{"id":85378,"date":"2024-03-25T19:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/act-fast-book-just-1-southwest-ticket-and-youll-earn-a-southwest-companion-pass-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T19:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T19:00:52","slug":"act-fast-book-just-1-southwest-ticket-and-youll-earn-a-southwest-companion-pass-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/act-fast-book-just-1-southwest-ticket-and-youll-earn-a-southwest-companion-pass-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Act fast: Book just 1 Southwest ticket and you&#8217;ll earn a Southwest Companion Pass &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>To start the week right, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/airline\/southwest-airlines\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest Airlines<\/a> is offering travelers a complimentary <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/how-to-use-southwest-companion-pass\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest Companion Pass<\/a> valid for travel from August through October.<\/p>\n<p>Travelers must book a round-trip flight or two one-way tickets by March 27 and redeem for travel by the end of May to take advantage of this offer.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"deal-basics\" class=\"jsx-3480274316 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-3480274316\">Deal basics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4252866712 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:61.099137931034484%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-12.37.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-4252866712 figcaption\">SOUTHWEST.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Airlines<\/b>: Southwest<br \/><b>Routes<\/b>: Across the Southwest network<br \/><b>How to book<\/b>: Register for the promo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southwest.com\/loyalty\/myaccount\/promotion-detail.html?id=2-4ZTAX94B\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">directly through the airline<\/a> and then book travel<br \/><b>Travel dates<\/b>: Travel by May 22 and use the Companion Pass between Aug. 5 and Oct. 2<br \/><b>Book by<\/b>: Travel must be booked by March 27<\/p>\n<p>To take advantage of this deal, log into your <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest Rapid Rewards<\/a> account using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southwest.com\/loyalty\/myaccount\/promotion-detail.html?id=2-4ZTAX94B\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a> before booking travel as you would normally.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, this deal requires you to book and travel before receiving the Companion Pass for your companion. The pass could be for a friend, family member or random person off the street \u2014 wouldn&#8217;t that be a good reality show?<\/p>\n<p>If you are unfamiliar with how the Companion Pass works, passholders can essentially use it to bring a travel companion to accompany them on flights for nearly free. Holders of the Southwest Companion Pass can use the pass as many times as they want until it expires; this means your companion could come with you for just the cost of taxes and fees. The pass can be used for award tickets as well, allowing you to <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/how-to-redeem-points-southwest-rapid-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">redeem Southwest Rapid Rewards points<\/a> for yourself and bring your companion without using additional points.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__i_qm0&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When using this pass, travelers can change which companion they use the pass on three times over a calendar year; in the case of this promo, this amounts to four different people over the specified time frame of two months.<\/p>\n<p>Under regular circumstances, you can earn Southwest&#8217;s Companion Pass by accruing 135,000 qualifying points or taking 100 qualifying one-way flights in a calendar year. This can be expedited by opening one of the five <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/credit-cards\/southwest\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest credit cards<\/a> with varying sign-up bonuses, as these points count toward the Southwest Companion Pass.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, remember that Companion Pass fares do not include $5.60 in taxes and fees one-way and are not valid on award bookings with Rapid Rewards points.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"maximize-your-purchase\" class=\"jsx-3480274316 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-3480274316\">Maximize your purchase<\/h2>\n<p>To book Southwest flights and earn points toward a Southwest Companion Pass, use:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bottom-line\" class=\"jsx-3480274316 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-3480274316\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>This is a good deal for frequent Southwest flyers who have not been able to traditionally earn a Southwest Companion Pass and want to try it out. Be sure to book travel by Thursday, March 27.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/deals\/southwest-companion-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To start the week right, Southwest Airlines is offering travelers a complimentary Southwest Companion Pass valid for travel from August through October. Travelers must book a round-trip flight or two one-way tickets by March 27 and redeem for travel by the end of May to take advantage of this offer. 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