How do I book a flight with travel funds?
When booking a flight, you'll see an option to apply travel funds on the payment screen
. Each Passenger can use a total of three forms of payment per booking, and each travel fund counts as a form of payment.
How do I cash out my Southwest travel funds?
You can redeem your funds by
going to the Southwest website at Southwest.com, by phone, through the mobile app, or at a Southwest ticket counter for future flights
. You can reach Southwest customer service at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA (1-800-435-9792).
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.
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 transfer my Southwest travel funds to someone else?
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 convert Southwest travel funds to points?
In order to qualify for the points conversion,
your travel fund must expire on Sept. 7, 2022
. In addition, the name on the travel fund must match the name on the Rapid Rewards account.
Can you use travel funds to buy points?
If you've got $200 in travel funds, you can convert them to 15,625 points
, which are worth ~$234.38 in Southwest flights. That's a nice boost for very little effort. You can purchase Southwest flights and refund them in the form of travel funds by September 7, 2020, for your funds to qualify for conversion.
Can you use Southwest travel funds to book a hotel?
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 many Southwest travel funds can I use at once?
Held Funds –
A maximum of three Held Funds tickets can be applied per Passenger on each reservation
. If your purchase exceeds the amount available on the three Held Funds tickets, you will only be allowed to use two Held Funds tickets and another form of payment will be required for the difference.
Can Southwest LUV Vouchers be used by anyone?
Re: LUV Voucher
Vouchers can be used by anyone
, unlike Travel Funds which are locked in the name of the original passenger. Be aware though that vouchers only cover the airfare portion, not any taxes or fees, which will have to be paid separately, with a credit card or travel funds.
Can Southwest travel funds be combined?
Re: Using Multiple Travel Funds?
You can only use three forms of payment, and those 3 don't cover the bill
. You can use 2, and pay the rest. Or use 2 or 3 for cheaper flight, and then cancel it to combine them into one new travel fund, and then use that.
Can travel funds be refunded?
If you have a refundable value remaining,
you can choose to receive a refund to the original form of payment or convert the fare into Travel Funds
.
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 I use my Southwest voucher to buy points?
Unfortunately, no
. However, if you're booking a round trip, consider instead booking 2 one-way's. That would allow you to use the voucher on one leg and points for the other.
