View Poll Results: What is the best benefit of Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards? READ POST BELOW FIRST
Bonus Points
4
10.81%
Priority Boarding
1
2.70%
Priority Check-in and Security Lane Access
1
2.70%
Free Wi-Fi
1
2.70%
No Change/Redemption/Cancellation Fees
20
54.05%
Companion Pass
9
24.32%
I nominate a different benefit – see my post below (POST YOUR SUGGESTION BELOW)
1
2.70%
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2014 FlyerTalk Awards: Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards benefits nominations
Dec 3, 2013, 12:22 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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2014 FlyerTalk Awards: Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards benefits nominations
This poll will determine which benefit for this rewards program will appear on the January ballot for the 2014 FlyerTalk Awards.
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This poll will close December 17, 2013.
Official FlyerTalk Awards balloting begins January 14, 2014.
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You may vote in any or all of the nominations polls across FlyerTalk. Simply navigate to your favorite program’s forum and cast your vote. Links to all polls can be found here!
This poll will close December 17, 2013.
Official FlyerTalk Awards balloting begins January 14, 2014.
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Dec 3, 2013, 7:46 pm
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,932
My favoite benefit is how easy it is to earn signficant points through partners. For me, in fact, it's enough that I never need to fly Southwest paid, I earn all the points I ever need just from partners (and bonus on partners). This is because with every partner you earn "flat" Southwest points, even partners who for every other airline just give paltry per-dollar miles (that add up to little if you're getting low rates and doing short stays/rentals/etc).
Dec 4, 2013, 5:55 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: ORD, MDW or MKE
Programs: American and Southwest. Hilton and Marriott hotels primarily.
Posts: 6,459
No Change/Redemption/Cancellation Fees
Dec 4, 2013, 6:06 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,932
In case you're not aware, many other airline programs do have cancellation fees for awards (perhaps waived for some elites?), do have change fees for awards (perhaps waived for some elites?), and a few have redemption fees for all award bookings, and many have redemption fees for award bookings made less than 21 days out (again, perhaps waived for some elites?).
Dec 6, 2013, 8:35 pm
#5
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Globalist, M life Gold, IHG Spire
Posts: 918
Now that you mention it, I see your point. This is a poll about "Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards benefits." Any benefit that fliers get without signing up for RR is obviously not an RR benefit.
Dec 11, 2013, 10:04 pm
#6
Suspended
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Alki. Seattle, WA
Programs: WN~A List Pref, CP, Hyatt-Diamond, Hilton Diamond, ANT~a Dave Matthews Addiction thing
Posts: 723
Southwest has (among other things) no award change fees, no award redemption fees, and no award cancellation fees. How do award fees or lack thereof not have anything to do with the Rapid Rewards program?
In case you're not aware, many other airline programs do have cancellation fees for awards (perhaps waived for some elites?), do have change fees for awards (perhaps waived for some elites?), and a few have redemption fees for all award bookings, and many have redemption fees for award bookings made less than 21 days out (again, perhaps waived for some elites?).
In case you're not aware, many other airline programs do have cancellation fees for awards (perhaps waived for some elites?), do have change fees for awards (perhaps waived for some elites?), and a few have redemption fees for all award bookings, and many have redemption fees for award bookings made less than 21 days out (again, perhaps waived for some elites?).
Can't buy Alist +, actually have to fly and earn 70k pts. What a concept! No credit card to skate by!
The best is 100 percent bonus for A+ members imo
Last edited by antinseattle; Dec 11, 2013 at 10:10 pm