Southwest promo: Earn up to 20K bonus points with paid travel (targeted)

Southwest has launched a new targeted promo that awards up to 20,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points when flying with Southwest before the end of August. You can earn 5,000 bonus points with one round trip (or two one-ways), 10,000 after two, or 20,000 after three.

You must be targeted for the promotion and then register before booking flights. If you don’t see a registration link on the promotion page when logged-in, in means you’re not targeted.

The Deal

• Earn up to 20,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points when flying round trip or one-way flights with Southwest:
  • One qualifying round-trip flight (two one-way flights) = 5,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points
    Two qualifying round-trip flights (four one-way flights) = an additional 5,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points
    Three qualifying round-trip flights (six one-way flights) = an additional 10,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points
• Direct link to promo registration

Key Terms

• Members (“Member”) can earn Rapid Rewards bonus points when registering, booking, and then flying qualifying flights for this promotion between June 11, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) and August 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CT (the “Promotion Period”).
• Member can: (i) earn 5,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points after booking and flying one (1) qualifying round trip flight or two (2) qualifying one-way flights, (ii) earn an additional 5,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points after booking and flying two (2) qualifying round trip flights or four (4) qualifying one-way flights, and (iii) earn an additional 10,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points after booking and flying three (3) qualifying round trip flights or six (6) qualifying one-way flights during the Promotion Period, and provided that each booking includes Member’s Rapid Rewards account number at the time of booking.
• Members may earn up to a maximum of 20,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points through this Promotion.
• Rapid Rewards bonus points earned under this Promotion will not count toward A-List or A-List Preferred status, but they will count toward Companion Pass® qualification.
• Members must register for this promotion during the Promotion Period, and registration must be completed prior to booking and commencement of travel during the Promotion Period.
• Valid on new reservations booked within the Promotion Period only.
• Member’s qualifying flights must be booked through Southwest.com®, the Southwest® Mobile App, swabiz.com (SWABIZ®), Global Distribution System (GDS), or Southwest Partner Services (SPS) distribution channels with Southwest Airlines inventory during the Promotion Period for travel during the Promotion Period.
• A qualifying round-trip flight is 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, and a qualifying one-way flight is a one-way revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city.
• Qualifying flights include flights operated by Southwest Airlines and paid entirely with US dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers®, gift cards, flight credits, and those paid with Cash + Points.
• Qualifying flights exclude reward flights, charter flights, group travel, nonrevenue travel, Southwest Vacations® packages, and Companion Pass travel. 

Quick Thoughts

Earning 5,000 bonus points after flying two one-ways or a round trip is a generous return, especially if the route(s) you’ll be flying are available for low fares. Earning 20,000 after three round-trips or six one-ways is even better.

The terms state that the promo can’t be combined with any other promotion, but normally you can use promo codes from Southwest sales, and everything stacks together.

Note that this points promo is targeted, so if you don’t see a registration link button on the registration page once logged in to your account, it means you’re not eligible. But Southwest LUVs you just the same.

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