How do Southwest airline vouchers work?

A Southwest LUV Voucher is issued by Southwest® and can be applied toward a future flight. However, Southwest LUV Vouchers have an expiration date by which travel must be booked and flown. Additionally, Southwest LUV Vouchers cannot be applied toward government-imposed charges and fees.



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Refundable fares are generally eligible for a full cash refund. Some tickets, including many basic economy fares, simply cannot be canceled. Some tickets can be canceled for a voucher refund, minus a cancellation fee.

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Vouchers are fully transferrable and can be used by anyone. They would just need the number and code from the voucher. Once applied to travel, the ticket will take on the name of the passenger(s).

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Vouchers and credits are typically “use them or lose them,” although every airline is different. Some are more generous, but many carriers' travel credits and vouchers expire just 12 months from the date you purchased your first ticket.

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Re: Unused Voucher According to the terms and conditions of the LUV voucher it can't be sold as it could void the voucher if someone at Southwest caught you selling it. You can however use it on anyone.

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One cannot book a package with air, hotel, and car on southwest.com. You can book air and car, then buy a hotel in a separate transaction, but no one would refer to that as a package. Even then, you are not paying for the car up front so vouchers cannot be used and the hotel booking will also not accept vouchers.

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If you've got a handful of credits or vouchers, don't worry: Most airlines easily allow you to apply up to three or more toward one transaction. Just keep in mind you can generally only use these travel credits for yourself, not someone else.

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so a LUV voucher can be used by anyone but once ticketed with a LUV voucher it is becomes apart of a travel fund. when it is a travel fund it is non transferable and the fund remains in the name of the ticketed passenger(s).

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However, airlines may offer their customers a voucher instead of a refund in such cases. In some situations, a travel voucher may seem more attractive to air travellers than a refund (repayment), as they can use the voucher on future trips with the same airline or other partner airlines to save on ticket costs.

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Canceling a nonrefundable fare will result in an eCredit for the full amount paid (minus any cancellation fees, depending on fare type and route). However, if you cancel a refundable ticket, you'll get the amount paid refunded back to your original form of payment.

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