The Offer
- Southwest has a sale with fares starting from $40. Must book by 8/24
The Fine Print
- Book by 8/24.
- Nonrefundable. Seats, travel days, and markets limited. 14-day advance purchase required. Blackout dates apply.
- Continental US travel valid 9/5/2017 – 2/14/2018, international travel valid 9/12/2017 – 12/13/2017 and 1/9/2018 – 3/1/2018, travel to/from San Juan, Puerto Rico valid 9/6/2017 – 12/7/2017 and 1/16/2018 – 3/1/2018.
- Points bookings do not include government fees from $5.60 per one-way flight.
Our Verdict
Usually JetBlue has a sale on at the same time, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here.  I like to post the Southwest sales as the award tickets are tied to the cash value of each ticket and you can rebook your flights if the price decreases.
Is there an example of a market that gets a sale? I always see these and they list a bunch of destinations from PDX but they are the same prices you can find any time.
I booked San Diego to Las Vegas in January a week prior to the sale. Got back 8,000 points because of the sale using the exactvsame departure/return time and dates.