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Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus, Premier, & Priority Credit Cards: Earn

Companion Pass + 30K Points
w/ $5K Spent in First 3 Months
+36 Deal Score
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Update: This offer will end at 6 PM EST on 3/14/2022.

Chase is offering the following: Earn Companion Pass® through 2/28/23 plus 30,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months with the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus, Premier, & Priority Credit Cards.

Thanks to Deal Editor SlickDealio for finding this deal.

The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $69.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® through 2/28/23 plus 30,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
  • With Companion Pass®, every time you fly, your friend can too.
  • 3,000 anniversary points each year.
  • Earn 2X points on Southwest® purchases.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming.
  • NEW! 2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
  • Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $99.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® through 2/28/23 plus 30,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
  • With Companion Pass®, every time you fly, your friend can too.
  • 6,000 anniversary points each year.
  • NEW! Earn 3X points on Southwest® purchases.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming.
  • NEW! 2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
  • Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $149.
  • Limited time offer: earn Companion Pass® through 2/28/23 plus 30,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
  • With Companion Pass®, every time you fly, your friend can too
  • 7,500 anniversary points each year.
  • NEW! Earn 3X points on Southwest® purchases.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming.
  • $75 Southwest® travel credit each year.
  • 4 Upgraded Boardings per year when available.
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Update: This offer will end at 6 PM EST on 3/14/2022.

Earn Companion Pass® through 2/28/23 plus 30,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months with the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus, Premier, & Priority Credit Cards.

The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $69.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® through 2/28/23 plus 30,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
  • With Companion Pass®, every time you fly, your friend can too.
  • 3,000 anniversary points each year.
  • Earn 2X points on Southwest® purchases.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming.
  • NEW! 2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
  • Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $99.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® through 2/28/23 plus 30,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
  • With Companion Pass®, every time you fly, your friend can too.
  • 6,000 anniversary points each year.
  • NEW! Earn 3X points on Southwest® purchases.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming.
  • NEW! 2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
  • Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $149.
  • Limited time offer: earn Companion Pass® through 2/28/23 plus 30,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
  • With Companion Pass®, every time you fly, your friend can too
  • 7,500 anniversary points each year.
  • NEW! Earn 3X points on Southwest® purchases.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
  • NEW! Earn 2X points on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming.
  • $75 Southwest® travel credit each year.
  • 4 Upgraded Boardings per year when available.
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This definitely seems like a worse deal than the 80K mile offers (or maybe it was even higher?). It says you get the pass after spending 5K in 3 months which is relatively heavy spending....but lets say you apply and get the card in 1 week 2/18/22, then complete the spending requirements in 2 months (2.5k a month) instead of 3) earliest you would get the companion pass would be 4/18/22 and it will expire on 2/28/23 so only 10 months of use) (most likely tied to statement date or something of the like - so likely even less). The 50K difference in flights is enough to cover at least 2 RT flights and likely more. Whereas with the 80K sign up bonus if you work the way to the companion pass you end up with the remainder of the year you qualify and the following year for free companion flights and you have more miles to book with......this one is a pass
Someone can travel with you whenever you do, for free. You still pay tax on fare. The pass lasts 1y.

It's a nice deal, you have to factor in how many times you would use it in a year to calculate the saving. Often southwest tickets are cheap in first place. Meanwhile there are other non related credit cards out there with 80,000-100,000 points which I think is a better deal.

If you are a hardcore flyer on southwest, it would be a slickdeal.
Only 4 people total. Once you set your companion, you can only change it 3 times.

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bru_that
03-07-2022 at 10:33 PM.
03-07-2022 at 10:33 PM.
Quote from djdaruma :

Then, you just cancel both cards once you get your CP so that you can start your 24 month wait before repeating?

Is it hard to get the business one or are you just saying youre like a "self proprietor" or something?
The 24 month clock is based on when you get the signup bonus. When you close the card has nothing to do with it. It is generally suggested not to close the card until 1 year after originally getting it.

Getting a business card as a sole proprietor isn't too tricky. The key thing is to not get cute with the application.
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NateRules
03-08-2022 at 04:51 AM.
03-08-2022 at 04:51 AM.
Curious, have they extended companion passes for anyone. I earned the companion pass at the beginning of 2020 and used it 0 times.
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ftelah
03-08-2022 at 06:39 AM.
03-08-2022 at 06:39 AM.
I was going to post this but wasn't sure if it was allowed. If anyone is interested and it is allowed I could send a link to refer you for it. Thanks.
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USFishin
03-08-2022 at 06:41 AM.
03-08-2022 at 06:41 AM.
Quote from djdaruma :
Not sure I understand how this works. My wife and I want to alternate years, similar to what it sounds like you do.

When I look up the performance business card, it doesn't seem to include the companion pass. Are you getting companion pass via some other accumulation of points? Do you need to get both the business card and one of the consumer ones on here?

EDIT:
After reading, it seems like it is indeed what I thought. Basically, one of the offers here will get you companion pass to Feb 2023. Then they have another "feature" where if you accrue 125k in a year, it gives you CP for the remainder of that year plus the entirety of the following year.

The fastest way to accrue that 125k is by leveraging both the consumer and business card offers.

You end up needing to spend $10k/6 months, but can kind of game it by returning things after they post.

Then, you just cancel both cards once you get your CP so that you can start your 24 month wait before repeating?

Is it hard to get the business one or are you just saying youre like a "self proprietor" or something?
All is correct except what bru_that corrected about the 24 month clock.
You can get the business card as a sole proprietor if you don't have a legit business to get it under.
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mengrish
03-08-2022 at 11:47 AM.
03-08-2022 at 11:47 AM.
Quote from Troublestylist :
Echo, echo...
You must not be able to read the "per year" part which would mean 3 people changes in 2022 and potentially 3 more in 2023 until the expiration date.
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Troublestylist
03-08-2022 at 01:13 PM.
03-08-2022 at 01:13 PM.
Quote from NateRules :
Curious, have they extended companion passes for anyone. I earned the companion pass at the beginning of 2020 and used it 0 times.

Nope. That's the point... use it or lose it.
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Troublestylist
03-08-2022 at 01:17 PM.
03-08-2022 at 01:17 PM.
Quote from mengrish :
You must not be able to read the "per year" part which would mean 3 people changes in 2022 and potentially 3 more in 2023 until the expiration date.

You are correct. Most companion passes are based on the calendar year, including every other promo CP.

This is the first year they are throwing in the beginning of the year (since it's not the slowest travel time).

So yes, you could shoehorn in a few more changes in the final months.

Thanks for being so clear the first time about exact what you meant /s.
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travelnshot
03-08-2022 at 05:35 PM.
03-08-2022 at 05:35 PM.
Quote from NateRules :
Curious, have they extended companion passes for anyone. I earned the companion pass at the beginning of 2020 and used it 0 times.
Same. I only used once in 2 years Frown(
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kathy2006
03-08-2022 at 06:23 PM.
03-08-2022 at 06:23 PM.
Quote from travelnshot :
Same. I only used once in 2 years Frown(
They extended then quite a bit last year! I don't recall the exact dates
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omarhoudeals
03-09-2022 at 03:26 PM.
03-09-2022 at 03:26 PM.
Does anyone know if you can still use Southwest points for More Rewards, specifically International Flights? I used to have a SW card many years ago and could use SW points for international flights with other carriers. I know the points are devalued but beneficial if you have a shit ton of points.
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mengrish
03-10-2022 at 08:17 AM.
03-10-2022 at 08:17 AM.
Quote from omarhoudeals :
Does anyone know if you can still use Southwest points for More Rewards, specifically International Flights? I used to have a SW card many years ago and could use SW points for international flights with other carriers. I know the points are devalued but beneficial if you have a shit ton of points.
It appears they still have "More Rewards" but I don't see an option for International Flights: https://www.qrttravel.com/search.jsp#/hotel
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epicthinker
03-10-2022 at 08:08 PM.
03-10-2022 at 08:08 PM.
This is a comically bad deal!
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03-10-2022 at 08:17 PM.
03-10-2022 at 08:17 PM.
Quote from kathy2006 :
They extended then quite a bit last year! I don't recall the exact dates
I earned it early 2019. I went on one trip in 2019. I set up 2 for 2020 and you know how that went down. First they extended it to the end of Jun 2021 then December 2021. FYI my wife couldnt go on my sole 2021 trip so the CP was essentially useless for me.
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03-11-2022 at 07:10 AM.
03-11-2022 at 07:10 AM.
Quote from NateRules :
Curious, have they extended companion passes for anyone. I earned the companion pass at the beginning of 2020 and used it 0 times.
Quote from awid :
I earned it early 2019. I went on one trip in 2019. I set up 2 for 2020 and you know how that went down. First they extended it to the end of Jun 2021 then December 2021. FYI my wife couldnt go on my sole 2021 trip so the CP was essentially useless for me.
Couple of my friends earned it in 2019 and were extended till 2021 end. I got mine in 2020, but didn't get any extension and it expired last December.

However, I used my CP only once on our family vacation to Hawaii. Spent ~120K points plus one free CP ticket. Average of $600/person (1 point: 1.5c roughly) roundtrip from Chicago for four, that worked out quite well for under $200 spend on the AF. Trying to figure out if I am eligible again for this deal, as it is cutting close to the 24-months window.
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Carmen1324
03-11-2022 at 07:43 AM.
03-11-2022 at 07:43 AM.
Quote from epicthinker :
This is a comically bad deal!

Please explain how it's so bad? For me, I will be flying with my family of 4 to at least 4 destinations before February 2023. This will save us a ton of money. We already have a bunch of chase points saved up from not flying the last two covid years along with young babies.
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