re: Southwest Airlines New Rapid Rewards Program

Yeah I'm an A-Lister on Southwest *cough cough* and I travel every week for business.

I agree with everything the previous posters have said so i'll talk about what they didn't.

The rewards available now are much more extensive. Where previously you could only redeem credits for domestic flights you can now trade "credits" for some pretty good deals (not like $#($& EFFING HOTEL POINTS) on gift cards, cruises etc.

Plus having access to International flights is a pretty sweet bonus.

SUPPOSEDLY, they're eliminating the "seat restriction" on the reward flights which made emergency/short-notice bookings impossible unless you flew out Thursday and back on a Tuesday. I just had a co-worker who booked one though and said it was still the same &$*&^ availability.