Yeah, yeah, I know. Cattle car. Poors. Etc.
But for those of us that fly SWA a lot, the twice a year hack is back.
You can buy $500 worth of Southwest Airlines’ gift cards for $430 at Costco.com.
I load up on these (max is $2500) twice a year and buy all my family flights and all my ski and beach vacation flights for the next 6 months..including ones I’m not even sure of yet. I also give them to my adult kids as Christmas gifts to pay for them to come see us or join us on trips.
This way I get the cheapest advance purchase fares plus the extra 14% off of my SWA flights. And because there are no cancellation fees, if I have to change the flights in the coming months, I don’t lose anything.
I may, or may not, have also expensed the full value of SWA business flights and made an immediate 16% return.
I’m a rewards nerd, and this is one of the easiest and best deals around. Yes, you still earn all your SWA RapidRewards points, Companion Pass credits and A List credits, though you do give up the Chase SWA Visa bonus. It’s just 1x points on the purchase because it’s Costco instead of 4x direct SWA purchase.
But for those of us that fly SWA a lot, the twice a year hack is back.
You can buy $500 worth of Southwest Airlines’ gift cards for $430 at Costco.com.
I load up on these (max is $2500) twice a year and buy all my family flights and all my ski and beach vacation flights for the next 6 months..including ones I’m not even sure of yet. I also give them to my adult kids as Christmas gifts to pay for them to come see us or join us on trips.
This way I get the cheapest advance purchase fares plus the extra 14% off of my SWA flights. And because there are no cancellation fees, if I have to change the flights in the coming months, I don’t lose anything.
I may, or may not, have also expensed the full value of SWA business flights and made an immediate 16% return.
I’m a rewards nerd, and this is one of the easiest and best deals around. Yes, you still earn all your SWA RapidRewards points, Companion Pass credits and A List credits, though you do give up the Chase SWA Visa bonus. It’s just 1x points on the purchase because it’s Costco instead of 4x direct SWA purchase.
