Sally French

But first, the news and our usual disclaimer. We'll talk about a few credit card companies that are NerdWallet partners in this episode, but that doesn't influence how we discuss them.

I feel like there's been a lot of rideshare news lately, like Delta also moving from Lyft to Uber. So... Definitely check that out so you can plan your ride shares accordingly.

I feel like there's been a lot of rideshare news lately, like Delta also moving from Lyft to Uber. So... Definitely check that out so you can plan your ride shares accordingly.

I feel like there's been a lot of rideshare news lately, like Delta also moving from Lyft to Uber. So... Definitely check that out so you can plan your ride shares accordingly.

Our colleague Craig Joseph just crunched the numbers, and for Wanna Get Away Plus fares, which are sort of the new non-basic fares, non-basic economy, the valuation is around 1.4 cents per point. So not super different from... What we had before as a Southwest valuation, we used to say it was 1.5 cents per point. But remember, this is a higher fare class now.

Our colleague Craig Joseph just crunched the numbers, and for Wanna Get Away Plus fares, which are sort of the new non-basic fares, non-basic economy, the valuation is around 1.4 cents per point. So not super different from... What we had before as a Southwest valuation, we used to say it was 1.5 cents per point. But remember, this is a higher fare class now.

Our colleague Craig Joseph just crunched the numbers, and for Wanna Get Away Plus fares, which are sort of the new non-basic fares, non-basic economy, the valuation is around 1.4 cents per point. So not super different from... What we had before as a Southwest valuation, we used to say it was 1.5 cents per point. But remember, this is a higher fare class now.

We used to see that valuation for the lowest fare class, which let you bring those free checked bags. And also you could change it like up to 10 minutes before the flight. And again, just seeing a lot of variation in flight prices, especially if you look at some of the other fares, we've seen as low as 1.1 cents per point. So-

We used to see that valuation for the lowest fare class, which let you bring those free checked bags. And also you could change it like up to 10 minutes before the flight. And again, just seeing a lot of variation in flight prices, especially if you look at some of the other fares, we've seen as low as 1.1 cents per point. So-

We used to see that valuation for the lowest fare class, which let you bring those free checked bags. And also you could change it like up to 10 minutes before the flight. And again, just seeing a lot of variation in flight prices, especially if you look at some of the other fares, we've seen as low as 1.1 cents per point. So-

Definitely not great if you are a huge Southwest flyer and using your points a lot.

Definitely not great if you are a huge Southwest flyer and using your points a lot.

Definitely not great if you are a huge Southwest flyer and using your points a lot.

And if all of that makes you think about leaving Southwest, Delta wants your business. The airline's offering a higher medallion status match when you enroll in the medallion status match challenge only through September 30th of this year. So A-list will now match to Delta's gold medallion status and A-list preferred will match to Delta's platinum medallion status.

And if all of that makes you think about leaving Southwest, Delta wants your business. The airline's offering a higher medallion status match when you enroll in the medallion status match challenge only through September 30th of this year. So A-list will now match to Delta's gold medallion status and A-list preferred will match to Delta's platinum medallion status.

And if all of that makes you think about leaving Southwest, Delta wants your business. The airline's offering a higher medallion status match when you enroll in the medallion status match challenge only through September 30th of this year. So A-list will now match to Delta's gold medallion status and A-list preferred will match to Delta's platinum medallion status.

And I would just say this is a great time to be a Southwest elite flyer looking to change loyalty because American Airlines is also doing the same thing. There's a limited time status match. If you have Southwest status, you should look into some of these offers.

And I would just say this is a great time to be a Southwest elite flyer looking to change loyalty because American Airlines is also doing the same thing. There's a limited time status match. If you have Southwest status, you should look into some of these offers.

And I would just say this is a great time to be a Southwest elite flyer looking to change loyalty because American Airlines is also doing the same thing. There's a limited time status match. If you have Southwest status, you should look into some of these offers.

Now, Marriott Silver Elite status isn't worth much, but Marriott Gold could get you a possible room upgrade if one is available. So if you happen to be traveling outside of Vegas or somewhere else with MGM properties, Marriott probably has a property there and it could be cool to use these benefits.