In fact, every time I purchase an economy ticket, I can use existing miles to pay for my upgrade, as well as earn many more miles (and
coveted status points) with my purchase.
Not exact matches
Based on
points earned, users can achieve
coveted status levels like Mayor, Governor, Senator and Ambassador.
The only other way to get
coveted companion pass
status on Southwest is to amass 110,000 Rapid Rewards
points.
What's nice about this offer is that the 50K bonus
points get you almost half way toward Southwest's
coveted Companion Pass
status, which requires 110,000
points.
That's not a lot extra for the effort and cost of having to do 10 more stays, stay 20 more nights or earn 45,000 more Hilton HHonors base
points and that's why Hilton HHonors Diamond
status isn't exactly
coveted in the miles &
points game.