Hotel bonuses to earn Companion Pass?
Jul 24, 2022 | 5:51 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2022
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Hotel bonuses to earn Companion Pass?
Hi everyone,
IM looking to get my first companion pass and had a question about booking hotels through southwest for the points. Do the hotel bookings count for the companion pass ?
IM looking to get my first companion pass and had a question about booking hotels through southwest for the points. Do the hotel bookings count for the companion pass ?
Jul 24, 2022 | 7:52 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 15
Yes, this is how my girlfriend is getting companion pass for next year. Look for the hotels with the bonus points (blue ribbon when searching) and then you can also upgrade the bonus points for a fee (usually something like 5k extra points for $69). All of these points count towards companion pass, at least they have so far for her.
Jul 26, 2022 | 8:39 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: LGB/SMF/PDX/HNL
Programs: Hilton-lifetime diamond, Southwest A+ companion pass
Posts: 1,954
"Companion Pass qualifying points are earned from revenue flights booked through Southwest, points earned on Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Cards, and base points earned from Rapid Rewards partners"
It depends on the definition of "base points" on hotel bookings.
Found this reference also:
https://www.southwest.com/html/rapid...unication.html
"This activity does not count toward companion pass:
Partner bonus points (with the exception of the Rapid Rewards Credit Cards)"
Anybody have any experience with this?
SWA Victor - can you check this out?
Last edited by ftnoob; Aug 4, 2022 at 9:44 pm
Jul 26, 2022 | 9:36 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 15
I believe there is a thread that was on here where I found that it did indeed count towards companion pass points, which is why we decided to try it and it worked great.
Last edited by ftnoob; Aug 4, 2022 at 9:45 pm Reason: Strike out confused comment
Jul 27, 2022 | 8:13 am
#6
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Jul 31, 2022 | 7:03 am
#9
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Wow I guess I never thought much to use the Southwest Hotels for CP re-qual.
I just checked for a trip I have to Chicago next weekend and I could earn 33,000 CP qualifying points on my stay!!!
Not sure Ill do it since we have found that while CP is great, we havent used it to the full potential because my companion wants to re-qualify for his A List status so he ended up just buying most of his flights on his own.
I just checked for a trip I have to Chicago next weekend and I could earn 33,000 CP qualifying points on my stay!!!
Not sure Ill do it since we have found that while CP is great, we havent used it to the full potential because my companion wants to re-qualify for his A List status so he ended up just buying most of his flights on his own.
Aug 4, 2022 | 9:48 pm
#10
Moderator, Southwest Airlines and Choice Privileges
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Central Texas
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Much confusion was introduced into this thread by trying to apply SWA Partner points rules to southwesthotels.com bookings. Points from southwesthotels.com bookings are not "hotel partner points."
Aug 5, 2022 | 11:09 am
#11
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: LGB/SMF/PDX/HNL
Programs: Hilton-lifetime diamond, Southwest A+ companion pass
Posts: 1,954
https://www.southwest.com/html/rapid...tel/index.html
I am still skeptical about southwesthotels.com bonus points being companion pass qualifying points.
Anybody know how long it takes for hotel bonus points to post? Might just test this to see if points are CP qualified.
Edit: the Points Plus Properties (the proper name for bonus hotel points?) i dropdown says "points will be added to your account within 8 weeks after your stay."
Last edited by dlaue; Aug 5, 2022 at 11:16 am
Aug 5, 2022 | 1:00 pm
#12
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,983
To compound the confusion, Southwest Hotels (southwesthotels.com) IS listed as a "Rapid Rewards Partner" along with Radisson, Hyatt etc.
https://www.southwest.com/html/rapid...tel/index.html
I am still skeptical about southwesthotels.com bonus points being companion pass qualifying points.
Anybody know how long it takes for hotel bonus points to post? Might just test this to see if points are CP qualified.
Edit: the Points Plus Properties (the proper name for bonus hotel points?) i dropdown says "points will be added to your account within 8 weeks after your stay."
https://www.southwest.com/html/rapid...tel/index.html
I am still skeptical about southwesthotels.com bonus points being companion pass qualifying points.
Anybody know how long it takes for hotel bonus points to post? Might just test this to see if points are CP qualified.
Edit: the Points Plus Properties (the proper name for bonus hotel points?) i dropdown says "points will be added to your account within 8 weeks after your stay."
I've used it to top off for companion pass for several years, ever since Marriott transfers stopped qualifying. They usually take about five days after checkout to post, but one took almost two weeks for me earlier this year.
Aug 8, 2022 | 12:13 pm
#14
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,983
Rocketmiles charges a lot more for bonus points, or used to at least - unsure about base points because for my cheap stays it's just not enough points to convince me to book third party.