50x Points Promotion from Southwest Airlines on June 11th

Wow! Wow! Mark your calendar for this one! In honor of its 50th birthday, Southwest is doing a one-day 50x Rapid Reward Points on all Southwest purchases. And I think I found a way to make this deal a little bit sweeter. 

First, in order to get 50x points, you need to purchase directly from Southwest.com on June 11th between 12am EST and 11:59pm EST. For those of us out here in California, be sure to pay attention to the time difference. You must make the purchase with any Southwest credit card. If you don't have one yet, consider using my referral link to apply. You can read about the cards here to decide which one suits you best. 

You will get 50x points on Southwest purchases up to $100. So you may be asking what kind of flight am I going to take for $100? or sure, I'll spend $250 on a flight, but only get 50x points on $100? Hold on. This promotion is good on gift cards and buying points. The bonus points count towards the companion pass, but not towards A-list or A-list preferred. 

Southwest is also currently running a 40-45% discount sale on Rapid Reward points. 

So my plan is to buy $100 worth of points on June 11th. I will actually have to spend $115 for 7,000 points with the sale since you have to buy points in thousands. That purchase should qualify for the 50x bonus points. So I will actually get 12,000 points for $115. Not bad. 

Since I already have the companion pass, I can use those points to fly myself and my companion anywhere I want to go. Nice! If you are trying to earn the companion pass, this bonus will help. 

I don't usually recommend buying points, but in this case, I think you will get more value and it's easier to change travel plans when you pay with points at Southwest than using a gift card. 

If you don't want to buy points, then buy a $100 gift card and you will still get the 50x bonus. Just make sure you do it on June 11th. 

And Southwest has another promotion going, this one is a play-to-win type. Here is the link, you can play once a day through June 18th and try to win some FREE points. You will have to enter your information every day which is kind of tiresome, but you may win some points. I've played twice and haven't won anything yet. 

 

Here's the link and good luck!