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Save 1,000+ Southwest Airlines Rapid Reward Points by Rebooking Flights

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Save 1,000+ Southwest Airlines Rapid Reward Points by Rebooking Flights

Currently Southwest Airlines has a flight sale – a GREAT SALE!  If you booked SWA flights between December 4 – 18, 2013 and January 7 – February 12, 2014 you should rebook and save a few hundred or thousand Rapid Reward Points.

SWA Sale 10-8-13

I was able to find my SNA to SFO flight for 2,820 SWA RR points one way, a decrease of 1,860 SWA RR points.  1,860 SWA RR points x 1.67 cents per point = $31.06 savings.

Save SWA Points Rebooking

Here is the updated reservation with new SWA RR point balance.

SNA-SFO Flight

My SWA RR points balance was 38,367 points before rebooking.

Current SWA Balance

My new SWA RR points balance is now 40,227 after rebooking.

New SWA Balance

I had about 5 other SWA reservations that I was able to rebook and save 1,000+ SWA RR points.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.

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Delta TakeOff 15 Benefit (15% Award Travel Discount) Available within 24 Hours of New Credit Card, But Cannot Use on Existing Award Ticket Reservations

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Good morning everyone, I hope your week is going well.  On Tuesday, I applied for the American Express Platinum Delta SkyMiles Business Credit Card through a targeted Delta mailer and was instantly approved.  The reason I applied for this credit card is because it comes with the new Delta TakeOff 15 card member benefit that provides a 15% discount on Delta award travel and I haven’t received the sign up bonus on this credit card before.  I have an upcoming Delta flight from San Francisco to Atlanta to Jacksonville (SFO-ATL-JAX) for an upcoming “free” Carnival Cruise and I wanted to save some miles on that award ticket (and future Delta award tickets I will book).

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PSA: Southwest Airlines EarlyBird Check-In is **NOT THE SAME** as Upgraded Boarding to Trigger Priority Credit Card Benefit

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Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well.  If you have the Chase Southwest Airlines Priority Credit Card, please read this post so you do not make the same mistake as me.  Aside from the sign up bonus, this credit card has some pretty cool benefits: $75 Southwest Airlines travel credit (can be used with Southwest Airlines egift cards), 4 Upgraded Boardings, and 7,500 Southwest Airlines points every year you pay the $149 annual fee.  Because the $75 Southwest Airlines travel credit and 7,500 Southwest Airlines points is worth at least $150 to me, I keep the credit card open each year, even though I only flew Southwest Airlines twice this year.  In this post, I will show you everything you need to know about the Upgraded Boardings and share my mistake in purchasing EarlyBird Check-In.

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PSA: Check Existing Travel Reservations for Cyber Monday Price Drops (Southwest 10K, IHG 8K & Marriott 6K Points Savings)

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Good afternoon everyone, I hope you had a great weekend and your Cyber Monday is going well too.  Since everything seems to be on sale today (including travel), I checked all my existing airline and hotel reservations and found a few price drops with Southwest Airlines, IHG Hotels, and Marriott Hotels.  I’m sure other travel providers have discounts too, so check your existing travel reservations.  First up, a Southwest Airlines flight dropped 5,173 points per passenger for my wife and I to travel after Christmas.

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Last Call for Tickets to the FTU Signature Orange County Travel Conference (November 12-13)

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Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday! There is 1 week to go before the FTU Signature Orange County event begins in Irvine, CA.  I will be at the event all weekend and I will present on Vacasa Vacation Rentals (9:45am – 10:45am on Saturday) and How to Cancel & Rebook Hotels, Airlines & Rental Cars (2:45pm – 3:45pm on Saturday).  You can see the entire schedule here.  Here are the details:

Date / Time: November 12-13 (9am – 5pm on Saturday, 9am – 5pm on Sunday)
Location: Back Bay Conference Center in Irvine (next to Boomers and near John Wayne Airport)