Southwest

Southwest dug itself a huge hole over the holiday season. That’s when, from Christmas Eve onward, they wound up delaying and canceling thousands upon thousands of flights over the course …

Southwest Airlines has been in a downward spiral since the huge amounts of snow, wind, ice and bitter cold covered the majority of the continental U.S. in the days before …

Banks and loyalty programs offer deals to attend special events for their members. Sometimes these are exclusive opportunities at one-off events, and others are for tickets to a major sporting …

Southwest Airlines is the odd man out when it comes to seating assignments, simply because there aren’t any. Instead of you picking your own seat when you make your reservation, …

Each airline is different and with that, some of them do things differently. Take boarding procedures, for example. Southwest is a good example – they don’t have seating assignments. Instead, …

Quite often, I’ll receive an email offering bonus points for spending in certain categories. For example, an offer might award 5X points for purchases at department stores or home improvement …

Southwest Airlines’ boarding system is different from other US-based airlines. Instead of getting a seat assignment, you get a boarding position. Once boarding the plane, you can pick any available …

For regular travelers of Southwest Airlines, there’s not much exciting about the Rapid Rewards loyalty program. The amount of points you earn depends on the price of your ticket and …

There are different ways for you to improve your boarding position when flying with Southwest. You can pay for Early Bird which checks you in before the 24-hour mark, thereby …

I experienced something new on my flights to Atlanta. On both trips, when the flight attendant announced the start of the in-flight service they said we’d get “express” service due …