PSA: Check Southwest/Hotel Bookings For Price Drops

Update 4/26/20: Reports of Hilton dropping prices.

Update 3/27/20: Looks like Southwest has done another massive pricing cut, check those reservations again.

Update 3/14/20: Southwest has dropped prices again. Marriott & Hyatt have also updated their cancellation policies

Update 3/12/20: It’s possible to now do this on advance purchase bookings for both IHG & Hilton. You need to cancel and rebook though and it’s only for stays until April 30th, 2020.

Due to COVID-19 prices for flights and hotels have been dropping across the board, this is a friendly reminder to check for price drops and rebook where possible. Southwest has a generous rebooking/change policy making this process easy and Alaska elites with MVP Gold members can also do this.

Hat tip to @PointsToPointB

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Cally
Cally (@guest_948143)
March 30, 2020 09:38

Anyone know if booking flights for someone else through my points also returns the points back to me if canceled? Does this work the same as cash?

AllAmericanAmy
AllAmericanAmy (@guest_965381)
April 26, 2020 22:17

Reservation for someone else made by you with points from your account return to your account if tickets cancelled. If you paid cash for another person’s ticket and cancel reservation the credit goes to the passenger in their name…. Not returned to person who paid.

Jill B
Jill B (@guest_947198)
March 27, 2020 20:31

Thanks for the reminder! Was able to rebook several flights and then book 3 more flights with all the savings!

Matthew
Matthew (@guest_947167)
March 27, 2020 19:31

I advise continuing to check Southwest as prices seem to drop a little further out as the days go by. For ex, earlier this week I checked for a 6/24 flight and it was still $164. Yesterday it went to $59.

Steve
Steve (@guest_947165)
March 27, 2020 19:30

Saved 8,700 points for July trip to Denver!

JSmathers
JSmathers (@guest_947156)
March 27, 2020 19:07

So this thread is basically a case study on how that virus spreads around the country

Max
Max (@guest_947155)
March 27, 2020 19:06

Thanks, DoC! $78 savings for a flight in June (if it happens lol) 🙂

JM
JM (@guest_937506)
March 14, 2020 18:43

Just got 35,000 points back for a VERY expensive New Orleans flight. Love you doc!

Austin
Austin (@guest_937457)
March 14, 2020 17:37

Southwest isn’t allowing me to change my flight online anymore.

Rowan
Rowan (@guest_937640)
March 14, 2020 21:23

You should at least be able to cancel it and then just rebook it at the lower price.

PoorChurner
PoorChurner (@guest_937869)
March 15, 2020 03:38

Same here. I cancelled my flight and rebooked the lower rates with travel funds as the work around.

Rusty
Rusty (@guest_935486)
March 12, 2020 18:55

My flight from PHX to FLL actually went UP 1400 points since I booked it two days ago. Weird.

Ross
Ross (@guest_932784)
March 9, 2020 21:22

Thanks Doc! Going to BWI from ABQ for Memorial Day weekend for 16,000 SW points total, awesome deal!