Is your Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards award a good deal?
The same booking, paid in cash.
What the award costs.
Cash still due on the award.
Fair deal
1.25¢each
The same as the usual 1.25¢. The award saves $450; at the usual value the points are worth $450, so using points and paying cash come out even.
- Great deal at up to
- 30,000
- Breaks even at
- 36,000
- Poor deal above
- 40,000
Set against a typical redemption value of 1.25 US cents each: 20% or more above it is a great deal, more than 10% below it a poor one.
Is your Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards award a good deal? by Lounge Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.