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Shannon Marvin : April 22, 2024
Southwest Airlines has long been known for its laser-like focus on the customer experience. The airline offers every eligible company no matter how small, a point of entry to its corporate travel program with SWABIZ. SWABIZ is Southwest's free, self-service booking tool, accompanying Rapid Rewards Business, Southwest’s corporate rewards program for businesses of all sizes. When your company is signed up for SWABIZ, your travelers can book business travel on Southwest.comⓇ, on the Southwest app and through your corporate online booking tool (OBT) and travel management company (TMC).
In this guide, we'll teach you what you need to know about SWABIZ, find out how you can sign up for SWABIZ, and help you discover whether the program is right for you and your team.
In this guide, you'll learn:
SWABIZ is Southwest’s free-to-join corporate travel management platform. The airline positions SWABIZ as a business travel program, offering companies and business travelers a convenient platform to manage bookings, track expenses, and access exclusive perks. Designed with the needs of corporate travelers in mind, SWABIZ allows your travelers to track their flights, and manage bookings in one central location.
Businesses can also apply to Rapid RewardsⓇ Business, which allows your company to participate in a more traditional points program. In order to enroll in Rapid Rewards Business, your company must have an active SWABIZ account and be approved via an online application.
SWABIZ is Southwest’s free self-service corporate booking tool with basic reports and account management, while Rapid Rewards Business is Southwest’s corporate rewards program that awards Rapid Rewards Business points to companies on their team’s Southwest bookings for work. You can read more about Rapid Rewards Business here.
Enrolling in SWABIZ is simple and straightforward. You or your travel agency can visit the SWABIZ website and sign up for an account by completing the online application. Once registered, users gain access to the platform's suite of features, including booking tools, expense tracking, and account management functionalities:
In order to book flights with SWABIZ on Southwest.com or the Southwest mobile app, your travelers should log into SWABIZ on desktop using your company ID number, their personal Rapid RewardsⓇ account number, and their Rapid Rewards password. This will link their Traveler account to your company account, and you’ll be able to start booking on their behalf and enable ghost card access.
Once an employee is registered, they will simply log in to SWABIZ under the Traveler tab with your Company ID and their personal Rapid Rewards number. There they can easily book travel for themselves on mobile or desktop. They can also book on Southwest.com and the Southwest app when logged into their SWABIZ-linked personal Rapid Rewards number, just toggle on the “Book with SWABIZ account.”
Companies and their travelers can also book with their preferred OBT and TMC. Simply share your SWABIZ Company ID with your TMC to be loaded into their system and applied to your whole team’s Southwest bookings.
Yes! Any business can sign up for free as long as you meet this criteria:
Sure. Whether your company books through an OBT and TMC or directly with Southwest, whether your company books a lot of Southwest or a little, SWABIZ plus Rapid Rewards Business is a good addition to your program.
SWABIZ offers customers booking Southwest flights frequently for their employees a convenient, central location with some exclusive deals through Rapid Rewards Business. SWABIZ also offers more robust reporting tools and expense tracking than most other airlines. However, you don’t get extra miles for the company (that’s through Rapid Rewards Business), and online support is more of the self-service business model, prioritized over phone or live agent support.
If you’re looking for more flight options, cost savings and benefits than one airline can give you, you may want to consider a travel booking platform like AmTrav. AmTrav can administer your SWABIZ program along with other airline programs and travel partners.
AmTrav is a complete software and service solution for managing your travel, offering the robust online tools and expert human service you need to book, control, measure and change all your travel – in one, centralized location. AmTrav clients’ employees love to use our powerful booking platform to book their flights, accommodation and car rentals - all in one place.
With AmTrav you will:
SWABIZ |
AmTrav |
|
You can book |
Book and change Southwest Airlines flights, also some capabilities for booking hotels and car rentals. |
Book and change all airlines (not just Southwest), hotels and car rentals online |
Travel policy controls |
Limited: for car and hotel bookings only. |
Advanced controls and pre-trip approvals on flights, hotels, and car rentals |
Data reporting |
Spend, booking and unused ticket tracking |
25+ reports to track spend, unused ticket, safety and more |
Manage your users |
Yes |
Manage employees and guests for all their bookings |
Service |
Basic account support and Southwest Airlines call center |
24x7 Travel Advisors and a dedicated Relationship Manager just for you (who can help with SWABIZ and Rapid Rewards Business!) |
If your company books most of your travel on Southwest Airlines, SWABIZ offers entry level access to Southwest’s corporate travel programs, and can help you better track and manage your flights, and occasionally earn exclusive deals. But if your company needs to book, control and see more than just Southwest Airlines tickets, book a consultation to learn how AmTrav can make managing your whole travel program easier.
About AmTrav: Through one simple technology and services platform, AmTrav helps travelers be more productive and connected, empowering companies and their people to go places, meet people and grow further. AmTrav customers enjoy integrated travel booking, travel spend reporting, traveler tracking, and 24x7 expert human support, reducing obstacles, complexity and cost so they get the full value of their business travel. Learn more or reach out for a one-on-one consultation today.
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