November 2025 Newsletter
Join us for our next Southwest Q&A session!
When: Wed, Nov 12th, 2025
What time? 3:30pm Pacific, 4:30pm Mountain, 5:30pm Central, 6:30pm Eastern!
Join us here, no registration required!
*Note we are moving to Youtube instead of Zoom but you will be able to ask quesitons in the chat! You can pre-send your questions in the Youtube chat 2 days before the stream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjLOL9g7qWs
Please allow 3 business days for the replay to populate. Instead of emailing it out we will be adding it to the curriculum page at jgoot.com/login
🚀 Southwest News 🚀
Its Officially Southwest SEASON! What does this mean? It is now okay to start applying for new card sign up bonuses if you are on the fast track for a companion pass in 2026! Remember to use our links if you need to! jgoot.com/cards.
I have my eyes and ears out for changes related to companion pass, nothing new to report! If you are going for companion pass in 2026 stay the course.
-Steph
💡 Southwest Schedule update💡
- The current schedule is open until Aug 3rd. On Dec 11th, 2025, the schedule will open for sale through Sept 30th, 2026. (Date is subject to change).
🛍️ Current noteworthy shopping portal finds 🛍️
*As of Nov 1, offers change often
- Earn 4 points per dollar at Alo Yoga. Terms and conditions here.
- Earn 4 points per dollar on the Bed, Bath and Beyond. Terms and conditions here.
- Dermstore is now offering 4 bonus points per dollar! Terms here.
How does the shopping portal work? Use Southwest shopping to link to all of your favorite stores and make a purchase! You will then be awarded the bonus points listed on the offer directly into your Southwest account. *Note you cannot combine shopping portal offers, so do not click on Rakuten or any other portal if your intent is to earn southwest points.
🏨 Southwest Hotel Spotlight 🏨
A 7 night stay at this hotel in Kauai for Christmas will earn you 22,000 points for ~$473 per night! That is an earn rate of 15 points per dollar. Fantastic!
A few notes about hotels:
It is not recommended to bundle hotel and flight with Southwest unless you are getting a much lower price than booking separately. It is much easier to make changes to your flights if they are not bundled.
Southwest uses Booking.com as their booking system, so your hotel will see the booking as a booking.com reservation.
I always confirm my reservation with the hotel to be sure they got it.
Make sure to check your Southwest Account for credit card offers!
Here is how.
1. Visit Southwest.com
2. Log into “My account”
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page! Make sure to register for any offers you like!
Quick check in for each Companion Pass Strategy:
For folks on the FAST TRACK for 2025:
You should have opened two cards so far and have already earned your companion pass for the year.
If going for companion pass using the fast track method for 2026 hold tight, do not do anything yet!
For folks using the HYBRID method for 2025:
You should have opened your new card already and earned the pass this year. If you need to open a card still I recommend waiting until 2026.
For those following the slow and steady method:
You should have over 100,000 points already.
Do you have hotels you need to book? *points will post after checkout.
Check out some shopping portal deals.
Don’t forget about Southwest dining.
You can find your totals under “My Account” On Southwest.com. It looks like this:
- Stephanie
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