Over this series we've covered the pass from every angle we know: the basics, the midnight window, blackout dates, the fee anatomy, international strategy, family rules, status, alerts and tooling, and the mistakes that cost people money.
Blog posts are great for search engines and terrible at 35,000 feet with no wifi. So we compiled everything into one document.
The Ultimate GoWild Guide, by WildFares
Download the free PDF here. No email gate, no signup wall. It's free because we'd rather you know us as the people who made the useful thing.
What's inside:
- Every booking window and rule, in tables you can check mid-trip
- The full 2026 blackout calendar
- Domestic and international tax breakdowns by destination
- Seats, family seating, pets, and boarding, condensed to the rules that matter
- Elite status math and the credit card decision
- Disruption rights and the credits-and-vouchers rulebook
- The strategy chapters: weekends, multi-city, availability patterns
- A clickable table of contents, because it's 2026 and PDFs can be nice

Keep it where you'll use it
Save it to your phone's files or reading app before a trip. The moments you'll want it (a gate delay, a midnight booking, a voucher that won't apply) are exactly the moments you don't want to be googling.
One post remains in this series: the renewal decision, for when your pass year ends and the auto-renew email arrives.
WildFares is an independent tool and publication. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Frontier Airlines, Inc. GoWild! is a trademark of Frontier Airlines, Inc. Where this article mentions third party products or services, including other GoWild search tools, those names are trademarks of their respective owners and we have no affiliation or relationship with them. Program rules, prices, taxes, and dates change often. Always confirm current terms directly with the airline before you buy or book anything.