Southwest Visa 50,000 bonus points

[sim]

Click Here to get more details on this card and compare to other cards!

[Dan]

I just got an email from southwest to sign up for the southwest visa and receive 50000 bonus points enough for 2 rt ticket in the us. Anyone else get this offer?

I'm going to have a public link for the offer soon if you can hold off.
Sounds like a great offer though, 50K points are worth $932.50 towards any Southwest flights.

[springles]

I'm going to have a public link for the offer soon if you can hold off.
Sounds like a great offer though, 50K points are worth $932.50 towards any Southwest flights.

So this is not a targeted offer?

[Dan]

So this is not a targeted offer?

I don't know about your offer specifically, but there is a public offer for "2 free flights" coming out soon.

[yaakov s]

Which Credit Card company is this with. I need more CC for my triple apps.

[Dan]

Which Credit Card company is this with. I need more CC for my triple apps.

Chase.

[sim]

This is the offer details i got in the email
       
"Apply for the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Premier Card1 and we'll get you started with 2 FREE ROUNDTRIP FLIGHTS.plane You'll earn 50,000 Bonus Points after your first purchase...that's over $800 in Wanna Get Away® Fares on Southwest Airlines2. Start planning your trip to one of the 70+ destinations Southwest Airlines flies. Annual fee of $99 applies.† STOP WAITING. APPLY TODAY".                             

personally i have to wait if i want to get this card i just got the united and saphire 

[AsherO]

I'm going to have a public link for the offer soon if you can hold off.
Sounds like a great offer though, 50K points are worth $932.50 towards any Southwest flights.

Why $932.50?

[myb821]

Why $932.50?

on their wana get away fares u only need 60 points per dollar so i think he meant 833$

[AsherO]

on their wana get away fares u only need 60 points per dollar so i think he meant 833$

We'll find out as soon as he clarifies.

[Dan]

50,000x1.865=$932.50
Via, http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/12941:

"With the new program you can redeem points for any seat on any flight.  For the regular “wanna get away” fare it costs 60 points for each dollar of airfare.  In practical terms this means for example:
A one-way LGA-BWI flight on 04/05 is $79.70 with tax.
It can also be bought for 4,140 points plus $2.50 tax.
So 4,140 points gets you a value of $77.20 ($79.70 airfare less the $2.50 tax required on the points ticket)
So each point is worth 1.865 cents (77.20/4,140), valid for redemption on all flights."

[aryeh1]

50,000x1.865=$932.50
Via, http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/12941:

"With the new program you can redeem points for any seat on any flight.  For the regular “wanna get away” fare it costs 60 points for each dollar of airfare.  In practical terms this means for example:
A one-way LGA-BWI flight on 04/05 is $79.70 with tax.
It can also be bought for 4,140 points plus $2.50 tax.
So 4,140 points gets you a value of $77.20 ($79.70 airfare less the $2.50 tax required on the points ticket)
So each point is worth 1.865 cents (77.20/4,140), valid for redemption on all flights."

this is for 20k only?

[AsherO]

50,000x1.865=$932.50
Via, http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/12941:

"With the new program you can redeem points for any seat on any flight.  For the regular “wanna get away” fare it costs 60 points for each dollar of airfare.  In practical terms this means for example:
A one-way LGA-BWI flight on 04/05 is $79.70 with tax.
It can also be bought for 4,140 points plus $2.50 tax.
So 4,140 points gets you a value of $77.20 ($79.70 airfare less the $2.50 tax required on the points ticket)
So each point is worth 1.865 cents (77.20/4,140), valid for redemption on all flights."

How do you get from 60/$1 (1.666cpm) to 1.865cpm?

[Dan]

How do you get from 60/$1 (1.666cpm) to 1.865cpm?

Because you also don't pay tax on the ticket, hence my calculations which bump it up from 1.67 to roughly 1.865.
You can try it yourself on their site and make your own calculations, they may very based on the route.

[AsherO]

Because you also don't pay tax on the ticket, hence my calculations which bump it up from 1.67 to roughly 1.865.
You can try it yourself on their site and make your own calculations, they may very based on the route.

So is your example typical, or just a way to inflate the value? (not suspecting, just trying to clarify)

[Dan]

So is your example typical, or just a way to inflate the value? (not suspecting, just trying to clarify)

It was the only route I checked.  Feel free to check more routes for yourself and let us know.

[dans fan]

I'm going to have a public link for the offer soon if you can hold off.
Sounds like a great offer though, 50K points are worth $932.50 towards any Southwest flights.

how much longer

[Dan]

how much longer

I'll have more information after tomorrow evening i"yh.

[dans fan]

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[fdg9]

Just got matched on the 50,000 SW offer. Thanks!