Southwest Companion pass 2013-14
Jun 26, 2014, 2:12 pm
#571
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 539
It seems Chase does their 50K promos at least twice a year. Did they run this promo last fall? I'm holding out on this summer's promo, hoping for a fall/winter promo that I can snag to get the companion pass.
Jun 27, 2014, 2:44 pm
#573
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,605
As long as you are flying also and there is a seat available you should be able to.
If you booked her using cash I believe you can reuse the funds but not get a refund if you booked a WN fare.
I'm sure others here who have done this will chime in.
Jun 28, 2014, 3:34 pm
#574
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 14
Just got approved for the SW RR Card. During card activation, they asked if I would like to change the bill cycle date. What is the best bill cycle date to use if I want the RR points posted to my SW RR account asap? I will be making the $2k qualifying purchase in the next 3-4 days.
Jul 1, 2014, 8:30 am
#575
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Spire, Marriott Gold, AA Plat. Pro
Posts: 400
Based on the experiences on this forum it should be a few days after you are making the spend as it can take a few days for the purchases to post before the statement it closed. So if you are making the spend in the next few days. Set the date for 7/10 or something like that to make sure the purchases post. I can't guarantee it but that should work for you.
Jul 4, 2014, 2:22 pm
#576
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 801
Posted this in it's own thread, but maybe here is better since it seems all the CP experts are here.
My CP expires 12/31/2014. We are planning some travel around new years. In order to book a companion fare, must the travel date be in calendar year 2014, or can i add a companion on a booking in calendar year 2014 for a travel date early in the new year?
Thanks in advance.
My CP expires 12/31/2014. We are planning some travel around new years. In order to book a companion fare, must the travel date be in calendar year 2014, or can i add a companion on a booking in calendar year 2014 for a travel date early in the new year?
Thanks in advance.
Jul 4, 2014, 5:44 pm
#577
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: WN Nothing and spending the half million points from too many flights, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 8,043
Posted this in it's own thread, but maybe here is better since it seems all the CP experts are here.
My CP expires 12/31/2014. We are planning some travel around new years. In order to book a companion fare, must the travel date be in calendar year 2014, or can i add a companion on a booking in calendar year 2014 for a travel date early in the new year?
Thanks in advance.
My CP expires 12/31/2014. We are planning some travel around new years. In order to book a companion fare, must the travel date be in calendar year 2014, or can i add a companion on a booking in calendar year 2014 for a travel date early in the new year?
Thanks in advance.
Jul 8, 2014, 1:18 pm
#580
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 5,813
All you need to do is to earn the points during a single calendar year.
But not all points qualify.
Jul 8, 2014, 1:34 pm
#582
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,281
Just make sure you finish your spend in 2015. That way you'll have the CP for all of 2015 and 2016.
Jul 8, 2014, 1:40 pm
#583
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,281
About a month ago to get closer to cp qualifying point total I transfered 50,000 Chase UR points to Hyatt which transfered to 30,000 SW points. The total time from start to finish was less than 3 days.
Made rookie mistake 2 years ago of applying for 2 cards in November and completing spend in late December on one card and they POSTED in December. Didn't have time to make up the other points before year end so I started January with a little more than 54000 points and had to scramble to post points in Jan and beyond to accumulate 110000 points in the new year. Got comp pass in april. Ended up with about 170000 points. Still flying it off.
Made rookie mistake 2 years ago of applying for 2 cards in November and completing spend in late December on one card and they POSTED in December. Didn't have time to make up the other points before year end so I started January with a little more than 54000 points and had to scramble to post points in Jan and beyond to accumulate 110000 points in the new year. Got comp pass in april. Ended up with about 170000 points. Still flying it off.
Jul 8, 2014, 1:49 pm
#584
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Orange County CA
Posts: 19
Jul 8, 2014, 2:03 pm
#585
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,281
I'm pretty sure it doesn't need to be in one calendar year. Start in Nov, end in Jan and you've got a CP for almost 2 full years.