March 31, 2017
Final day; transfers must be initiated by 11:59pm CT March 31, 2017
fatal event
Obituary
🪦 2013–2017 · program changeSouthwest Companion Pass via hotel-point transfers (Marriott Travel Package trick)
Southwest Companion Pass via hotel-point transfers (Marriott Travel Package trick) — born 2013, died March 31, 2017. In its prime: To earn the pass, you must earn 110,000 qualifying points in a calendar year. Cause of death: program change. It lived 4.3 years and survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one. Hotel/car/e-Rewards conversions stopped counting toward the 110,000-point requirement
Lived 4.3 years · survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one · program: Southwest Airlines
The documented life — newest first
January 6, 2017
Southwest backtracks temporarily: transfers count through March 31, 2017
date approximate (days after Jan 1 closure)
January 1, 2017
Southwest quietly updates T&Cs: points converted from hotel and car programs no longer count toward Companion Pass
Questions
Is the Southwest Companion Pass via hotel-point transfers (Marriott Travel Package trick) sweet spot still alive?
No — on our documented record it died March 31, 2017 (program change). The full dated history is documented on this page.
What did the Southwest Companion Pass via hotel-point transfers (Marriott Travel Package trick) sweet spot cost?
In its prime: To earn the pass, you must earn 110,000 qualifying points in a calendar year (documented from 2013).
What killed the Southwest Companion Pass via hotel-point transfers (Marriott Travel Package trick) sweet spot?
program change, March 31, 2017. It survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one.
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Bonus Eagle. “Southwest Companion Pass via hotel-point transfers (Marriott Travel Package trick) — The Sweet Spot Graveyard.” bonuseagle.com. https://www.bonuseagle.com/sweet-spots/southwest-companion-pass-via-hotel-point-transfers-marriott-travel-package-trick
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