{"id":554,"date":"2010-01-12T20:56:22","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T04:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2013-02-12T16:42:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T00:42:09","slug":"southwest-vacations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/1-2\/southwest-vacations\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Vacations | SouthwestVacations.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onmouseover=\"window.status='http:\/\/www.southwestvacations.com';return true;\" onmouseout=\"window.status=' ';return true;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/bm116y1A719PTQUQZSTPRQWYXTSQ\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/7166kpthnl6A7B7G9A687DFEA97\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines Vacations on Sale!\" width=\"120\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-3040923-10472784\" target=\"_blank\">SouthwestVacations.com <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Southwest Vacations&#8217; packages are combined with cheap Southwest Airlines flights.<\/li>\n<li>No checked baggage charges. Your first and second checked bags are free! Only airline we know of with a free bag policy.<\/li>\n<li>Hotel-only bookings available.<\/li>\n<li>Reserve car rentals, activities and attraction tickets in one complete vacation package.<\/li>\n<li>Popular destinations include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3040923-10472857\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas<\/a>, Los Angeles, Orlando and Reno.<\/li>\n<li>Search Southwest by &#8220;Vacation Themes&#8221;. Specialty vacation packages for adventure, culture, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3040923-10472816\" target=\"_blank\">family<\/a>, gaming, golf, ski, spa, sports and more.<\/li>\n<li>Clickable &#8220;Destination Map&#8221;. Easily find your closest departure city and all available destinations.<\/li>\n<li>Destination videos.<\/li>\n<li>Earn &#8220;Rapid Rewards&#8221; from Southwest Airlines for every vacation package booked on southwestvacations.com, if you are already a Rapid Reward member. Enroll on the Southwest Airlines site to earn rewards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Our Editor&#8217;s Review:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Southwest Vacations always have inexpensive vacation packages, which are easily found under the &#8220;DEALS&#8221; tab on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3040923-10408307\" target=\"_blank\">southwestvacations.com<\/a>. All of Southwest Vacations&#8217; current deals are listed, and it is easy to find a cheap vacation package here. Southwest Vacations&#8217; deals are sorted by destination city, so just scroll down and find what looks fun to you. Remember that even if the &#8220;departure city&#8221; is not yours, you can still click on the deal and then choose your nearest departure\u00a0city. Quite often, that destination will still be reduced in price.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest Vacations hotel descriptions and ratings are sparse. The good news is that this information is easily found online elsewhere. We recommend that you read hotel reviews and ratings on another site prior to booking, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/1-2\/expedia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Expedia<\/a>, to make sure the hotel is not a dump! Be advised that you cannot book a &#8220;<em>flight<\/em> <em>only<\/em>&#8221; on the Southwest Vacations site, unless you include a rental car. Not really a bad thing, but this site is dedicated to &#8220;packages&#8221; of either &#8220;<em>flight plus hotel<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em>flight plus car<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Southwest Vacations Fees*<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Variable $30 (up to $100) penalty per person to cancel or change a Southwest Vacations reservation. Must be at least 48 hours prior to departure.<\/li>\n<li>No refunds on attractions and passes.<\/li>\n<li>Purchase a &#8220;pre-travel waiver&#8221; and all Southwest Vacations penalties will be waived if you need to cancel your vacation. Also, you&#8217;ll be guaranteed the lowest available rate for the specified travel itinerary.<\/li>\n<li>Document delivery fee $7.50 per package ONLY if booked LESS than 15 days in advance. Southwest Vacations are not ticketless. Boarding passes can not be issued online or at airport kiosks when traveling on a vacation package. You are required to bring your flight tickets with you to the airport in order to travel.<\/li>\n<li>No fees for checked bags!<\/li>\n<li>No fuel surchages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*<em>Based solely on research done by TravelSiteCritic.com, these figures may be inaccurate and are subject to change.Verify policies<em> with Southwest Vacations before you book.<\/em> Please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/disclosure\/be-aware-of-airfare-fees-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\">be aware of airfare taxes &amp; fees<\/a>, applicable to any booking that includes airfare.<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Southwest Vacations Coupons &amp; Deals:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 0.83em;\" onmouseover=\"window.status='http:\/\/www.southwestvacations.com';return true;\" onmouseout=\"window.status=' ';return true;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-3040923-10651732\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-3040923-10651732\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines Vacations!\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-3040923-10910054\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest Airlines Vacations COUPON CODES<\/a> <strong>&lt;&lt; CLICK HERE for all updated travel coupon codes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: serif;\"><span style=\"color: #67675f;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"color: #4040bf;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-3040923-10674896\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Southwest Vacations\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/image-3040923-10674896\" alt=\"Southwest Vacations\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: serif;\"><span style=\"color: #67675f;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"color: #4040bf;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3040923-10649629\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Southwest Vacations\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-3040923-10649629\" alt=\"Southwest Vacations\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><strong><a onmouseover=\"window.status='http:\/\/www.southwestvacations.com';return true;\" onmouseout=\"window.status=' ';return true;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3040923-10592484\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Southwest Vacations\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/image-3040923-10592484\" alt=\"Southwest Vacations\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: serif;\"><span style=\"color: #67675f;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"color: #4040bf;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3040923-10657049\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-3040923-10657049\" alt=\"Southwest Vacations\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are \u201caffiliate links.\u201d This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Read our review disclosure for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware of airfare taxes &amp; fees.<\/p>\n<div id=\"social-essentials\" class=\"se_left\"><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:85px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/1-2\/southwest-vacations\/\" data-text=\"Southwest Vacations | SouthwestVacations.com\" data-via=\"pamela_jones\" data-counturl=\"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/1-2\/southwest-vacations\/\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:72px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/1-2\/southwest-vacations\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"90\" show_faces=\"false\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:60px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><g:plusone size=\"medium\" href=\"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/1-2\/southwest-vacations\/\" count=\"true\"><\/g:plusone><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SouthwestVacations.com Southwest Vacations&#8217; packages are combined with cheap Southwest Airlines flights. No checked baggage charges. Your first and second checked bags are free! Only airline we know of with a free bag policy. Hotel-only bookings available. Reserve car rentals, activities and attraction tickets in one complete vacation package. 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