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Miles for southwest
« on: December 06, 2011, 07:36:48 PM »
I'm short about 9,000 miles to get to 110k miles needed for the Southwest companion pass.

I've already opened 2 SWA cards. Any idea's how to get the 9k miles besides buying them from SWA?
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 08:24:26 PM »
AP. and anyone of other many ways to meet spending thresholds
 this has been discussed countless times
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2011, 08:35:46 PM »
depending on how much the pass is worth to u you can ap it for a little and use it a little and paypal a little for whatever your short (paypal will cost u a decent amount)
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2011, 08:36:49 PM »
why cant u AP the whole amount
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2011, 08:37:31 PM »
Quote from: moko on December 06, 2011, 08:36:49 PM
why cant u AP the whole amount

not everyone wants to open a bunch of accounts?
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2011, 08:39:04 PM »
oh ::)
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2011, 09:16:50 PM »
Thanx for all the responses. Those ideas won't work for me though because my statement already closed and I need the 9k miles by Jan 1.

So I need something that can get me the miles within a week or so, but I don't know of any mileage programs that transfer to SWA besides Marriott, which I don't yet have. Any idea's or is it hopeless??
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2011, 09:42:15 PM »
Quote from: ZCN on December 06, 2011, 09:16:50 PM
Thanx for all the responses. Those ideas won't work for me though because my statement already closed and I need the 9k miles by Jan 1.

So I need something that can get me the miles within a week or so, but I don't know of any mileage programs that transfer to SWA besides Marriott, which I don't yet have. Any idea's or is it hopeless??
http://www.southwest.com/rapidrewards/buy-points
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2011, 09:59:55 PM »
$225   9,000
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2011, 10:02:45 PM »
scratch that :( :(


from the t&c of swa

" Purchased points and points earned from program enrollment, Tier bonuses, flight bonuses, and Partner bonuses do not count toward Companion Pass status." :( :(
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2011, 11:09:31 PM »
Ur>Marriott>southwest maybe
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2011, 11:16:25 PM »
Quote from: myb821 on December 06, 2011, 11:09:31 PM
Ur>Marriott>southwest maybe
30K UR=30K MR=10K SWA.

Better off with 20K UR=20K HGP=9,600 SWA.
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2011, 11:16:43 PM »
as a side note if u travel onroutes that are fairly cheap (ime lga-mdw as low as 5k) and not that often its probably not worth getting the cp
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2011, 11:45:04 PM »
Ok awesome, thanx for everyone's help. I'm gonna do what Dan suggested. Thankfully I have some UR points to spare.
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2011, 11:46:06 PM »
Quote from: ZCN on December 06, 2011, 11:45:04 PM
Ok awesome, thanx for everyone's help. I'm gonna do what Dan suggested. Thankfully I have some UR points to spare.

YW, enjoy the CP status!
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2011, 01:04:25 AM »
Just want to confirm, HGP is Hyatt?
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2011, 01:07:06 AM »
Quote from: ZCN on December 07, 2011, 01:04:25 AM
Just want to confirm, HGP is Hyatt?
Yes.
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2011, 01:31:30 AM »
Quote from: moko on December 06, 2011, 11:16:43 PM
as a side note if u travel onroutes that are fairly cheap (ime lga-mdw as low as 5k) and not that often its probably not worth getting the cp

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before u jump on thiscp deal consider what 20k ur points are worth. if cp+9600sw>20k ur than go get it but if not dont jump on this.
dont forget 20k ur @ 1.5 is $300
Im not saying its a bad deal or trying to bea party pooper just telling u to think over ur options
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #18 on: December 07, 2011, 01:47:19 AM »
9,600 SWA points are good for ~$185 of flights.

I don't think it will be that hard to get $115 value out of a CP :D
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Re: Miles for southwest
« Reply #19 on: December 07, 2011, 02:02:04 AM »
i hear what your saying so i guess go for it op
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