Rau cov tsev neeg uas ya mus rau lawv qhov chaw so, ib qho yog qee yam: Nws tsis pheej yig.
Kev ya dawb los yog ze dua yog qhov dawb huv Grail ntawm lub tebchaws, thiab Lyn Mettler tau pom tias yuav ua licas nws tsev neeg muaj plaub leej.
Los ntawm kev siv Southwest Airlines 'Rapid Rewards points system, cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv cov neeg ua haujlwm tau sib tham thiab blogger tau mus nrog nws tsev neeg hauv lawv lub tsev hauv Indiana mus rau 6 lub chaw txawv, xws li Denver, Fort Myers, thiab San Diego, nyob rau hauv ib xyoos xwb.
Lawv siv ib ncig ntawm 175,000 mais thiab them tsawg dua $ 100 rau nws tsev neeg mus ncig txhua lub davhlau ncig.
Lyn ua tiav qhov no los ntawm kev sau npe rau credit card uas muaj cov nyiaj tshwj xeeb rau Southwest Airlines. Nws mam li ua muas thaum nws nquag xav. Ib qho ntawm cov yuam sij rau nws txoj kev vam meej yog them tawm nws daim npav rho nyiaj txhua lub hlis kom nws tau khib cov ntsiab lus tsis muaj racking li nqi.
Ntawm no yog Q & A txog raws nraim li nws tau ua:
About.com Family Vacations: Cia peb pib ua li cas rau Southwest Southwest flyer program thiab ua li cas thiaj txawv ntawm lwm cov kev pab cuam.
Lyn Mettler: Southwest tau nquag nquag nquag nquam nquam nquam nquam nquam suab npe uas tau hu ua qhov kev pabcuam sab saum toj dav hauv Freddie Awards. Kuv nyiam nws vim hais tias tsis muaj cov hnub teev dub, uas ua rau booking yooj yooj yim. Koj tuaj yeem hloov lossis thim lub davhlau tsis tas them tus nqi thiab koj cov ntsiab lus tsis tas sijhawm. Koj tuaj yeem tau txais cov ntsiab lus ntawm ya, kos npe rau Southwest credit cards, yuav khoom ntawm lawv lub online portal, noj mov hauv cov khw noj mov hauv lawv qhov kev noj mov, thiab nrog lub tsheb qiv.
Kuv txawm khwv tau 1,000 points ib zaug rau kev kos npe rau peb lub hlis ntawm Phab Ntsa Street Journal rau $ 3.
Yuav Ua Li Cas Rau Tsev Neeg: Ua li cas koj khib tau ntau cov ntsiab lus?
Lyn Mettler: Kuv tau sau cov ntsiab lus no los ntawm kev sau npe rau peb daim yuaj khab seeb: ob daim yuaj Southwest thiab Chase Sapphire Preferred, txhua yam uas muaj 50,000-tes ntxiv tom qab siv tsawg kawg yog $ 2,000 mus rau $ 4,000 ib daim npav.
Thaum kuv tau sau txog 110,000 lub ntsiab lus los ntawm kev sau npe rau Chase Southwest Rapidrights rau tus kheej thiab daim npav ua lag luam, tau ntsib qhov tsawg kawg nkaus siv thiab siv cov ntawv rau cov nqi txhua hnub (thiab them cov nqi tawm lub hli), Kuv tau ua tiav Daim Ntawv Sib Tw. Qhov no txhais tau hais tias ib tus neeg tuaj yeem pub dawb nrog kuv mus txog ob xyoos, txawm tias peb tau txais cov phau ntawv flights nrog cov ntsiab lus lossis nyiaj ntsuab. Qhov no pub kuv cov Nyiaj Ntsib Kev Tshaj Tawm los ceev nrig ntxiv, raws li kuv tsuas xav tau siv cov ntsiab lus rau phau ntawv peb daim pib rau plaub rau kuv tsev neeg xwb. Tus neeg sib tw nrog Tus Neeg Sib Haum yog qhov zoo txij thaum koj tau txais nws mus txog rau thaum xaus rau xyoo tom ntej.
Kuv kuj ceev faj cov phau ntawv tshwj xeeb thaum lub sij hawm Southwest qhov kev them nqi, raws li cov ntsiab lus ntawm phau ntawv muab lub davhlau uas raug muab khi rau nqi ntawm daim pib, yog li thaum nqi nqes mus ua cov ntsiab lus yuav tsum tau mus rau phau ntawv. Kuv kuj tau txais cov ntsiab lus los ntawm kev pib ua txhua yam nyob rau hauv cov khw hauv Southwest Rapid Rewards portal thiab siv lawv cov Kev Npaj Tawm Kev Tshaj Tawm, uas khwv tau koj cov ntsiab lus thaum koj noj cov khw noj mov.
Txog: Tsev Neeg Caij Nyoog: Puas muaj qee lub sij hawm ntawm lub xyoo uas zoo dua li lwm tus neeg mus teeb tsa? Puas muaj ib lub sijhawm xyoo uas zoo dua rau kev mus los?
Lyn Mettler: Yog tias koj xav khwv tau tus neeg tau txais kev sib tw, nws zoo tshaj rau koj pib ntxov ntxov hauv lub xyoo. Tus ntawv pib yog qhov zoo txij thaum koj tau txais nws mus txog rau thaum xaus ntawm xyoo tom ntej, yog li qhov koj tau khwv tau los, ntev tshaj li qhov koj siv tau. Hauv kuv txoj kev kawm, qhov kawg ntawm lub xyoo (tsawg kawg xyoo) tau zoo tshaj tus nqi ntawm cov kev fij. Lub caij ntuj sov thiab cov hnub caiv yog cov caij nyoog ua haujlwm nrog ntau tsev neeg mus ncig thiab tsis muaj nqi. Lub caij ntuj no thiab lub caij nplooj ntoos zeeg yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws lub sij hawm los mus kom tau tshaj tawm ntawm koj Cov Kev Ntseeg Tau Txiaj Ntsim Rapid.
In.com Tsev Neeg Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv: Dab tsi yog koj lub tswv yim rau kev muab cov ntsiab lus / tus nqi nrog Southwest txoj kev pab cuam?
Lyn Mettler: Kuv muaj lub qhov muag nyob ntawm tus nqi ntawm cov nqi ntawm ob-hauv nyiaj thiab cov ntsiab lus-rau peb cov chaw txaus nyiam. Txoj kev ntawd kuv tuaj yeem paub tias yog dab tsi-thiab yog dab tsi isn't-lub zoo deal.
Tom qab ntawd kuv sim thiab tos kom txog thaum fares ntaus ib tug tsawg point rau book peb flights.
Ntawm chav kawm, vim tsis muaj kev tshem tawm cov nqi nrog Southwest, koj tuaj yeem pheej nrhiav ib lub davhlau pib thiab hloov lossis tshem tawm yog tias koj lub hom phiaj hloov lossis koj nrhiav tau tus nqi qis dua. Kev yuav khoom thaum lub caij muag tsheb yog qhov tseemceeb, thiab Southwest muaj ntau yam muag. Kuv tau pom tias cov khoom muag zoo tshaj yog cov uas koj pom tshaj tawm hauv TV.
Nws tseem ceeb heev kom koj Cov Neeg Uas Muaj Tus Kheej thiaj li tsis muaj teeb meem rau ib tus neeg ntxiv. Rau ob peb tug, Tus Neeg Khub Sib Hloov txiav cov ntsiab lus uas koj yuav tsum tau siv rau lub davhlau rau hauv ib nrab. Rau kuv tsev neeg, peb tsuas yog xav txhiv peb cov ntsiab lus rau peb ntawm es tsis txhob plaub.
Txog: Tsev Neeg Caij Nyoog: Koj tuaj yeem pab tswv yim dab tsi rau tus neeg uas nyuam qhuav pib nrog qhov kev zov me nyuam?
Lyn Mettler: Southwest yog ib txoj haujlwm zoo rau txhua tus neeg uas xav pib kawm txoj kev siv mais thiab cov ntsiab lus los yos dawb los yog super pheej yig. Nws yooj yim heev ua raws li thiab ceev tau cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb. Nrog ntau lwm airlines, tsuas yog tej lub rooj zaum ntawm qee cov kev fij dav hlau muaj rau phau ntawv nrog mais, thaj chaw Southwest tau tso cai rau koj tuaj yeem sau txhua lub rooj rau txhua lub davhlau.
Thawj qhov uas txhua tus yuav tsum tau ua yog sau npe rau tus ceev xwm ceev ceev thiab siv koj tus nab npawb thaum twg ya. Ib txoj hauv kev yooj yim uas pib tau cov ntsiab lus yog pib pib mus kav khw hauv lawv qhov chaw yuav khoom thiab nkag rau hauv lawv txoj kev pabcuam.
Ntawm kuv cov blog, Mus Tshawb Fawb Gal, Kuv niaj hnub txhawj xeeb txog txoj hauv kev kom tau txais Southwest Rapid Rewards cov ntsiab lus thiab cov lus qhia rau kev mus rau Cov Neeg Sib Tw. Kuv kuj qhia cov neeg nyeem thaum Southwest tau muaj kev muag khoom thiab seb nws yog ib qho zoo los yog tsis ua. Nws tseem yog ib lub tswv yim zoo los xyuas Southwest.com xwm yeem mus ntsib cov nqi hloov chaw rau qhov chaw koj npaj yuav mus xyuas.
Txog: Family Vacations: Puas yog koj tab tom npaj lwm txoj kev los siv Southwest cov ntsiab lus? Koj lub tswv yim yog dab tsi?
Lyn Mettler: Kuv tab tom npaj tswv yim tom ntej no siv mais thiab ntsiab lus. Kuv tus txiv hais tias, "Koj paub, muaj ib hnub peb yuav tsum tau them nyiaj rau lub davhlau." Kuv hais tias, "Tsis muaj txoj hau kev!"
Peb twb tau mus ncig ua si mus rau New York City thiab Denver lub caij ntuj sov thiab yuav tau tos flights rau Orlando sai sai rau lub caij nplooj zeeg so. Tom qab ntawd nws yog nyob rau Keystone Resort nyob rau hauv Colorado tshaj cov hnub caiv. Kuv txawm muaj kuv tus kheej 2017 tag lawm.
Peb yuav cia li khiav tawm ntawm cov chunks loj ntawm cov ntsiab lus kuv tau tsim, tab sis yog kuv muaj peev xwm tseem khwv tau los ntawm kev siv nyiaj txhua hnub, khw thiab chav noj mov. Thaum ntawd kuv tus txiv yuav pib txheej txheem ntawm kos npe rau cov ntawv teev lus.
Vim hais tias ib tus neeg tsuas tau nyiaj tau 50,000-point nyiaj rau txhua txhua 24 lub hlis, kuv yuav tau tos txog xyoo 2017/2018 rov qab ua dua. Nyob rau lub sijhawm no, kuv tus txiv yuav tau sau npe rau daim ntawv qiv nyiaj Southwest, tau txais kev sib tw nrog Companion Pass thiab nce txog 150,000 txog 200,000 qhov chaw rau peb uas peb tuaj yeem siv tau los ntawm 2018. Tom qab ntawd nws yuav yog kuv tig los pib txheej txheem tag nrho dua.
Yog xav paub ntxiv txog kev yos hav zoov hauv Southwest, mus saib Lyn phau ntawv e-phau ntawv, "The Step-by-Step Guide to Earn Southwest Companion Pass and Flying Free Around the US," uas yog muaj pub dawb.