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Could Southwest’s pending devaluation hurt it more than us?
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<p>[QUOTE="tmount, post: 174913, member: 152"]</p><p><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates.png" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates.png" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/southwest-pending-devaluation/"><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates-300x86.png" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates-300x86.png" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates.png"><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates.png" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates.png" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Historically, Southwest has had more simple frequent flyer programs. Back under Rapid Rewards 1.0 they kept it so simple you only needed credits, which had no linkage to fare prices, segments, or distance flown. Rapid Rewards 2.0 and 2.1 still stuck with a simple approach of fixed earning values and fixed redemptions-just with 3 tiers/levels.</p><p></p><p>The part that seemed to work best for Rapid Rewards 2.0 was that the required points automatically increased as Southwest tweaked fares upward. So for Business Select redemption, you’d need 120 points per dollar, for an Anytime redemption, 100 points per dollar, and for a Wanna Get Away fare, you’d need 60 70 points per dollar of the fare. Here’s Southwest’s original example:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Airlines-Rapid-Rewards2.png"><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Airlines-Rapid-Rewards2.png" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Airlines-Rapid-Rewards2.png" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p>Source: http://reservefirstclass.com/airline/southwest/</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Looking toward Southwest’s Rapid Rewards 2.2</strong></p><p></p><p>Its been reported that there will be further details that will be made available by Southwest on 19 February, so yes, this is pure speculation, but as you’ll see in a moment, I’m not speculating about particular city pairs, so much as potential impacts to the greater program.</p><p></p><p>I would offer that Southwest’s simple frequent flyer program concepts were not just easy for flyers but also saved on Southwest’s own overhead. By moving to dynamic pricing, could Southwest actually be shooting themselves in the foot? Could this move leave more loopholes for travel hackers to find, and open Southwest to <a href="http://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/uniteds-latest-fare-deal/">mistake good deal fares redemptions</a> like other airlines have endured with their more complex programs? I think so. In fact, I think Southwest would have been better to have just increased the required points per redemption, its simple, its easy, and it aligns to Southwest’s general messaging – you know what you’re going to get with Southwest. I would argue that with dynamic pricing, you <strong><em>won’t</em></strong> know what you’ll get.</p><p></p><p>So to summarize: This change, based on what we know now, is <strong>not </strong>good for consumers, and it may very well end up <strong>not</strong> being good for Southwest itself. The silver lining, could be for those of us that look for good deals, and some of folks who probably know the program better than Southwest themselves. In short: Simple is best for everyone, dynamic could backfire.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>What do you think? Will this impending change open up a whole new can of worms for Southwest?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/southwest-pending-devaluation/">Continue reading...</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="tmount, post: 174913, member: 152"] [IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates.png[/IMG] [URL='https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/southwest-pending-devaluation/'][IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates-300x86.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates.png'][IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Program-Updates.png[/IMG][/URL] Historically, Southwest has had more simple frequent flyer programs. Back under Rapid Rewards 1.0 they kept it so simple you only needed credits, which had no linkage to fare prices, segments, or distance flown. Rapid Rewards 2.0 and 2.1 still stuck with a simple approach of fixed earning values and fixed redemptions-just with 3 tiers/levels. The part that seemed to work best for Rapid Rewards 2.0 was that the required points automatically increased as Southwest tweaked fares upward. So for Business Select redemption, you’d need 120 points per dollar, for an Anytime redemption, 100 points per dollar, and for a Wanna Get Away fare, you’d need 60 70 points per dollar of the fare. Here’s Southwest’s original example: [URL='https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Airlines-Rapid-Rewards2.png'][IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/Southwest-Airlines-Rapid-Rewards2.png[/IMG][/URL] Source: http://reservefirstclass.com/airline/southwest/ [B]Looking toward Southwest’s Rapid Rewards 2.2[/B] Its been reported that there will be further details that will be made available by Southwest on 19 February, so yes, this is pure speculation, but as you’ll see in a moment, I’m not speculating about particular city pairs, so much as potential impacts to the greater program. I would offer that Southwest’s simple frequent flyer program concepts were not just easy for flyers but also saved on Southwest’s own overhead. By moving to dynamic pricing, could Southwest actually be shooting themselves in the foot? Could this move leave more loopholes for travel hackers to find, and open Southwest to [URL='http://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/uniteds-latest-fare-deal/']mistake good deal fares redemptions[/URL] like other airlines have endured with their more complex programs? I think so. In fact, I think Southwest would have been better to have just increased the required points per redemption, its simple, its easy, and it aligns to Southwest’s general messaging – you know what you’re going to get with Southwest. I would argue that with dynamic pricing, you [B][I]won’t[/I][/B] know what you’ll get. So to summarize: This change, based on what we know now, is [B]not [/B]good for consumers, and it may very well end up [B]not[/B] being good for Southwest itself. The silver lining, could be for those of us that look for good deals, and some of folks who probably know the program better than Southwest themselves. In short: Simple is best for everyone, dynamic could backfire. [B][I]What do you think? Will this impending change open up a whole new can of worms for Southwest?[/I][/B] [url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/southwest-pending-devaluation/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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