Southwest Is Selling Points for Up to 50% Off, Through October 2

Southwest normally sells Rapid Rewards points without a discount. Right now it is running a targeted sale of up to 50% off, and the discount scales with how much you buy in one purchase. The exact tiers and the biggest discount you are offered vary by account, so this is not one flat deal for everyone. Log in to see the tiers and the top discount on your own account, because your offer is the only number that counts.

The sale ends October 2, 2026 at 11:59pm Central.

A few rules hold for everyone, whatever tier you see. The minimum purchase is 2,000 points, sold in blocks of 1,000, with a cap of 60,000 points a day.

Whether it is worth it comes down to one thing: do you have a flight in mind. Southwest has no fixed award chart, so the points a flight costs vary by destination, date, demand, and fare. A discount on points only helps when you already know the flight you want and its cash price runs high. Buying points with no specific flight in mind is a bet, and a discount today is no guarantee it saves you money later.

Say you find a Southwest flight you want and you are 4,000 points short. That is exactly when this sale earns a look. Price the flight in cash first, then decide if buying the points beats it.

Two things to know before you buy. Purchased points are final and cannot be refunded. And they do not count toward A-List, A-List Preferred, or Companion Pass qualification, so a discounted purchase is no shortcut to Southwest status.

If you are a few thousand points short of a flight you are ready to book, this is a fair way to close the gap. If you are buying because the percentage looks tempting, skip it.