Originally Posted by
davem666
If you fly southwest you can always buy a southwest ticket, get the reimbursement from Cap1, then cancel the southwest ticket for full credit.
Originally Posted by
wolberine
Man, this move is totally the winner..can't believe I haven't thought of it before. I typically look for travel costs as close to $150 or $350 levels as possible to maximize yield. If I go this route I should be able to find something right at the thresholds.
This makes no sense to do because the credit is returned to your Venture card (both the points redemption and the southwest charge). Only advantage I see to this is that now you would have a $1,100 credit on your Venture card in which you can spend against anything, instead of just travel.