Chase is offering the following: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months with the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus, Premier, & Priority Credit Cards.
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The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $69.
Limited Time Offer: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
3,000 anniversary points each year.
Earn 2X points on Southwest® purchases.
Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
Earn 2X points on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming.
2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
All points earned count towards Companion Pass®.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $99.
Limited Time Offer: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
6,000 anniversary points each year.
Earn 3X points on Southwest® purchases.
Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
Earn 2X points on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming.
2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
All points earned count towards Companion Pass®.
No foreign transaction fees.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $149.
Limited Time Offer: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
7,500 anniversary points each year.
Earn 3X points on Southwest® purchases.
Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
Earn 2X points on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming.
Chase is offering the following: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 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 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
3,000 anniversary points each year.
Earn 2X points on Southwest® purchases.
Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
Earn 2X points on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming.
2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
All points earned count towards Companion Pass®.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $99.
Limited Time Offer: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
6,000 anniversary points each year.
Earn 3X points on Southwest® purchases.
Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
Earn 2X points on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming.
2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
All points earned count towards Companion Pass®.
No foreign transaction fees.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $149.
Limited Time Offer: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.
7,500 anniversary points each year.
Earn 3X points on Southwest® purchases.
Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.
Earn 2X points on internet, cable, and phone services, and select streaming.
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SWA has announced that, starting in 2023, Southwest is raising the qualifying benchmark for the Companion Pass from achieving 125,000 qualifying points to 135,000 qualifying points in the same calendar year.
You can earn it through credit card spend points, but you can also earn it through other ways such as referral points for referring people to get the card and/or spending through the spending portal or spend partners. In years past, I have gotten the companion pass pretty early in the calendar year with one card's large bonus + referral points from a few people who signed up.
If you are targeting the companion pass, get the card now, but remember not to complete the full initial spend of $3,000 until late December 2022 or Jan 2023 -- and after your December billing statement closes (but still before the 3 month window from when you were approved). This is so you get the bonus in 2023. Then do other things in 2023 to get to 135,000 qualifying points, and you will have a companion pass for the rest of 2023 and all of 2024.
Yes! The best plan is the qualify to earn the companion pass in early 2023 and the CP goes the rest of the year and all of 2024!
Yes, but you should make sure both bonuses hit in early 2023 (instead of one bonus hitting in late 2022 and one hitting in early 2023)...Track your spending.
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I am at 4/24 with Chase. Does that mean I can't apply both - a personal and business card? Only one is likely to get approved?
ThePointsGuy website says this…."Do Chase business cards count toward my 5/24 score? No. If you are approved for a Chase business card, it shouldn't add to your 5/24 standing. However, you must be below 5/24 to get approved for most Chase business cards."
so maybe apply for Biz card first. Remember, there are actually two business cards ('premier' and 'performance' biz cards). The original post only has a link to only one of the biz cards ('performance' biz), plus the three 3 individual cards. The two different biz cards differ in annual fee/bonus points/spend requirement. PM / DM me if you want a single link to all 5 cards for comparison.
Is there a way to confirm we'll get the bonus when we hit the spend limit? Applied for preferred business & personal premiere through the links here. Both were approved. For the business it looks like I need to wait to get the card to make an account, for personal it was added to my Chase accounts page, but I'm trying to see if I can actually confirm the bonus eligibility. I had a SW card 7 years ago that I closed 5 years ago (shows up in Chase portal but as closed)
Is there a way to confirm we'll get the bonus when we hit the spend limit? Applied for preferred business & personal premiere through the links here. Both were approved. For the business it looks like I need to wait to get the card to make an account, for personal it was added to my Chase accounts page, but I'm trying to see if I can actually confirm the bonus eligibility. I had a SW card 7 years ago that I closed 5 years ago (shows up in Chase portal but as closed)
It shows up in the phone app under 'see reward details', or I think 'spending activity'
FYI Biz card will need a different online login. Chase requires that
You can add personal cards to biz login, but not vice versa
I applied and got an email saying that they received my request and they would let me know their decision by mail and could take up to 30 days. Is that normal?
I did this in 2018 and got two personal cards at the same time to get companion pass and I'm pretty sure I got approved instantly after applying. Not sure if I need to call and see what's up.
I applied and got an email saying that they received my request and they would let me know their decision by mail and could take up to 30 days. Is that normal?
I did this in 2018 and got two personal cards at the same time to get companion pass and I'm pretty sure I got approved instantly after applying. Not sure if I need to call and see what's up.
It's pretty normal. If you have very good credit, this is usually Chase verifying you are not a fraudster and that you are the real person who applied. Call the reconsideration line and ask them if they need any additional info.
is SW card worth it now given they are more expensive than most flights not counting spirit and frontier.
Better something than nothing. Fares and redemption values will eventually come down if economic downturn comes about.
You were getting $100 for free before the SW devaluation, and are getting, say, $80 for free now. Free is free. Get these cards if you can spare the annual fees and can fulfill the minimum spend requirements.
also, the value is in the companion pass.
I'm not aware of the devaluation you insinuated, but I'm sure that's the case.
Anyone know how long it's taken for referral bonus to show up?
Usually in a couple of business days after the statement closes for the cycle in which you complete the minimum spend (posted transactions only, not pending charges).
Does anyone know, if you apply this card in branch, annual fee can be waived?
No they do not waive annual fees, but I've heard they have a lot of pull in getting you thru approval hurdles, like low scores, 5/24 and 2/30 rules breaches, etc.
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You can earn it through credit card spend points, but you can also earn it through other ways such as referral points for referring people to get the card and/or spending through the spending portal or spend partners. In years past, I have gotten the companion pass pretty early in the calendar year with one card's large bonus + referral points from a few people who signed up.
If you are targeting the companion pass, get the card now, but remember not to complete the full initial spend of $3,000 until late December 2022 or Jan 2023 -- and after your December billing statement closes (but still before the 3 month window from when you were approved). This is so you get the bonus in 2023. Then do other things in 2023 to get to 135,000 qualifying points, and you will have a companion pass for the rest of 2023 and all of 2024.
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so maybe apply for Biz card first. Remember, there are actually two business cards ('premier' and 'performance' biz cards). The original post only has a link to only one of the biz cards ('performance' biz), plus the three 3 individual cards. The two different biz cards differ in annual fee/bonus points/spend requirement. PM / DM me if you want a single link to all 5 cards for comparison.
Good luck getting both cards.
FYI Biz card will need a different online login. Chase requires that
You can add personal cards to biz login, but not vice versa
I did this in 2018 and got two personal cards at the same time to get companion pass and I'm pretty sure I got approved instantly after applying. Not sure if I need to call and see what's up.
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Be sure and enter your existing SWA Rapid Rewards Number during the Application.
I did this in 2018 and got two personal cards at the same time to get companion pass and I'm pretty sure I got approved instantly after applying. Not sure if I need to call and see what's up.
Better something than nothing. Fares and redemption values will eventually come down if economic downturn comes about.
You were getting $100 for free before the SW devaluation, and are getting, say, $80 for free now. Free is free. Get these cards if you can spare the annual fees and can fulfill the minimum spend requirements.
also, the value is in the companion pass.
I'm not aware of the devaluation you insinuated, but I'm sure that's the case.
Usually in a couple of business days after the statement closes for the cycle in which you complete the minimum spend (posted transactions only, not pending charges).
No they do not waive annual fees, but I've heard they have a lot of pull in getting you thru approval hurdles, like low scores, 5/24 and 2/30 rules breaches, etc.
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Wow that's insane