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Travel Newsletter - July 2021

Southwest Airlines Celebrates University of Miami Partnership with a Gift Card Raffle!

The University of Miami and Southwest Airlines are officially partners! Discounts on Southwest Airlines for certain city pairs are available now through December 31, 2021, when purchased via the University of Miami Travel Portal. Additional benefits from this new partnership include 50% bonus Rapid Reward points, no change or cancellation fees, and two free checked bags.

To celebrate, Southwest Airlines is organizing a raffle* for travelers that book their essential business tickets with Southwest Airlines. If you create a profile in the Travel Portal and add your Rapid Rewards number to the profile, you can enter to win a Southwest Airlines gift card!

Raffle Instructions:

  1. Create a Rapid Rewards account with Southwest Airlines, if you do not already have one.
  2. Create your Travel Portal profile and make sure to include your Rapid Rewards number. If you previously created a profile, you can add a Rapid Rewards number by editing your profile.
  3. Purchase your airfare through the Travel Portal with Southwest Airlines for your next essential business trip.
  4. Send your Rapid Reward number stored in your Travel Portal profile to SWABusinessContest@wnco.com.

If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Travel Management at travel@miami.edu or 305-284-2072.

*Exclusions apply, including:

- Tickets purchased must be for a University of Miami approved business purpose.
- Only current University of Miami employees or students will be eligible for the raffle. Travel assistants that purchase for "guests" will be added to the raffle.
- Tickets must be purchased between 7/1/21 through 9/30/21.


 

About the Travel Portal

Travel

Through the University of Miami's Travel Portal, employees and students can book car rentals, airfare, hotels, and selected trains. To get started, we encourage you to access our Booking Flights tip sheet. We also invite you to sign up for a Zoom demo of UM's Travel Portal self-booking tool.

Travel Benefits: Airline Discounts and Additional Options

The University of Miami's Travel Portal* provides discounts on city pairs for many of our preferred partners for business travel. In addition, the portal provides the option for name changes on unused tickets for certain airlines and your travel itinerary is automatically registered in ISOS—the University's Global Assistance program. Log in to the Travel Portal now or learn more by visiting our informational site.

*Note: Access to the Travel Portal is only available to current employees and students.

 

"Investment in travel is an investment in yourself."

— Matthew Karsten