The Southwest Companion Pass is hands-down the best deal in travel, but there are a lot of ins and outs you need to understand to avoid making a critical mistake when trying to earn one. Lyn shares the top mistakes she sees when consulting with her Families Fly Free members to help you avoid making the same error.

Please note that Southwest has updated the number of points required to earn the Companion Pass from 2023 forward to 135,000 points (up from 125,000), though that doesn’t affect the method Families Fly Free teaches to easily earn and always have the Pass.

Be sure to check out:
Episode 5 – The Best Airline for Families to Fly Free
Episode 11 – The ONE Airline Perk That Makes it Easy for Families to Fly Free
Episode 4 – How to Earn Free Travel By Holiday Shopping (This one explains the Rapid Rewards Shopping Portal)

Join the Families Fly Free membership at FamiliesFlyFree.com/Join.

Download our FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks Lyn uses to fly her family free:
https://familiesflyfree.com/7hacks

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  • Lyn Mettler

    Lyn Mettler is a longtime travel writer for US News & World Report, USA Today 10Best and The TODAY Show who created Families Fly Free, a program which teaches families her simple system to use travel rewards to fly for free.

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