You Earned Southwest Points, Now How Do You Spend Them For FREE Travel

 

In the past week, I have met two different people who told me they have earned lots of Southwest points, but don't know how to spend them. When we checked their accounts, they had hundreds of thousands of points, but they were still buying flights on Southwest! 

What? 

You Earned Southwest Points, Now How Do You Spend Them For FREE Travel 

So I want to walk you through how to use the points for FREE flights. Sometimes it's a natural instinct to want to hoard our points and not spend them. I get it. But the points devalue, it's just the way it works. And with inflation running high and most Americans having to spend $5,000 more this year on gas and groceries, it's time to get something for FREE. 

So let's go. 

• First, you will need to log into your Southwest Airlines account. 
• Two, click on my account at the top of the screen. 

You should see your points available, how close you are to A list and whether or not you have earned the companion pass, which is the best travel perk out there.  

To actually book a flight, click on Book A Flight. 

Be sure to click from $ to points! 

Now the price of all the flights will be displayed in points instead of dollars. When you select your flight and enter all your traveler information, the points will be deducted from your account. 

You will still need to pay $5.60 per ticket for fees and that will be charged to the credit card you enter or the one you have on file in your account. 

Now the best part about booking Southwest flights with points is that if you have to cancel your flight, the points are returned to your account. 

No LUV vouchers! No travel credits! 

Best part, Southwest points never expire! 

You Earned Southwest Points, Now How Do You Spend Them For FREE Travel 

If you want to change your flight, you can do that too. Just click on the flight, click change and you will see the options available and how many more or less points you will need. 

When you click confirm, the points will be returned or deducted from your account for the difference. 

Amazing! 

If you don't have any Southwest points yet, try applying for a Southwest credit card to earn a bonus. Chase just increased all the personal cards to a whopping 75,000 bonus offer with a $5,000 minimum spend. If you want to fly BOGO, ask me about how to earn the Southwest Companion Pass. 

If you want your entire trip to be FREE and/or you want to earn the companion pass, let us help you. We have teamed up with my friend and national travel blogger Lyn at Families Fly FREE. She has created a simple system to help families fly free forever. 

If you would like to check it out, click here and let Lyn know I sent you. :) I'll be sharing testimonials from some happy members and I'll let you know when I'll be offering webinars.