southwest airlines 35% off wanna getaway fares... very restricted

This may help someone, but not me with all the restrictions...It says one time use but would have to be per person as it is a generic code...

SUMMER12 is the code.

Terms and Conditions

35% discount valid for one-time use at southwest.com or SWABIZ.com off the total amount of a roundtrip Wanna Get Away Fare® purchase before taxes and fees.
Purchase must be made on 5/15/12 for travel on one of the following dates: May 22, May 30-31, June 5-6, July 4-5, 2012.
There are no Blackout dates.
Discount is only valid to/from any scheduled Southwest Airlines markets.
The discount is only valid with the provided Promotion Code and is not combinable with other Promotion Codes or fares available exclusively through the web tool DING!.
This promotion includes only Wanna Get Away Fares.
7-day or more advance purchase may be required.
Discount is not valid on reservations made using Rapid Rewards points.
Changes made to the itinerary after purchase may eliminate qualifications for this promotion.
Discount is not valid for travel between the following market pairs
Austin—San Diego
Baltimore/Washington—Ft. Myers
Baltimore/Washington—San Diego
New York LaGuardia—Chicago Midway
Kansas City—San Diego
Chicago Midway—Oakland
Chicago Midway—San Diego
Chicago Midway—San Antonio
Chicago Midway—Seattle
Chicago Midway—San Francisco
Chicago Midway—Tucson
Minneapolis/St. Paul—Phoenix
St. Louis—Tampa Bay

goodness.. how do they come up with these date restrictions?

FANTASTIC ... I was dilly dallying for the past few days about booking a flight to boston either on July 4 or 5 ... this deal saved me a pretty sum !

The dates are some of the 'slower' travel dates for them, which is the reason for the date restrictions.

Also the link in the first post is a 'referral' link to Southwest Vacations which WILL NOT WORK with this promo code.

From the terms: 35% discount valid for one-time use at southwest.com or SWABIZ.com

To book this you have to go directly to the SWA site, not the vacations site.

The correct link is here

Site appears to be hammered. I haven't been able to complete a search for tickets yet.
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Funny how they put "There are no Blackout dates." right after they list the very very specific dates this code works on

If you're not able to get through on their website try using their app. I was able to get through first try using the android app after the website timed out twice on me.

Today is the last day to make purchase?

loverayallen said:   Today is the last day to make purchase?

Today is the ONLY day to make a purchase.

Works really well for a long weekend from May 31 to June 4. Flights from ST Louis to Orland were as low as $77 each way... which is awesome.

Update: Site is still HAMMERED... appears the reservations piece is now completely offline

blackjackii said:   dvdjunkee said:   Dang, just bought a flight yesterday leaving on 5/22. Could have saved ~$85.

No change fees. you might be able to re-book your flight and bank the difference toward a future flight...

Never done that on SW before. Just cancel my existing flight and rebook?

dvdjunkee said:   blackjackii said:   dvdjunkee said:   Dang, just bought a flight yesterday leaving on 5/22. Could have saved ~$85.

No change fees. you might be able to re-book your flight and bank the difference toward a future flight...

Never done that on SW before. Just cancel my existing flight and rebook?

Yup, or just call up. Their customer service is really great.

You'll get the refund in a form of airline credit that is good for a year and restricted to the person who's taking the flight.

I FINALLY got it booked...

I am actually leaving our hometown on June 1st at regular price. Flying from Tampa FL to in laws on the 5th and then from the inlaws to home on the 6th. It will be a nice one night stop, and I was able to take great advantage of the 35% off!

Total price of ticket was right at $500.. which is essentially 'three legs'. Its extra hot for us as I have a companion pass and our son is <2 so that gets all three of us to FL!

Now to figure out what to do.. We are actually flying into Orlando, renting a car with my Emerald Aisle (just under $200 for the entire time).

I've really never been to Florida and the wife wanted to hit 'a beach'. Anyone have any good choices of beaches around Tampa? I would not mind renting a small 'beach house' for a few of the days..

Thanks OP!

I kept getting "oops Reference code 999999999" all morning until 2:20pm ET. Their website problems increased our fare since our connecting segments were able to be booked all morning. In the end I called SWA customer relations and they made it right for us. They took the 35% off of this morning price instead of the afternoon price.

Prig said:   dvdjunkee said:   blackjackii said:   dvdjunkee said:   Dang, just bought a flight yesterday leaving on 5/22. Could have saved ~$85.

No change fees. you might be able to re-book your flight and bank the difference toward a future flight...

Never done that on SW before. Just cancel my existing flight and rebook?

Yup, or just call up. Their customer service is really great.

You'll get the refund in a form of airline credit that is good for a year and restricted to the person who's taking the flight.

Thanks! Not only did I get the 35% off the outgoing leg, the price for the outgoing leg also went down 50%, so I ended up getting $170 in travel credit back after cancel/rebuy.

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