Here are the current Southwest Airlines co-branded credit card offers.
Southwest Credit Card Offers
All three of Southwest’s Rapid Reward personal/consumer credit cards feature the same welcome promotion: Earn a $400 statement credit and 40,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases within four (4) months of being approved for card membership. This offer expires on December 16, 2024..
The eligible cards are:
- Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card
- Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card
- Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card
All three cards earn:
- 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
- 2X on select streaming
- 1X on all other eligible purchases
The Priority and Premier earn 3X on eligible Southwest purchases. The Plus earns 2X on eligible Southwest purchases.
Each also gives cardholders 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points boost each year.
So, what are the major differences between the cards? Their bells, whistles, and annual fees. (The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card carries the highest: $149. But it’s also loaded with a bunch of Southwest travel benefits and awards.)
Also, the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card charges foreign transaction fees. You read that correctly. Southwest flies to several international destinations — but you shouldn’t use of the airline’s cards at them because you’ll get dinged a foreign transaction fee. So lame.
Per the offers’ 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. The fine print also states, “This does not apply to Cardmembers of the Southwest Rapid Rewards Business Card and Employee Credit Card products.”
Here’s a quick peek at each Southwest card:
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card
- 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
- 2X on select streaming
- 1X on all other eligible purchases
- Other Card Earnings and Bonuses
- 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points boost each year
- Receive 7,500 bonus points each year upon card renewal (starting the second year of card membership)
- $75 Southwest travel credit each year.
- 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!
- 25% back on Southwest inflight purchases
- Enjoy four (4) upgraded boardings (boarding positions A1-A15) per year when available.
- No blackout dates or seat restrictions.
- $149 annual fee.
- Read more and learn here how to apply for the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card
- 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
- 2X on select streaming
- 1X on all other eligible purchases
- Other Card Earnings and Bonuses
- 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points boost each year
- Receive 6,000 bonus points each year upon card renewal (starting the second year of card membership)
- 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!
- 25% back on Southwest inflight purchases
- Two (2) Early Bird Check-Ins each year
- No blackout dates or seat restrictions.
- $99 annual fee.
- Read more and learn here how to apply for the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card
- 2X 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
- 2X on select streaming
- 1X on all other eligible purchases
- 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points boost each year
- Receive 3,000 bonus points each year upon card renewal (starting the second year of card membership)
- Charges foreign transaction fees
- 25% back on Southwest inflight purchases
- Two (2) Early Bird Check-Ins each year
- No blackout dates or seat restrictions.
- $99 annual fee.
- Read more and learn here how to apply for the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus 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.