Update: We've earned our Southwest Companion Pass! For years, I've hoped to earn enough Southwest miles to receive the glittering holy grail of travel rewards, a Southwest Companion Pass. This nifty little card entitles you to a Buy 1, Get 1 Free discount on every Southwest flight you take, even ones booked with points. Half price weekend getaway to Las Vegas? Yes, please! Actually, scratch that. Half price trip to sunny Hawaii! Southwest expects to be flying there soon. My husband travels exclusively with Southwest for work and he is always away on a business trip , so you'd think if anyone was going to earn a Companion Pass, it would be him. He has received A-List Preferred status with Southwest, which doubles his points, Platinum Premier Elite status with their partner, Marriott, and whatever the top rewards tier is with Southwest's rental car partner, National. Still, no Companion Pass. To earn one, you've always had to fly 100 flights with Southwest pe...
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