will the 3 of us be able to sit together if I put 2 tickets on one credit card and 1 ticket on the other? How will it effect M/E?
Would it be easier to transfer points from one card to another?

Buying them with separate points accounts won't affect your seating. When you buy with points, each ticket has its own confirmation number, so when you check in at 24 hours, you will check everyone in separately anyway.

By M/E do you mean Magical Express? There will be no effect on that either. You tell ME what flight you're arriving/departing on so they know when to expect you, but it doesn't matter to them how you paid for flights.

It would cost you money to transfer points from one RR account to another, and there is no benefit to doing that if you can buy all of the tickets the other way. Now on the other hand, if one account had almost enough for all 3, and the other account didn't have enough for one, I would pay to move points.

BTW, am I reading that right? 4300 points for 3 round trip tickets??? That's crazy low.

 

[marlaine8]

Thanks for clearing that up for me!

BTW, I made a mistake with the points--it's 42,000 points. I left off a zero. (It would be nice though! )

 

[bjscheel]

Thanks for clearing that up for me!

As of today, for September dates, 3 round trip tickets from Chicago are 4284 points. Maybe I should go ahead and book now instead of waiting?

I just looked and for the whole month of September, the lowest price is 7144 for a one-way ticket.

7144 each way = 14288 for a round trip x 3 = 42864...Are you missing a number?

As far as when to book, when you book with points you can always modify your reservation and get points back if they go down. So if you see a fare you have enough points for, you grab it, and modify later if it gets better. 7144 each way is not too bad, but it could potentially go lower.

 

[bjscheel]

Thanks for clearing that up for me!

BTW, I made a mistake with the points--it's 42,000 points. I left off a zero. (It would be nice though! )

Whew, that makes more sense! Did you also leave off a 0 when you said how many points you have?

And no doubt that would be nice if they were that cheap!

 

[housemouse]

When I did it, I called and the rep walked me through doing it online. If you're used to doing things this way, it's pretty easy. Go to this webpage to get started.

http://www.southwest.com/flight/change-air-reservation.html;jsessionid=A865C7E76E662D9341ECCB186A297335

Each passenger gets a separate credit to use within I believe a year. So if you have 4 people and the price goes down by $10 a ticket, each person gets a $10 credit rather than you getting the whole $40 yourself, if that makes sense.

Thanks for that link. My flights for this fall dropped in price some and I was able to change reservations and have 4000 points put back in my account!

 

[Li Li]

Do a husband and wife need separate rapid rewards accounts for SW? I tried to add points for myself and husband and it said I need a different account number for him. That's kind of annoying.

 

[stitchlovestink]

Do a husband and wife need separate rapid rewards accounts for SW? I tried to add points for myself and husband and it said I need a different account number for him. That's kind of annoying.

Yes each individual must have their own RR account. No pooling accounts together.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Do a husband and wife need separate rapid rewards accounts for SW? I tried to add points for myself and husband and it said I need a different account number for him. That's kind of annoying.

Yes and kids each need their own as well.

 

[blakefamily]

If I sign up for the Rapid Rewards credit card and earn the bonus miles. How long until they are on my account to use ?
Just got the offer for 50,000 miles.

 

[bjscheel]

If I sign up for the Rapid Rewards credit card and earn the bonus miles. How long until they are on my account to use ?
Just got the offer for 50,000 miles.

If you charge the $2000 (or whatever they are requiring) right away, then your points should post a day or two after your statement closes.

 

[GrumpyInOH]

Hi All. I have been lurking for months and finally got around to registering. So, i took some advice received here and opened a couple of credit cards for the promotional miles. I am dangerously close to CP eligibility. I was going to wait until I got it before booking flights, but it seemed there were only a few lower priced tickets left, so I went ahead and booked 3 tickets (we need 4). Now, I am worried that one or both legs might be sold out (October flight) before I reach CP eligibility (later in April). Should I book my companion's ticket using my points to secure a seat and then cancel/rebook once I receive the CP? Can I even do this? If so, I believe the points would be placed in my companion's RR account instead of mine, correct? My wife would be my companion, so that wouldn't be a big deal. Many thanks for your valuable advice.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Hi All. I have been lurking for months and finally got around to registering. So, i took some advice received here and opened a couple of credit cards for the promotional miles. I am dangerously close to CP eligibility. I was going to wait until I got it before booking flights, but it seemed there were only a few lower priced tickets left, so I went ahead and booked 3 tickets (we need 4). Now, I am worried that one or both legs might be sold out (October flight) before I reach CP eligibility (later in April). Should I book my companion's ticket using my points to secure a seat and then cancel/rebook once I receive the CP? Can I even do this? If so, I believe the points would be placed in my companion's RR account instead of mine, correct? My wife would be my companion, so that wouldn't be a big deal. Many thanks for your valuable advice.

Points go back into your account if you pay with your points.
Cash would be a credit in the name of the passenger the tick was purchased for, however.

 

[JeanfromBNA]

Trying to book flights to MCO for October. Has SWA limited or eliminated Wanna Get Away fares on some flights? Most of mine were "sold out." This has also been the case since I started looking in January for flights to SEA in late May.

Anybody had experience with Wanna Get Away fares opening up closer to departure?

 

[ksloane]

Trying to book flights to MCO for October. Has SWA limited or eliminated Wanna Get Away fares on some flights? Most of mine were "sold out." This has also been the case since I started looking in January for flights to SEA in late May.

Anybody had experience with Wanna Get Away fares opening up closer to departure?

In my experience, which isn't a lot, once they are gone, they are gone. I try to buy airfare the day it is released or as soon as I know I am going.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Trying to book flights to MCO for October. Has SWA limited or eliminated Wanna Get Away fares on some flights? Most of mine were "sold out." This has also been the case since I started looking in January for flights to SEA in late May. Anybody had experience with Wanna Get Away fares opening up closer to departure?

My desired August WGA flights BUF/MCO have gone from $123 each way, to unavailable, then for weeks they were sold out. Upon checking a week ago they were unavailable again & now they are $234 each way.. Just keep checking.