Can you still convert Southwest travel funds to points?

In 2020 Southwest did have a period of time when travel funds could be converted to Rapid Rewards points. That option is no longer available. Now, you would need to let the travel funds expire, then they could be converted to LUV vouchers which could be used by anyone.



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If you have Southwest flight credits, you'll have the option to convert travel funds into Southwest Rapid Rewards points. Depending on how you plan to use those funds, this may or may not be a good idea. If you plan to book a flight prior to your funds' expiration, converting might not make sense.

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A flight credit is a credit from either a canceled flight or a downgrade in fare that can be used to buy a future flight. Will my flight credit expire? Flight credits don't expire.

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In order to switch from a reservation booked with a Credit Card to a points booking you would have to cancel and rebook at the current price. Unfortunately there is no way to keep your price point (unless that price is still there) and change payment type.

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Southwest® gift cards, Southwest LUV Vouchers®, and Southwest® Travel Funds can only be used on the flight portion of your trip. Southwest Airlines accepts unused ticketless travel funds for Passenger travel purchased through Southwest Airlines, excluding the Southwest Airlines Group Desk.

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Points cannot be transferred without knowing the recipient's Rapid Rewards account number. They can enroll for free at Southwest.com. Once they have an account established, you will then be able to gift points.

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There is no free points pooling option with Southwest Rapid Rewards. Members can transfer their Rapid Rewards to another member. However there are steep fees to do so. Although members cannot pool Rapid Rewards, they can book flights for other members from their account with no additional fees or charges.

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75,000 Southwest points are worth roughly $997.5 when redeemed for airfare. While Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards points are most valuable when redeemed for Travel, they're also redeemable for gift cards, hotel stays, merchandise, and more.

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You can use travel funds to rebook and change a Wanna Get Away fare to an Anytime or Business Select one, but you can't use travel funds to pay for Upgraded Boarding or buy EarlyBird Check-In.

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You can also use 2 travel funds and a credit card. If you cancel or change a flight paid for with a travel fund or multiple travel funds, the credit is given back to you in the form of a single travel fund with the expiration date of the earliest expiration of the travel funds you used to make the original purchase.

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