Companion Pass Hotel Transfers are allowed again, through March 31, 2017 only!!
Mar 23, 2017, 9:57 pm
#166
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,598
Hi, just need a objective view on if I should acquire the cp with 7 day travel package.
I have 66spg pts. I have 22,000Marriott pts. I have 150,000 chase reward pts. I live in a small town and we do have a airport with the three main carriers, American, United, Delta and Allegiant. AirTran was one of our carriers before the sw merger. After the merger they left, which was a bummer. AirTan was replace with Allegiant in our area.
The closest airport with sw is 2.5hr away.
Do you think it's worth getting the sw marriott deal wiath the nearest sw being that far away.
Thanks in advance
I have 66spg pts. I have 22,000Marriott pts. I have 150,000 chase reward pts. I live in a small town and we do have a airport with the three main carriers, American, United, Delta and Allegiant. AirTran was one of our carriers before the sw merger. After the merger they left, which was a bummer. AirTan was replace with Allegiant in our area.
The closest airport with sw is 2.5hr away.
Do you think it's worth getting the sw marriott deal wiath the nearest sw being that far away.
Thanks in advance
5 hours to/from an airport is a long trip. Don't forget you also have to arrive at least an hour before you flight, price of parking at the major airport ( even offsite), gas etc.
Mar 26, 2017, 12:39 pm
#167
Join Date: May 2007
Location: MDW
Programs: WN CP & A-List Pref, HH Gold, Marriott LT PP
Posts: 708
Another data point for those thinking of trying to squeeze a last minute MR Travel Package redemption in for CP before 3/31.
Called in to MR at 11pm CDT on Friday 3/24 and ordered a Travel Package with WN. MR points deducted from my account within 15 mins of making the request. The WN RR CPQPs posted prior to noon CDT on Sunday 3/26. Total time elapsed from ordering was approx 36 hours.
Much to my surprise, Marriott Travel Packages work weekends and overtime. Anyone thinking of doing so should still have time to get it done. Would recommend ordering no later than Tues night to make sure the WN points hit before 3/31. Good Luck!
Called in to MR at 11pm CDT on Friday 3/24 and ordered a Travel Package with WN. MR points deducted from my account within 15 mins of making the request. The WN RR CPQPs posted prior to noon CDT on Sunday 3/26. Total time elapsed from ordering was approx 36 hours.
Much to my surprise, Marriott Travel Packages work weekends and overtime. Anyone thinking of doing so should still have time to get it done. Would recommend ordering no later than Tues night to make sure the WN points hit before 3/31. Good Luck!
Mar 26, 2017, 6:37 pm
#168
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland, IL, USA
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,174
Just transferred via phone call to the Marriott reps 270k Marriott from wife's account to mine, and then to my WN account. Was surprised I could do that volume.
Done Sunday eve about 7:20 Central. Promised they'd be to WN by Wednesday.
Not sure how much I will use 1.75 year CP, but worth it even without CP, I think.
Done Sunday eve about 7:20 Central. Promised they'd be to WN by Wednesday.
Not sure how much I will use 1.75 year CP, but worth it even without CP, I think.
Mar 28, 2017, 10:57 am
#170
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland, IL, USA
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,174
Just transferred via phone call to the Marriott reps 270k Marriott from wife's account to mine, and then to my WN account. Was surprised I could do that volume.
Done Sunday eve about 7:20 Central. Promised they'd be to WN by Wednesday.
Not sure how much I will use 1.75 year CP, but worth it even without CP, I think.
Done Sunday eve about 7:20 Central. Promised they'd be to WN by Wednesday.
Not sure how much I will use 1.75 year CP, but worth it even without CP, I think.
Points are there Tues morning 11:30, first time I checked, so about 40 hours at most.
I think there is still time. But do it today. .
Mar 28, 2017, 11:04 am
#171
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: St. Louis, MO
Programs: Southwest Companion Pass
Posts: 790
If anybody is concerned about transfers not being complete before 3/31, don't worry about it. as long as the transfer was initiated before that date, the point will count towards the companion pass.
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/03/las...fer-southwest/
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/03/las...fer-southwest/
Mar 28, 2017, 11:14 am
#172
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,618
If anybody is concerned about transfers not being complete before 3/31, don't worry about it. as long as the transfer was initiated before that date, the point will count towards the companion pass.
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/03/las...fer-southwest/
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/03/las...fer-southwest/
Mar 28, 2017, 11:39 am
#173
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Sammamish, WA
Programs: Hyatt Explorist; SPG Gold; Hilton Gold
Posts: 160
If anybody is concerned about transfers not being complete before 3/31, don't worry about it. as long as the transfer was initiated before that date, the point will count towards the companion pass.
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/03/las...fer-southwest/
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/03/las...fer-southwest/
Mar 28, 2017, 1:15 pm
#174
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,555
The exception would be if your home airport is always an AA/UA connection and the WN airport 2.5 hours away featured a lot of nonstops that were of interest to you. (Hublike, as much as WN gets...) Then, the drive *is* the connection, so maybe it's not so bad. But...I'm guessing the airport in question is CHS, which is a smallish outpost in the WN route map. Not likely to save you a connection to too many places.
Mar 30, 2017, 9:51 am
#177
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: TUL
Programs: AA Plat, DL FO/1MM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, National Exec Elite
Posts: 2,102
Here's my timeline:
Started with 127,000 MR points in my account
3/26 transferred 24,000 AMEX points to SPG - posted instantly.
3/26 transferred 8,000 SPG points to MR - posted instantly.
3/26 transferred 99,000 UR points to MR - posted 3/29 9AM.
3/29 called MR, transferred 250,000 points to my wife's account and booked the Cat 1-5 / 100k RR point package.
3/30 100k RR points posted to my wife's account this morning. She is only 1k CPQP short of CP, we'll get that easily with CC spend.
I was really sweating it... Glad to read that they are planning to honor transfers that post late as long as it was initiated prior to 3/31.
Probably not the best all around use of these points, but it works for us...
Started with 127,000 MR points in my account
3/26 transferred 24,000 AMEX points to SPG - posted instantly.
3/26 transferred 8,000 SPG points to MR - posted instantly.
3/26 transferred 99,000 UR points to MR - posted 3/29 9AM.
3/29 called MR, transferred 250,000 points to my wife's account and booked the Cat 1-5 / 100k RR point package.
3/30 100k RR points posted to my wife's account this morning. She is only 1k CPQP short of CP, we'll get that easily with CC spend.
I was really sweating it... Glad to read that they are planning to honor transfers that post late as long as it was initiated prior to 3/31.
Probably not the best all around use of these points, but it works for us...