Southwest's Companion Pass Just Got a Lot Easier to Earn

📩 Join the newsletter: https://go.departuredigest.com/subscribe 🧭 Free points & miles beginner's guide: https://www.departuredigest.com/p/points-miles-beginners-guide 🛍️ Shop Departure Digest merch: https://shop.departuredigest.com 🤑 Get a $50 bonus at Rakuten: https://go.departuredigest.com/rakuten 👑 Our favorite credit cards: https://www.departuredigest.com/p/best-credit-cards ——— Southwest brought back a sweet promotion that lets you earn a promotional Companion Pass after just one round trip instead of the usual 100 qualifying flights or 135,000 qualifying points in a year. Register first, then book a qualifying flight by Thursday, Aug. 6, with cash, points, or a mix. Complete the trip by Nov. 18 to unlock unlimited companion flights from Jan. 5 through March 3, 2027. Your companion only pays the required taxes and fees, which are typically just $5.60 each way on domestic flights. You can change your designated companion up to three times during the promotional period. As of today, Delta and Starbucks updated how their mileage partnership works. Once your accounts are linked, you'll earn one SkyMile for every dollar spent at Starbucks, and you no longer need to preload a Starbucks gift card. The catch is a new requirement to have flown Delta within the past 12 months to keep earning, though a grace period through Oct. 5 covers everyone for now. If you fly Delta regularly, you should link your accounts today. It's also worth checking your inbox for a targeted $50 Starbucks gift card offer tied to that deadline. Harrah's Resort Southern California is running a 48-hour flash sale starting Thursday, Aug. 6, where a second night costs just $10 with code MK10S for eligible Monday through Thursday stays through Dec. 22. Also, award availability at the Andaz Peninsula Papagayo in Costa Rica is wide open through November for up to 35,000 World of Hyatt points per night. Register for Southwest Companion Pass promo: https://www.southwest.com/loyalty/myaccount/promotion-detail?id=2-5I3T8GAU Link your Delta and Starbucks accounts: https://www.deltastarbucks.com/content/starbucks/en/overview.html Timeline 0:00 Start Here 0:18 Southwest Companion Pass Promotion 1:36 Delta and Starbucks SkyMiles Update 2:57 Harrah's Resort Southern California Flash Sale 3:46 Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Award Availability 4:19 Sign-Off ——— Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the card links and other products that appear on this website are from companies which Departure Digest will earn an affiliate commission or referral bonus. Departure Digest is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all credit card companies, or all available credit card offers. The content in this episode is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. ——— Stay up to date: → Newsletter: https://go.departuredigest.com/subscribe → YouTube Subscribe: https://yt.departuredigest.com → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/departuredigest → X: https://x.com/departuredgst → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/departuredigest → TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@departuredigest