- Airline launches early access to one of the biggest sales of
the year for Rapid Rewards Members, followed by a four-day window
for all Customers.
- Wanna Get Away Day Sweepstakes offers daily prizes,
including up to 25 million Rapid Rewards bonus points and
promotional Companion Pass experiences.
DALLAS, June 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines
Co. (NYSE: LUV) is celebrating all week long leading up to
the carrier's official birthday, and Wanna Get Away®
Day, on June 18. Customers are in for
a treat with exclusive offers, including up to 50% off base
fares;1 deals on car rentals,2
hotel bookings,3 and vacation
packages;4 and daily sweepstakes on
WannaGetAwayDay.com,5 with a chance to win
the grand prize of up to 25,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points and
promotional Companion Pass® experiences. Visit
Southwest.com® for the full list of offers.
Major Sale Alert: Up to 50%
Off Base Fares
Starting today, June
10, at noon Central Time (CT),
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Members can take advantage of
early access to the Wanna Get Away Week sale, which is available
only on mobile devices and the Southwest® app, saving up
to 50% off base fares for their next adventure for continental U.S.
travel flown between Aug. 6 and Dec. 18,
2024, and international, Hawaii, and Puerto
Rico travel between Aug. 20 and Dec.
17, 2024. Members can use BDAY in the promo code box
when booking to receive the discount. Restrictions, exclusions, and
blackout dates apply. Seats and days are limited. The discount
applies before government taxes and fees. The sale opens to all
Customers at 8:00 p.m. CT and remains
available through June 13. Visit
Southwest.com to book and view full terms and
conditions.1
"Customer loyalty is foundational at Southwest. Rapid Rewards is
an award-winning and industry-leading loyalty program because it
makes earning and redeeming points easier and gives Members
incentives to come back and fly Southwest again," said Jonathan Clarkson, Vice President Marketing at
Southwest Airlines. "Our Wanna Get Away Week provides some of
our best deals of the year to earn points. Rapid Rewards Members
also can get early access to this sale by booking on mobile devices
or through the Southwest app to get first access to millions of
seats."
Other Exciting Travel Offers
In addition to this
week's sale on base fares, Customers can shop for travel offers on
rental cars, hotel bookings, vacation packages, Rapid
Rewards® points, and more. Visit
Southwest.com to take advantage of these offers and
view the full terms and conditions.
- Rental Cars: Between June 10 and June 18,
2024, Customers who rent a car with Dollar Car Rental can save up
to 25% on the base rate, plus earn 1,200 points on a rental of two
or more days. The offer is only valid at participating Dollar Car
Rental airport locations.2
- Hotels: Between June
10 and June 18, 2024, Customers can earn five times the
points on their hotels for three or more night stays between June 10 and Nov. 30,
2024.3
- Vacation Offers: Between June 10 and June
18, 2024, Customers can save up to $500 on flight and hotel vacation packages, plus
$100 in instant savings on any
domestic, international, or Hawaii
travel between June 11, 2024, and
March 5,
2025.4
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Cards from
Chase: Current and new Cardmembers can take
advantage of these great offers:
- Between June 10 and June 18,
2024, current Cardmembers who register for the
promotion can earn a total of 10 points for each $1 spent with any Rapid Rewards Credit Card on up
to $500 of Southwest qualifying
purchases.6
- Not a Cardmember, not a problem. Between now and June 26, 2024, new Cardmembers can earn
85,000 bonus points after they spend $3,000 on purchases in the first three months
from account opening.7
- Points Mystery Offer: Between June 10 and July 21, 2024, Customers can
reveal their surprise discount and save 40%, 45%, or 50% when they
buy a minimum number of Rapid Rewards
points.8
- Shopping: Between June 10 and
June 18, 2024, Rapid Rewards Shopping® Members
can earn a one-time bonus of 1,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points on
qualifying purchases, in addition to the standard Rapid Rewards
points earned from shopping online through Rapid Rewards
Shopping.9
Wanna Get Away Day and Sweepstakes
Southwest today also kicked off a sweepstakes in honor of the
carrier's branded holiday, Wanna Get Away Day, offering Customers
daily opportunities to win prizes, including up to 25 million Rapid
Rewards bonus points and the highly coveted promotional
Companion Pass experience (only on June
18), available on WannaGetAwayDay.com. Customers must
be a Rapid Rewards Member to participate in the sweepstakes.
Join Rapid Rewards
The Southwest Rapid Rewards
program10 is designed around a simple concept—to
make earning reward flights faster and easier. With Rapid Rewards,
every seat is a reward seat, there are no blackout dates, and
points don't expire. Customers can create an account to become a
Rapid Rewards Member at Southwest.com to take
advantage of Southwest's award-winning loyalty program benefits.
Customers are also encouraged to download Southwest's mobile app
for early access to special sale events.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Southwest Airlines
Co. operates one of the world's most admired and awarded
airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and Hospitality at 121
airports11 across 11 countries. Southwest took
flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable,
and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying
nonstop within the United States
than any other airline12. Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first
corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of
no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history. By empowering
its more than 74,00013 People to deliver
unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a
passionate loyalty among more than 137 million Customers carried in
2023. That formula for success brought industry-leading prosperity
and 47 consecutive years14 of profitability
for Southwest Shareholders (NYSE: LUV). Southwest leverages a
unique legacy and mission to serve communities around the world
including harnessing the power of its People and Purpose to put
communities at the Heart of its success. Learn more by visiting
Southwest.com/citizenship. As the airline with Heart,
Southwest has set a goal to work toward achieving net zero carbon
emissions by 205015. Southwest has also set
near-term targets and a three-pillar strategy to achieve its
environmental goals. Learn more by visiting
Southwest.com/planet.
1 Early access for this promotion is
only open for Rapid Rewards Members on June
6, 2024, between 12:00 p.m. CT and
8:00 p.m. CT, and is only available on mobile devices. All
Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at
Southwest.com/rrterms. Customers can save up to 50% off
promotion code savings valid for one-way or round trip Wanna Get
Away and Wanna Get Away Plus® fares booked on
Southwest.com between June 10 and June 13,
2024, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time
(the "Booking Period") and flown between
Aug. 6 and Dec. 18, 2024, for continental U.S. travel and
between Aug. 20 and Dec. 17, 2024,
for international, Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico travel (the "Travel
Period"). Interisland Hawaii travel and Orange County (SNA) travel are excluded.
Continental U.S. travel is blacked out Aug.
30, Sep. 2, Nov. 22 through Nov. 27, and Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, 2024. Travel to
international, Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico is blacked out
between Aug. 29 and Sept. 3 and
between Nov. 21 and Nov. 25, 2024.
Travel from international, Hawaii,
and Puerto Rico is blacked out
between Aug. 29 and Sept. 3 and
between Nov. 29 and Dec. 3, 2024.
Promotion code savings are applied before government taxes and
fees. Enter promotion code BDAY in the Promo Code box when
booking during the Booking Period. Seats and days are limited. If a
Customer entered the promotion code BDAY in the Promo Code
box on Southwest.com or swabiz.com during the Booking Period, then
while selecting their flights, savings in the base fare will be
visible as a strike-through of the original fare on eligible
flights. The discount's availability may vary by destination,
flight, and day of the week, and won't be available on some flights
that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods.
Please note that the Department of Transportation (DOT) requires
advertised fares to include all government taxes and fees; however,
this promotion applies to the base fare only. The discount is valid
on new reservations only. Discount will apply only for select
flights booked within the Booking Period while supplies last for
travel flown within the Travel Period. Changes made to the
itinerary after purchase will eliminate qualifications for this
promotion and will result in forfeiture of any promotion code
savings. The discount is only valid with the provided promotion
code and is not combinable with other promotion codes or fares. All
reward travel is subject to taxes, fees, and other government or
airport-imposed charges of at least $5.60 per one-way trip. Applicable taxes, fees,
and other government or airport-imposed charges can vary
significantly based on your arrival and departure destination. The
payment of any taxes, fees, and other government or airport-imposed
charges is the responsibility of the Passenger and must be paid at
the time reward travel is booked with a credit card, flight credit,
or Southwest gift card. Fares are subject to change until ticketed.
The offer applies only to published, scheduled service. The offer
is not redeemable for cash, and may not be used in conjunction with
other special offers, or toward the purchase of a gift card or
previously booked flight, or change to a previously booked flight.
The discount is only valid on Southwest.com, swabiz.com, and
Southwest Partner Services. The discount is not valid on group
travel or Southwest Vacations®, through Global
Distribution Systems, or special fares, such as military and
government fares.
2 The discount
applies to pay later base rate only. Taxes, fees, and options are
excluded. Additional mandatory charges may be imposed, including,
but not limited to, airport fees, tourism fees, vehicle license
recovery fees, and any other government imposed taxes or fees.
Charges may apply if optional goods or services such as damage
waiver or refueling are purchased. Rate will vary depending on the
date, car class, location of rental, length of keep, and other
factors. See the booking screen for estimated total rental cost.
Advance reservation, Rapid Rewards account number, Corporate
Discount Code 3055251, and promotion code DL29 for
rentals of two days or longer are required. Rentals of two or more
days earn 1,200 Rapid Rewards points. The promotion code, Corporate
Discount number, and Rapid Rewards number must be provided at the
time of reservation or the offer is void. The offer isn't valid and
rate change or additional fees may apply in the event of
reservation modification, early/late vehicle return, or if not
returning vehicle to same renting location. The offer has no cash
value and may not be used with other discounts, promotions, or
special rates. Age, driver, and qualifying rate restrictions for
the renting location apply. Frequent Flyer Surcharge of
$1.50 per day, up to a maximum of
$8.00 per rental may apply. The
discounts in local currency upon redemption. The offer is subject
to availability and blackout periods. The offer is valid for
reservations made between June 10 and June
18 for vehicle pick-up on or before Nov. 30, 2024. Any points earned over 600 per
rental are considered bonus points. Bonus points don't count toward
A-List, A-List Preferred, or Companion Pass qualification. Please
allow up to eight weeks for points to post to the Member's account.
All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at
Southwest.com/rrterms.
3 To
be eligible, the hotel reservation must be booked on Southwest
Hotels website, via the link provided between 12:01 a.m. CT between June
10 and 11:59 p.m. CT on
June 18, 2024. Eligible stays must
occur between June 10 and Nov. 30,
2024, and must be a minimum of three nights. The offer is
strictly limited to Customers who enter their Rapid Rewards number
and at select hotels purchase checkout. The five times points for
bookings will be issued on the hotel room rate, as displayed on the
platform. The five times points for bookings can't be applied to
existing bookings or retroactively applied to bookings. Southwest
Hotels reserves the right to not award the five times additional
points for bookings at any time if it detects fraud,
stacking of bonuses, technical errors, cancel/rebooking activity
(defined by identical search criteria), or ANY other deceptive
behavior attempted to circumvent the limits expressed above. The
five times points for bookings are automatically applied to
eligible Customer's Rapid Rewards account associated with the
number applied at purchase checkout within eight weeks, after
successfully completing their stay in the booked property. The
points may be awarded separately from the base points awarded.
Additional points will count toward A-List, A-List Preferred, or
Companion Pass qualification. All Rapid Rewards rules and
regulations apply and can be found at
Southwest.com/rrterms.
4 The
$75 per-reservation promotion code
savings apply on flight and hotel vacation packages of $500 or more to any domestic destination
Southwest offers. Savings are reflected in the package price when
using promotion code SITEWIDE125 at the time of booking. The
$100 per-reservation promotion code
savings apply on flight and hotel vacations packages of
$1,000 or more to any domestic
destination Southwest offers. Savings are reflected in the package
price when using promotion code SITEWIDE125 at the time of
booking. The $125 per-reservation
promotion code savings apply on flight and hotel vacation packages
of $1,500 or more to any domestic
destination Southwest offers. Savings are reflected in the package
price when using promotion code SITEWIDE125 at the time of
booking. The $300 per-reservation
promotion code savings apply on flight and hotel vacation packages
of $500 or more to any international
or Hawaii destination Southwest
offers. Savings are reflected in the package price when using
promotion code SITEWIDE500 at the time of booking. The
$400 per-reservation promotion code
savings apply on flight and hotel vacation packages of $1,000 or more to any international or
Hawaii destination Southwest
offers. Savings are reflected in the package price when using
promotion code SITEWIDE500 at the time of booking. The
$500 per-reservation promotion code
savings apply on flight and hotel packages of $1,500 or more to any international or
Hawaii destination Southwest
offers. Savings are reflected in the package price when using
promotion code SITEWIDE500 at the time of booking. Length of
stay for flight and hotel components must match. Promotion code
intended for redemption by individual consumer only. One-day
advance purchase is required. Restrictions, exclusions, and
blackout dates may apply to hotel offers. Savings are valid if
booked between June 10 and June 24,
2024, by 6:00 p.m. CT for
travel between June 11, 2024, and
March 5,
2025.
5 NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WON'T INCREASE CHANCES OF
WINNING. Open to legal residents of 50 United
States and the District of
Columbia (excluding Alaska)
age 18 or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited. Limit one
entry per person. All fields must be completed. Approximate retail
value all prizes: $301,205. For
complete details and Official Rules, visit WannaGetAwayDay.com. By
submitting this entry, Customers agree to the Official Rules. By
entering, information collected will be used in accordance with
Sponsor's Privacy Policy. Sponsor: Southwest Airlines Co., 2702
Love Field Drive, Dallas, TX
75235. Enter by June 18, 2024, at
11:58:59 PM
CT.
6 The Southwest Rapid
Rewards Credit Card is brought to Customers by Southwest Airlines
and Chase. Southwest Airlines is responsible for the redemption of
Rapid Rewards points toward benefits and services. The number of
points needed for a particular Southwest flight is set by Southwest
and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel,
demand, fare type, point redemption rate, and other factors, and
are subject to change at any time until the booking is confirmed.
Rapid Rewards points can only be transferred to the primary
Cardmember's Rapid Rewards account. All Rapid Rewards rules and
regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
Southwest reserves the right to amend, suspend, or change the
program and/or program rules at any time without notice. Rapid
Rewards Members don't acquire property rights in accrued
points.
7 The offers may vary depending
on where Customers apply, for example online or in a branch, and
can change over time. To take advantage of this particular offer,
Customers can apply through the method provided in this
advertisement. Review the offer details before applying. Customers
can earn 85,000 bonus points after they spend $3,000 on purchases in the first three months
from account opening. The product is not available to either
(i) current Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card,
or (ii) previous Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit
Card who received a new Cardmember bonus within the last 24 months.
This doesn't apply to Cardmembers of the Southwest Rapid Rewards
Business Card and Employee Credit Card products. To qualify for
bonus points, Customers must make Purchases totaling $3,000 or more during the first three months from
account opening. Please allow up to eight weeks for bonus points to
post to the Member's Rapid Rewards account.("Purchases" don't
include balance transfers, cash advances, travelers checks, foreign
currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash like
transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips,
race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any
checks that access a Member's account, interest, unauthorized or
fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee,
if applicable.) To be eligible for this bonus offer, the account
must be open and not in default at the time of
fulfillment.
8 The offer is valid
between June 10 12:00:01 a.m. (CT) and July 21, 2024, 11:59:59
p.m. CT. When the Member purchases the minimum amount of
Rapid Rewards points specified on the landing page once the Member
logs in to their account, the Member will receive the percent
discount on points specified on the landing page. A valid credit
card is required to purchase points. A minimum points-purchase
threshold must be met on a per-transaction basis, in order to
qualify for the discount. The points can be purchased in blocks of
1,000 and a daily maximum of 60,000 points can be purchased by a
Member with no annual maximum. Transactions are nonrefundable and
nonreversible. The offer is only valid for Member receiving this
email and by clicking on the link within this email. Gifted and
transferred point transactions aren't included in this promotion.
Purchased points don't count towards A-List, A-List Preferred, or
Companion Pass qualification. Prices are in U.S. dollars and
include all applicable taxes. Prices for the purchase of points are
only valid while a Member is currently logged in to Southwest.com
and such prices are subject to change. Please allow up to 72 hours
for points to post to the applicable Rapid Rewards account. All
Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at
Southwest.com/rrterms. Southwest reserves the right to
amend, suspend, or change the Rapid Rewards program and/or Rapid
Rewards program rules at any time without notice. Rapid Rewards
Members don't acquire property rights in accrued points. The number
of Rapid Rewards points needed for a particular Southwest flight is
set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day
of travel, demand, fare type, point redemption rate, and other
factors, and is subject to change at any time until the booking is
confirmed.
9 During the "Summer Bonus"
offer, which runs between June 10at 12:00
a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and June 18,
2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET (the
"Bonus Period"), Rapid Rewards Shopping® Member will
earn a one-time bonus of 1,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points on
qualifying purchases, in addition to the standard Rapid Rewards
points earned from shopping online through Rapid Rewards Shopping.
"Qualifying purchases" don't include returns, cancelations,
shipping and handling, taxes, gift card, or other cash-equivalent
purchases, and certain products that are not eligible for bonus
points. Please see the Rapid Rewards Shopping site for details on
product eligibility and other restrictions. All Rapid Rewards rules
and regulations apply and can be found at
Southwest.com/rrterms.
10 All
Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found
at Southwest.com/rrterms.
11 Effective
Aug. 5, 2024, the airline will serve
117 airports.
12 Based on U.S.
Dept. of Transportation quarterly Airline Origin & Destination
Survey since Q1 2021
13 Fulltime-equivalent active
Employees
14 1973-2019 annual
profitability
15 Southwest's net
zero by 2050 goal includes Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 Category 3
emissions only and excludes any emissions associated with non-fuel
products and services, such as inflight service items.
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