Looking for a Southwest Airlines credit card?
Here are some of the current welcome offers!
Southwest Credit Card Offers: Companion Pass
All three personal/consumer Southwest Rapid Rewards cards offer the same welcome promotion: Earn 30,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points and a Southwest Companion Pass after spending $4,000 in eligible purchases on your card within three months of being approved for card membership. (This offer expires on March 13, 2023.)
The promotional Companion Pass is valid through February 28, 2024.
So, the sooner you apply, get approved, and reach the minimum spend requirement, the longer you and a companion can enjoy traveling together at a fairly substantial discount!
The eligible cards are:
- Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card ($149 annual fee) Learn here how to apply
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card ($99 annual fee) Learn here how to apply
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card ($69 annual fee) Learn here how to apply
The Companion Pass is valid for paid and award Southwest trips! There’s the potential for a lot of free flying if you have access to Southwest Rapid Rewards points or hold a Chase Ultimate Rewards® card. Remember, Ultimate Rewards points can be transferred to Southwest. (The only thing your companion is charged are fees starting at $5.60 each one-way– but that’s fairly standard for award tickets across most U.S. airlines.)
Per the offer’s terms, a respective card isn’t available to either current Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card members or previous Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card members who received a new cardmember bonus within the past 24 months.
Here’s a quick peek at each Southwest card:
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card
- Receive 7,500 bonus points each year upon card renewal (starting the second year of card membership)
- $75 Southwest travel credit each year.
- Enjoy four (4) upgraded boardings (boarding positions A1-A15) per year when available.
- Unlimited Tier Qualifying Points (TQPs)
- Earn 1,500 TQPs toward A-List status for every $10,000 you spend on the card. There is no limit on the number of TQPs you can earn!
- Two (2) Early Bird Check-Ins each year
- 25% back on Southwest inflight purchases
- 3X on Southwest Airlines purchases
- 2X on Rapid Rewards hotel and car rental partner purchases.
- 2X on local transit and commuting, including rideshare
- 2X on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming
- 1X on all other purchases.
- No foreign transaction fees.
- No blackout dates or seat restrictions.
- $149 annual fee.
- Learn more about the Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card
Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card
- Unlimited Tier Qualifying Points (TQPs)
- Earn 1,500 TQPs toward A-List status for every $10,000 you spend on the card. There is no limit on the number of TQPs you can earn!
- Two (2) Early Bird Check-Ins each year
- 25% back on Southwest inflight purchases
- 3X on Southwest Airlines purchases
- 2X on Rapid Rewards hotel and car rental partner purchases.
- 2X on local transit and commuting, including rideshare
- 2X on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming
- No foreign transaction fees.
- No blackout dates or seat restrictions.
- $99 annual fee.
- Learn more about the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card
Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card
- Receive 3,000 bonus points each year upon card renewal (starting the second year of card membership)
- Two (2) Early Bird Check-Ins each year
- 25% back on Southwest inflight purchases
- 2X on Rapid Rewards hotel and car rental partner purchases.
- 2X on local transit and commuting, including rideshare
- 2X on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming
- 1X on all other purchases.
- No foreign transaction fees.
- No blackout dates or seat restrictions.
- annual fee.
- Learn more about the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card
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Can I upgrade my SW Rewards Plus card & get the companion pass.
Per the offer’s terms: “The product is not available to either (i) current Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards® Credit Card, or (ii) previous Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card who received a new Cardmember bonus within the last 24 months. This does not apply to Cardmembers of the Southwest Rapid Rewards Business Card and Employee Credit Card products.”
Sorry!
How long is the companion pass good for? Is it only for one year?
The promotional Companion Pass is valid through February 28, 2024. So, once you meet the minimum spending requirement for the promotion, you can fly it through February 28, 2024. The sooner you reach the bonus, the more use you can get out of it.
Is companion pass offered on any business cards?
Not on this offer. But points earned on credit cards generally apply toward Companion Passes.