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Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card: 60K Points w/ 3k Spent in 1st 3-Months

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Chase is offering 60,000 points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of your account opening with the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card. The annual fee is $99.

Earn 60,000 points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open.
6,000 bonus points after your Cardmember anniversary.
Earn 3X points on Southwest Airlines® purchases.
Earn 2X points on Rapid Rewards® hotel and car partners.
Earn 2X points on rideshare.
1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases.
2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
Earn unlimited tier qualifying points towards A-List status

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flangomango
03-15-2022 at 09:37 AM.
03-15-2022 at 09:37 AM.
Isn't it usually $2000 spend in 3 months?
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Elquest
03-25-2022 at 09:28 PM.
03-25-2022 at 09:28 PM.
How much crap can I buy with 60,000 points?
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bru_that
03-26-2022 at 03:50 AM.
03-26-2022 at 03:50 AM.
Quote from javan1 :
How much crap can I buy with 60,000 points?
Roughly $750-900 in flights on Southwest.
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NoTimeForHate
03-26-2022 at 03:54 AM.
03-26-2022 at 03:54 AM.
Quote from bru_that :
Roughly $750-900 in flights on Southwest.

So about 2 flights maybe
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cruisinfanatic
03-26-2022 at 05:54 AM.

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03-26-2022 at 05:54 AM.
Quote from NoTimeForHate :
So about 2 flights maybe
more than that if you know what you're doing
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nicepants42
03-26-2022 at 08:36 AM.
03-26-2022 at 08:36 AM.
Quote from NoTimeForHate :
So about 2 flights maybe

Trick with Southwest is Companion Pass. It's generally a better idea to wait until near the end of the year to sign up for these cards (usually two are needed) so that you can plan your rewards to come through in Jan-Feb. 125k points earned gives Companion pass for the rest of the current year and all of the following year.

Double the value of all points earned.

Round trip for two people from NY to AUA for 35k points with Companion pass.
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kugel
04-11-2022 at 01:12 PM.
04-11-2022 at 01:12 PM.
Can you no longer cash out in gift cards at a $/100pts rate? When did they inflate the points?
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artibramuir
03-27-2023 at 03:50 PM.
03-27-2023 at 03:50 PM.
They inflated the points and raised the minimum to get a companion pass last year, but a companion pass is still an excellent deal. The best time to apply is mid-fall so that you can hit your spend immediately after the new year (companion pass lasts the rest of the calendar year plus the following calendar year).

If you aren't interested in a companion pass, there aren't a lot of other reasons to get a SW credit card. It's easier to get more Chase Ultimate Rewards points which you can instantly convert into SW Rapid Rewards whenever you want. You can also call a Chase number and have them book Southwest flights for you using the cash value of your Ultimate Rewards points, which can be worth 10% more than the same number of RR points. But it's kinda a hassle, especially if you want to change your flight, so I usually don't bother. And that value delta only applies if you have a Sapphire Reserve.
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aejoseph5
03-29-2023 at 08:19 AM.
03-29-2023 at 08:19 AM.
This doesn't count against 4/24 correct?
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umrdyldo
03-30-2023 at 05:30 AM.
03-30-2023 at 05:30 AM.
Quote from NoTimeForHate :
So about 2 flights maybe
4-5 roundtrips on shorter flights. And if you hit a sale just right, sometimes it's not too bad.
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ehero
06-11-2023 at 11:29 AM.
06-11-2023 at 11:29 AM.
Chase does not allow one to get two personal Southwest cards to get companion pass any more. Is that right?

One can still get one personal and one business to get the companion pass though.
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brianS8024
06-15-2023 at 12:20 PM.
06-15-2023 at 12:20 PM.
Does Chase sometimes offer more that 60k points for this card or is 60k the max?
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ascotnot
06-15-2023 at 03:08 PM.
06-15-2023 at 03:08 PM.
Quote from cruisinfanatic :
more than that if you know what you're doing
For the round trip to Las Vegas I just got in the current sale, 60K points could have bought me eight tickets. That's not representative, but rather underscores your point that knowledge is power - and money, in this case.
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ascotnot
06-15-2023 at 03:11 PM.
06-15-2023 at 03:11 PM.
I'm looking to time some need for $3K in purchases over a short stretch so I can cancel and renew. It's been over 24 months.

Remember though, money charged to a Southwest Chase card to get the points costs you the 1, 2 or 5 percent it could get you on another card. That's part of the cost of the points.
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