Converting funds to points would give you a large enough balance to book the trip you want. Your funds will expire before you can use them. In this case,
converting to Southwest points is a great way to keep the bulk of your credit from expiring and preserve your credit for future use
.
Can you use combination of travel funds and points with Southwest?
Can I combine points and cash for a reservation? No. But keep in mind,
you can book a one-way reservation using points and book your return using cash or any other accepted form of payment or vice-versa
.
Can I transfer travel funds to points?
For anyone who has had to cancel a Southwest Airlines flight due to the coronavirus pandemic, this may be some welcome news: As of August 10,
anyone with qualifying future travel credits (what Southwest refers to as travel funds) can convert them into Rapid Rewards points—as long as they do so by December 15, 2020
.
Can I convert travel funds to LUV Voucher?
Within 6 months after your travel fund expires, you can call Southwest airlines and request them to convert that expired travel fund to a LUV voucher
that will give you additional 6 months to use.
Can I use my Southwest travel funds for a hotel?
Re: Travel Funds & Credits
Southwest travel funds are only the value of a previous flight and can only be used towards the flight portion of a new reservation.
Hotel credits and costs are completely separate
.
How do I convert travel funds to Southwest Points 2021?
You’ll see the link at the top of your Southwest account after signing-in.
For every 1.28 cents you have in travel funds, Southwest will give you 1 Southwest point
. If you’ve got a $50 travel fund, you can convert it into 3,906 Southwest points.
What can you buy with Southwest travel funds?
Travel funds from Southwest can be used to
book any available cash flight or to pay for the taxes and fees on award flights
. They are treated like cash and can be used to pay for some or all of the amount owed. If you don’t use all of the travel funds for the reservation, any remaining balance remains for future use.
Can I use my travel funds for someone else Southwest?
Can someone else use my travel funds? Travel funds belong to the Passenger named on the ticket, regardless of who purchased it. At this time,
travel funds can’t be transferred to another person
(sorry, Mom). But Southwest LUV Vouchers can be used by anyone.
Can I use travel funds to purchase early bird check in?
Re: travel funds
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
.
Can travel funds be refunded?
Travel funds are credit from a canceled flight that can be used to buy a future flight. The funds are tied to the canceled flight’s six-digit confirmation number. Can I get a refund for a Wanna Get Away® ticket?
Wanna Get Away fares are not refundable
, but we still offer a flexible cancellation policy.
How do I extend my Southwest travel funds?
Southwest never extends the expiration date of travel funds. Your best bet is to
wait until they expire and then call Customer Relations and ask for them to be reissued as a LUV Voucher
. The fee for this is $100, which will be deducted from the funds balance.
Why can’t I use my Southwest travel funds?
The most common issue…
Verify the spelling of the names is an exact match to the reservation that you canceled
, including any middle name if one was originally used. If the names have any special characters such as a space, hypen, etc you might need to call to get the travel fund to apply.
