Southwest introduces Cash + Points payment option for Rapid Rewards members

Southwest Airlines introduced Cash + Points, a new flexible payment option for Rapid Rewards Members. For the first time, Southwest Rapid Rewards Members can now use a combination of points and other eligible forms of payment to purchase Southwest flights on Southwest.com/cashpluspoints. Southwest also is launching new capabilities for Southwest Business Customers. Corporate Travel Managers can now use a combination of cash and Rapid Rewards Business points to purchase flights for their company’s travel using Rapid Rewards Business points through swabiz.com. Southwest Airlines is also going the extra mile and is now offering its Rapid Rewards Members the ability to use their Rapid Rewards points for hotel stays on hotels.redeemrapidrewards.com powered by Rocket Travel by Agoda. Additionally, Members booking travel with points can choose to pay for hotel bookings using only points, or a combination of cash and points, and can benefit from competitive rates for redeeming points for flights and hotel bookings at more than 400,000 properties worldwide.