Southwest Offering 2x Rapid Rewards On flights through 5/21 (Registration Required)

Southwest has launched a new promotion which is offering double Rapid Rewards points on all flights booked by January 13th, 2025 and completed by May 21st, 2025. Registration for this offer is required prior to booking.

The promotion is officially targeted, but I haven’t heard of any Rapid Rewards members that haven’t been able to register.

The Deal

• Earn double Rapid Rewards points on all Southwest flights until 5/21/25
• Must register first and book by 1/13/25

Direct Link to Registration

Terms and Conditions

• Earn double Rapid Rewards® points when you register between 5:00 p.m. Central Time (“CT”) on January 9, 2025 and 11:59 p.m. CT on January 13, 2025 (the “Registration Period”), book a qualifying flight on Southwest Airlines® between 12:01 a.m. CT on January 10, 2025 and 11:59 p.m. CT on January 13, 2025 (the “Booking Period”), and then fly between 12:01 a.m. CT on January 10, 2025 and 11:59 p.m. CT on May 21, 2025 (the “Travel Period”).
• To register for this promotion, you will need to provide your Rapid Rewards account number at the time of registration.
• Member must register for this promotion during the Registration Period and registration must be completed prior to commencement of travel.
• Member’s qualifying flight(s) must be booked through Southwest Airlines during the Booking Period for travel during the Travel Period. Member’s flight(s) must be completed during the Travel Period.
• Member’s Rapid Rewards account number must be entered at the time of booking Member’s qualifying flight to earn double Rapid Rewards points for that flight.
• A qualifying flight is a one-way revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from a destination city, including any intermediate stops and/or connections, or a round trip revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal.
• Travel booked and/or flown prior to registration for this promotion is not eligible for the double points offer. Rapid Rewards earned points are calculated using base fare.
• Member will receive 12 bonus points per dollar spent on Business Select® fares, 10 bonus points per dollar spent on Anytime fares, eight bonus points per dollar spent on Wanna Get Away Plus® fares, and six bonus points per dollar spent on Wanna Get Away® fares.
• Bonus points will not count toward A-List, A-List Preferred, or Companion Pass qualification.
• Member will receive bonus Rapid Rewards points within 72 hours after completion of entire ticket.
  

Quick Thoughts

While it’s better than a kick in the pants, this promotion isn’t rewarding enough to make it worth specifically booking Southwest over another airline if you have to fly in the next few months. However, it’s certainly worth registering for this promo before booking any Southwest flights or possibly re-booking if you have travel planned already.

Note that, while the this promo is good on flights through May 21st, you must register for the promo and book the flights by Monday, June 13th. Also, bonus points do not count towards A-List or Companion Pass qualification.

Reservations made before registering for this promotion are excluded from earning double points and you can cancel previously booked flights for free. So, if you have any existing reservations, it would be worth checking their pricing to see if it’s the same or has gone down.

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