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The Best Tips And Reasons For Flying Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is my favorite airline.  There are a ton of reasons I prefer to fly Southwest instead of other airlines.  Below are some tips for booking flights with Southwest and reasons to fly Southwest.

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1.  Cancellation Or Change Fee: The best thing about Southwest is they don’t charge any fees for canceling or changing any tickets, whether it’s a revenue ticket or an award ticket.

  • If it’s a revenue ticket, you have 1 year from the ticketing date to use the funds
  • If it’s an award ticket, the points will be returned to your account immediately.

2. Bags Fly Free – There are no fees for your 1st or 2nd bag.  Weight and size restrictions apply.

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Travel Tip: Download Google Maps Offline

Google is in a league of its own.  There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t use something made by Google.  One of my favorite apps is Google Maps.  It’s great for finding places, gps directions, train routes, walking routes and more.

Interesting fact: One of the lead developers of Google maps, Jeff Huber, is now the CEO of Grail, a company that focuses to create a blood test to detect cancer earlier.  It’s a fascinating article.

Google maps works really well if you have a data connection or wifi.  Read More »Travel Tip: Download Google Maps Offline