Southwest holiday sale: 30% off many flights, including to Hawaii
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.
Southwest Airlines launched a nice sale just in time for Cyber Monday. Southwest is offering flights up to 30% off for travel throughout the continental U.S., plus Puerto Rico and Hawaii, among other destinations. International routes are eligible as well.
Use the code "CYBERSALE" through Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, for 30% off travel through March 5, 2025, for domestic routes and May 22, 2025, for Hawaii, Puerto Rico and international destinations.
Deal basics
- Airline: Southwest Airlines
- Routes: Across Southwest's network
- How to book: Directly with Southwest Airlines using the promo code "CYBERSALE"
- Travel dates: Jan. 7, 2025, through March 5, 2025, or May 22, 2025, depending on the route
- Book by: Thursday at 11:59 p.m. PST
- Blackout dates: Vary based on route
Sample flights
Use Southwest's Low Fare Calendar with the promo code applied to search for your desired route. I did a quick search for flights from California to Hawaii. I wouldn't say there were a ton of available deals, but I did find a few dates with discounts using either cash or Southwest Rapid Rewards points. Here's a fare calendar for January and February flights from Long Beach to Maui. You'll save about $126 on this round-trip flight which comes in around $356.
You could book that same discounted flight with points, too. A round-trip flight that would normally cost you nearly 35,000 Rapid Rewards points can be had during the sale for 24,395 Rapid Rewards points plus $11.20 in taxes and fees.
Here's another example for a flight from Oakland to Honolulu. You could book round-trip flights for as few as 23,231 Rapid Rewards points or $351.89.
Maximize your purchase
If you book this deal, use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:
- Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card (see rates and fees): 2 points per dollar spent on Southwest purchases
- Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card (see rates and fees): 4 points per dollar spent on Southwest purchases
- American Express® Gold Card: 3 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through amextravel.com
- The Platinum Card® from American Express: 5 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through Amex Travel® (on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar)
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees): Earn 8 points per dollar spent on purchases through Chase Travel℠ and 4 points per dollar on flights and hotels booked direct.
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees): 2 points per dollar spent on travel
Bottom line
This sale applies to both cash and points bookings for Southwest flights and is valid for travel through early March for the continental U.S. and through most of May for Puerto Rico, Hawaii and international travel. Book by Thursday to save.
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