DALLAS, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest
Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is making business travel more
rewarding by launching Rapid Rewards® Business, giving
businesses the ability to earn Rapid Rewards points as their
travelers return to the sky. By joining Rapid Rewards Business,
companies earn Rapid Rewards points that can be applied toward
travel on the company's behalf, while travelers who are Rapid
Rewards Members also earn Rapid Rewards points in their personal
accounts.
To celebrate the launch of Rapid Rewards Business, Southwest
Airlines® is offering a special promotion awarding
25,000 Rapid Rewards Business points to qualified businesses that
apply before Dec. 31, 2021, and have
a traveler book and fly two round trips within 90 days of
enrollment*.
Business travelers who link their Rapid Rewards accounts with
their company's travel program can earn their company:
- Three Rapid Rewards Business points per $1 when booking and flying Business
Select® fares
- Two Rapid Rewards Business points per $1 when booking and flying Anytime fares
- One Rapid Rewards Business point per $1 when booking and flying Wanna Get
Away® fares
Travel must be booked through a corporate travel booking tool
such as SWABIZ®, Southwest Partner Services (API/Direct
Connect), or a Global Distribution System (GDS), and the traveler's
Rapid Rewards account must be linked to their company's corporate
identification number (CID).
"We're thrilled to bring our award-winning Rapid Rewards program
to businesses who fly frequently, rewarding both road warriors and
their companies who rely on Southwest to connect them to the people
and places that are important to their business," said Silke Koehneke, Senior Director of Sales for
Southwest Business. "Just like our Rapid Rewards program, Rapid
Rewards Business points don't expire and there are no blackout
dates when earning or redeeming Rapid Rewards Business points. Now,
businesses who fly Southwest can earn and redeem points for future
flights, ultimately making their company travel more valuable."
To learn more and apply for a Rapid Rewards Business account to
start earning Rapid Rewards Business points, visit
Southwest.com/RapidRewardsBusiness.
*Rapid Rewards Business Offer Terms and Conditions
Offer is nontransferable. Southwest® reserves the right to cancel
this promotion at any time. To be eligible to participate in
this Rapid Rewards Business Enrollment 25,000
point offer, Company must (a) have an active SWABIZ®
account, (b) not currently have or have had in the prior
twelve months a Rapid Rewards Business account,
(c) apply for Rapid Rewards Business on
or before Dec. 31,
2021, and agree to the Rapid Rewards Business program
terms
(business.southwest.com/Terms-and-Conditions) at the time
of application, and (d) be approved by Southwest for
membership in Rapid Rewards Business. Company must have a
minimum of two linked Rapid Rewards
Members who will travel on behalf of the Rapid Rewards
Business Member to be considered for Membership. Third
party intermediaries engaged in selling and arranging air, hotel,
transportation, and other travel reservations on behalf of a
business, or multiple business entities may not be enrolled as
Members in the Rapid Rewards Business program. When applying,
Company must designate an administrator to manage their account and
it is company's responsibility to transition administrator
responsibility as needed. Member agrees that Southwest will
communicate with such administrator regarding the Rapid Rewards
Business account, including, without limitation,
about transactions, redemptions, and promotional
opportunities.
To earn 25,000 Rapid Rewards points for the company's Rapid
Rewards Business account, a linked Rapid Rewards
Member must (1) purchase two qualifying Anytime, Business
Select, or Wanna Get Away round trip revenue
flights (or four one-way revenue flights)
through swabiz.com, Global Distribution Systems, or
direct connect (Southwest Partner Services) and fly such
flights within 90-days after enrollment in Rapid Rewards
Business (such 90-day period, the "Flight Promotional Time
Period"), and (2) include at the time of purchase of a qualifying
flight their company's Southwest corporate identification number
and the linked Rapid Rewards Member's Rapid Rewards
account number. A linked Rapid Rewards Member is
defined as an individual Rapid Rewards Member whose Rapid Rewards
account number is linked to their company's Southwest corporate
identification number, prior to booking flights and during
completion of the flights. If traveler is not a Rapid
Rewards Member, please have the traveler enroll in Rapid Rewards
and link the traveler's Rapid Rewards account to their company's
Southwest corporate identification number. Flights booked prior to
the first day of the Flight Promotional Time Period or not
completed by the last day of the Flight Promotional Time Period
will not be eligible to count towards this promotion. Please allow
up to 2 weeks after completion of qualifying revenue
flights for the 25,000 Rapid Rewards Business enrollment
points to post to their Rapid Rewards Business account.
A qualifying one-way flight is a one-way Business Select,
Anytime, or Wanna Get Away revenue flight on Southwest Airlines
from an origin city to a destination city, including any
intermediate stops and/or connections on Southwest Airlines. A
qualifying round trip flight is a round trip Business Select,
Anytime, or Wanna Get Away revenue flight on Southwest Airlines
from an origin city to a destination city and back to the
originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal. Valid on new
reservations booked and flown during the Flight Promotional Time
Period. Changes made to an itinerary after purchase may eliminate
qualification for the Rapid Rewards Business Enrollment 25,000
points offer. Valid on Southwest Airlines published scheduled
service. Charter flights, group travel, Companion Pass®, Southwest
Vacations® packages, flights booked on Southwest.com®, and reward
travel do not qualify for this promotion. All Rapid Rewards
Business program terms apply and can be found
at business.southwest.com/Terms-and-Conditions. Southwest reserves
the right to amend, suspend, or change the Rapid
Rewards Business program terms at any time without
notice. Rapid Rewards Members do not acquire property rights in
accrued points. The number of points needed for a particular
Southwest flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on
destination, time, day of travel, demand, fare type, point
redemption rate, and other factors, and are subject to change at
any time until the booking is confirmed.
Points can only be redeemed on swabiz.com via the company's
corporate identification number for any available seat on any
flight booked through Southwest and for any other products or
services approved by Southwest. Number of points required to redeem
for reward flights may vary based on destination,
time, day of travel, demand, fare class, point redemption
rate, and other factors. Points earned through the Rapid Rewards
Business program do not count towards A-List status, A-List
Preferred status, or Companion Pass®.
All transactions and accounts in the Rapid Rewards Business
program are subject to review and adjustment by Southwest at any
time and without notice to the Member to ensure compliance with
applicable rules. Any suspected fraud, misrepresentation, misuse,
abuse, or violation of applicable rules, including, but not limited
to, contracts of carriage, tariffs, the program rules, our Rapid
Rewards Partners' rules and regulations, and qualification
requirements and benefits, may result in (a) cancellation of the
account and any associated reservations, (b) forfeiture of (1) some
or all of the accrued points in the account, (2) awards, and (3)
rewards or promotional incentives, and/or (c) a delay or suspension
of the processing of points and reporting and the redemption of
points, awards, status benefits, rewards, and promotional
incentives.
To link a Rapid Rewards account to the company's corporate
identification number, complete the following steps: Log into
SWABIZ account. Upon logging in to the "Traveler" experience
within swabiz.com, navigate to the "Add my Rapid Rewards
account" link within the top navigation. Log in using Rapid Rewards
account, verify information and select "Yes, this
is correct".
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
In its 51st year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines
Co. continues to differentiate itself from other air
carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by nearly
54,000 Employees to a Customer base that topped 130 million
Passengers in 2019. Southwest has a robust network of
point-to-point service with a strong presence across top leisure
and business markets. In peak travel seasons during 2019, Southwest
operated more than 4,000 weekday departures among a network of 101
destinations in the United States
and 10 additional countries. In 2020, the carrier added service to
Hilo, Hawaii; Cozumel, Mexico; Miami; Palm Springs,
Calif.; Steamboat Springs; and Montrose (Telluride), Colo. Thus far in 2021,
Southwest has initiated service to Chicago (O'Hare) and Sarasota/Bradenton both on Feb.
14; Savannah/Hilton Head and
Colorado Springs both on March 11;
Houston (Bush) and Santa Barbara, Calif. both on April 12; Fresno,
Calif. on April
25; Destin/Fort Walton Beach on May 6; Myrtle Beach,
S.C. on May 23; Bozeman, Mont. on May
27; Jackson, Miss. on June 6; and Eugene, Ore. on Aug.
29. Southwest will begin service to Bellingham, Wash. on Nov. 7; and Syracuse on Nov. 14.
The carrier issued its Southwest® Promise in
May 2020 to highlight new and
round-the-clock efforts to support its Customers and Employees
well-being and comfort. Among the changes are enhanced cleaning
efforts at airports and onboard aircraft, along with a federal
mandate requiring every person to wear a mask at all times
throughout each flight. Additional details about the Southwest
Promise are available
at Southwest.com/Promise.
Southwest coined Transfarency® to describe its
purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and fairly, and
low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only major U.S.
airline to offer bags fly free® to everyone (first and
second checked pieces of luggage, size and weight limits apply,
some carriers offer free checked bags on select routes or in
qualified circumstances). Southwest does not charge change fees,
though fare differences might apply.
Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world,
known for a triple bottom line approach that contributes to the
carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of
its People and the communities they serve, and an overall
commitment to efficiency and the planet. Learn more about how the
carrier gives back to communities across the world by
visiting Southwest.com/citizenship.
Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online
at Southwest.com or by phone at
800-I-FLY-SWA®.
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