{"id":1920,"date":"2012-02-28T21:01:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T04:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2012-11-11T16:39:29","modified_gmt":"2012-11-11T23:39:29","slug":"transfer-ultimate-reward-points-to-southwest-airlines-834-in-sw-fares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1920","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Ultimate Reward Points to Southwest Airlines: $834 in SW Fares"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we begin today’s wanderlustful adventure, let me just set an expectation for you that somehow I hadn’t previously anticipated: if you’re foolish enough to schedule a flight that arrives at midnight, you must expect that the only remaining rental car on the lot will be a baby blue minivan. Yes, I’ve foregone my claim to manhood and despite eating delicious and masculine East Texas BBQ beef brisket, each time I step back into it, I descend further and further into the shameful world of van drivership.
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What I’m not ashamed of, though, is the $264 “Wanna Get Away” fare that got me from SLC to HOU. As this is a work trip (yes, my frugality does extend to work trips) I paid for it with cash, not points. But what gets really exciting is to consider what I could have done with points. Southwest has gotten very generous, particularly with reward flights on “Wanna Get Away Fares<\/a>.” Each dollar of the ticket value requires 60 reward points. For example, my $264 flight would have cost me a measly 15,840 points. Stop choking. This is for real.<\/p>\n

Am I telling you that 50k Southwest reward points could get you three round trip domestic flights!? Yes, worldwanderlusters, that is what I’m saying.<\/p>\n

But wait a minute, does that mean we could apply for the\u00a0Chase Sapphire PreferredSM<\/span><\/sup><\/a>\u00a0card\u00a0 and then magically transform those points into Southwest Airlines points? Yes, Worldwanderlusters, that is what I’m saying.<\/p>\n

Uh-huh, your 50k UR points are worth roughly $834 in SW “Wanna Get Away” fares. \u00a0Is that better than the Chase Southwest rewards card? Why, yes, in some cases it is.<\/p>\n

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How could it possibly be better than that? Keep in mind that you can also pick up another 50,000 Ultimate Rewards Points from the Ink Bold\u00ae Charge Card<\/a>. \u00a0Two tiny inquiries on your credit for $1,668 in airfare on an airline that allows you to check TWO bags for FREE.<\/p>\n

Does that mean that you, too, could be eating beef brisket and driving a baby blue minivan around Houston? Yes, Worldwanderlusters, that is what I’m saying.<\/p>\n

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