Originally Posted by
departingBOS
I would of prioritized hotel cards for an upcoming multiple week trip to Europe over the Southwest points, which I didn't plan on using for 5 months.
If your Southwest flight plans are really questionable you can turn the points into pseudo-cash by redeeming them for Amazon gift cards. The 50,000 points will get you $417 at Amazon. Nowhere near the value you can get for flights but still a nice chunk of funds at Amazon.