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Old Sep 2, 2014, 8:21 pm
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Going to Punta Cana from SFO. Is this the way to book award travel + Companion?
This is how I booked my first Southwest award flight:
1. SFO to ATL - 12/23 - Reach ATL at ~ 8 pm (Stay at Springfield Suites, Atlanta Airport)
2. ATL to PUJ - 12/24 (Leave ATL at 10:15 am)
3. PUJ to ATL - 12/30 - - Reach ATL at ~ 7 pm (Stay at Springfield Suites, Atlanta Airport)
4. ATL to SFO - 12/31 - 8:15 am to 11:20 am.

For SFO to ATL to SFO r/t, I redeemed 27,739 RR points
For ATL to PUJ to ATL r/t, I redeemed 25,200 RR points

As mentioned earlier, this is my first award booking with SW. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 8:07 am
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This should work but be careful if there are delays or cancellations as wn will treat each trip separately.
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 8:09 am
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Originally Posted by olouie
This should work but be careful if there are delays or cancellations as wn will treat each trip separately.
I think with the overnight stay it should be pretty safe, although many of the Southwest international flights are once a day or less so a cancellation will screw things up.
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 10:08 am
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Thanks, we are staying overnight each way as u noted.
With companion pass, do you all think this is good mile redemption for Christmas or not so?
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 10:42 am
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Its about 53k points for two roundtrip tickets to Punta Cana. Thats not to bad given the other options.
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 12:28 pm
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Did you check to see if "old-style 1.0" Award tickets are available?
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 6:12 pm
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
Did you check to see if "old-style 1.0" Award tickets are available?
What are the old style 1.0 award. Links please?
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 11:03 pm
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What are the old style 1.0 award. Links please?
Good Question.

Log into your RR account and select the little "My Account" link under your name. On the left side look for the "View My Old Credits and Awards" button. You are there.
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 11:05 pm
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Those dates are blacked out by 1.0 Standard awards. Christmas and New Years.
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Old Sep 3, 2014, 11:24 pm
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Those dates are blacked out by 1.0 Standard awards. Christmas and New Years.
No. Standard awards are subject to capacity controls, but not blackout dates.
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Old Sep 4, 2014, 1:35 am
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Originally Posted by rsteinmetz70112
Good Question.

Log into your RR account and select the little "My Account" link under your name. On the left side look for the "View My Old Credits and Awards" button. You are there.
Thanks. I checked and I found no flight availability for the Christmas time & New years.
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Old Sep 4, 2014, 7:49 am
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
Did you check to see if "old-style 1.0" Award tickets are available?
You cant book a flight directly from SFO to Punta Cana, so you would have to use 4 old style rewards, which makes booking with points a better option either way you look at it.
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Old Sep 6, 2014, 5:09 pm
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Originally Posted by daw4888
You cant book a flight directly from SFO to Punta Cana, so you would have to use 4 old style rewards, which makes booking with points a better option either way you look at it.
Thanks again. I checked and I found no flight availability for the Christmas time & New years using the old style rewards.
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