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Dec 6, 2014, 7:34 am

sean79

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Companion pass southwest

Hi guys,

the good news is that I earned 70,000 points towards the companion pass, THE BAD NEWS is I need 40,000 points by the end of this month.

How do I do that?

Buying points will cost me 600 dollars roughly.

PLease help

Dec 6, 2014, 7:55 am

Stoughton

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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...tart-here.html

Dec 6, 2014, 8:00 am

sean79

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoughton

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...tart-here.html

I am not new to MS.

I just need a tip to get roughly 40,000 points in 24 days that can count towards companion pass 2015

Dec 6, 2014, 8:14 am

XtraPerks

Join Date: Aug 2014

Location: Dallas

Programs: AA, Southwest

Posts: 175

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean79

I am not new to MS.

I just need a tip to get roughly 40,000 points in 24 days that can count towards companion pass 2015

Gonna be tough especially if your December statement is past. All spending after your December statement gets posted in January which means you would have to start over and need 110,000 Southwest points.

Last edited by XtraPerks; Dec 6, 2014 at 8:44 am

Dec 6, 2014, 8:32 am

sean79

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so I am screwed. my statement closed in dec 3rd

Dec 6, 2014, 8:46 am

XtraPerks

Join Date: Aug 2014

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sean79

so I am screwed. my statement closed in dec 3rd

Learn the MS techniques discussed here, 110K done over say 6 months is definitely possible if you really want the companion pass, and the pass would be good until the end of 2016.

Dec 6, 2014, 8:50 am

sean79

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Quote:

Originally Posted by XtraPerks

Learn the MS techniques discussed here, 110K done over say 6 months is definitely possible if you really want the companion pass, and the pass would be good until the end of 2016.

by the end of 2016 if I rechead 110,000 in january or febr 2015. which is impossible.

Dec 6, 2014, 9:36 am

mwsea

Join Date: Aug 2013

Location: SEA

Posts: 58

Portal bonuses should post quickly enough if you want to do some reselling, but with your statement already cutting your are probably out of luck with just MSing on a Southwest card.

Dec 10, 2014, 11:32 pm

aegt123

Join Date: Apr 2010

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mwsea

Portal bonuses should post quickly enough if you want to do some reselling, but with your statement already cutting your are probably out of luck with just MSing on a Southwest card.

+1 to portal bonuses.

Dec 11, 2014, 6:03 am

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FindAWay

Join Date: Sep 2011

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sean79

Quote:

Originally Posted by XtraPerks

Learn the MS techniques discussed here, 110K done over say 6 months is definitely possible if you really want the companion pass, and the pass would be good until the end of 2016.

by the end of 2016 if I rechead 110,000 in january or febr 2015. which is impossible.

Please visit the Southwest forum. There are numerous threads just like your thread with many helpful responses. Perform searches.

Also, since you mentioned buying points, make sure you understand the difference between "points" and CPQPs and what counts towards which.

Many people have no problem earning their CP in jan/feb - it is nowhere near impossible.

Dec 11, 2014, 6:09 am

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mmdough

Join Date: Feb 2013

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Posts: 390

Do you have UR points? You can consider transferring to Hyatt and then to SW. I am not sure how soon points will post since I never did it myself but if you do a search you should be able to find out.

Dec 11, 2014, 6:58 am

#12

satman40

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Indianapolis

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Posts: 7,377

Easy to get the 110,000 points just do it, when you get the card

Not at the last minute.

Dec 11, 2014, 7:10 am

#13

smoothmunkey

Join Date: May 2014

Location: New York

Posts: 391

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmdough

UR > Hyatt is 1:1 and immediate. Hyatt > SW is something like 2:1 and takes ~week. OP would have to burn ~80 UR

1800 Flowers is offering 30 SW points/$ through 12/1. Probably cheaper to purchase the points, but I'm not sure that they qualify for CP.

Dec 11, 2014, 7:18 am

#14

hamokmonky

Join Date: Aug 2013

Posts: 1,207

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoothmunkey

UR > Hyatt is 1:1 and immediate. Hyatt > SW is something like 2:1 and takes ~week. OP would have to burn ~80 UR

1800 Flowers is offering 30 SW points/$ through 12/1. Probably cheaper to purchase the points, but I'm not sure that they qualify for CP.

If you would use it a whole ton, maybe worth it. If you are using it for more than 40K points worth of flights next year, maybe worth it to the OP. Most of us here wouldve just MSed throughout the year, but yea. Portals and transfers are the best options. Anything else is really tiny like erewards or emiles which are going to get you maybe 1000 at most and you would need to have already done surveys.