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

Companion Pass Plus 30k Bonus Points
w/ $4k Spend in First 3 Months
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Update: This popular deal is still available. Offer expires 3/12/24.

Offer Ending Soon: Chase Limited-time offer: Earn Companion Pass® good through 2/28/25 plus 30,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months with the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus, Premier, & Priority Credit Cards.

Thanks to community member lxtng for sharing this deal.

The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $69.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® good through 2/28/25 plus 30,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
  • 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; select streaming.
  • 2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
  • Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
  • Member FDIC
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $99.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® good through 2/28/25 plus 30,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
  • 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; select streaming.
  • 2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
  • No foreign transaction fees.
  • Member FDIC
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $149.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® good through 2/28/25 plus 30,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
  • 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; select streaming.
  • $75 Southwest® travel credit each year.
  • No foreign transaction fees.
  • Member FDIC
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Chase Limited-time offer: Earn Companion Pass® good through 2/28/25 plus 30,000 points after you spend $4,000 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® good through 2/28/25 plus 30,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
  • 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; select streaming.
  • 2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
  • Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
  • Member FDIC
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $99.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® good through 2/28/25 plus 30,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
  • 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; select streaming.
  • 2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.
  • No foreign transaction fees.
  • Member FDIC
The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card offers the following benefits. The annual fee is $149.
  • Limited-time offer: earn Companion Pass® good through 2/28/25 plus 30,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
  • 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; select streaming.
  • $75 Southwest® travel credit each year.
  • No foreign transaction fees.
  • Member FDIC
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i disagree with the above posters who think this isn't a good sign up bonus. this comes with a companion pass for a little over 12 months. so it all depends on how you'll use this.
Thirty thousand points for spending $4k is terrible. I got 75k points just two months ago. Anything less than 50k is not worth it and even that is on the low side. Wait if you can.

Edit: The companion pass is worth it if you plan to travel at least twice with a companion. The extra 45k points I got are worth ~$550.
Wish it was two years. This would be less than one year.

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MrFrogger
02-10-2024 at 09:44 PM.
02-10-2024 at 09:44 PM.
Quote from JohanM1228 :
The companion pass gets added after your first statement (if you meet the $4K spend during that period). Depending on how time sensitive your booking is you can do what I did last year. I bought my tickets before getting the pass to guarantee the seats, then I canceled and rebooked the flights using the companion pass one it was added to my account. You'll get one of the tickets refunded as a SW credit, so as long as you know you will use it at some point it's an option.
thats not a bad idea actually. i need to buy 9 total tickets for a june flights. but i cant book them until i get the card in the mail.. i have it on my phone but i dont know the actual card number lol.
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MrFrogger
02-10-2024 at 09:47 PM.
02-10-2024 at 09:47 PM.
Quote from JohanM1228 :
The companion pass gets added after your first statement (if you meet the $4K spend during that period). Depending on how time sensitive your booking is you can do what I did last year. I bought my tickets before getting the pass to guarantee the seats, then I canceled and rebooked the flights using the companion pass one it was added to my account. You'll get one of the tickets refunded as a SW credit, so as long as you know you will use it at some point it's an option.
by chance did you do any international flights? we are flying to mexico which is why i want the companion.. that alone would save 600+ granted i'll have to pay taxes. but i think it would be worth it. only reason why i signed up hah.
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JohanM1228 | Staff
02-10-2024 at 09:54 PM.
02-10-2024 at 09:54 PM.
Quote from MrFrogger :
by chance did you do any international flights? we are flying to mexico which is why i want the companion.. that alone would save 600+ granted i'll have to pay taxes. but i think it would be worth it. only reason why i signed up hah.

Not this time, but I have flown to Mexico with Southwest a few times before. We used it to go to Hawaii, DC and Santa Barbara.
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dprocket
02-11-2024 at 06:50 PM.
02-11-2024 at 06:50 PM.
Is there a reason not to get the Priority card? It seems that the higher annual fee ($149) is offset by the $75 annual travel credit. If you're going to use the companion pass, you're buying tickets anyway, so surely would use the travel credit That brings the annual fee down to $74 and the extra benefits seem to be worth the $5.

Am I missing something?
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aTOMMYx
02-12-2024 at 06:48 AM.
02-12-2024 at 06:48 AM.
Quote from JohanM1228 :
The companion pass gets added after your first statement (if you meet the $4K spend during that period). Depending on how time sensitive your booking is you can do what I did last year. I bought my tickets before getting the pass to guarantee the seats, then I canceled and rebooked the flights using the companion pass one it was added to my account. You'll get one of the tickets refunded as a SW credit, so as long as you know you will use it at some point it's an option.

No need to cancel and rebook. Buy the ticket for yourself before getting the companion pass. When the companion pass is added in the account, add the companion to your existing flight
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JohanM1228 | Staff
02-12-2024 at 09:01 AM.
02-12-2024 at 09:01 AM.
Quote from aTOMMYx :
No need to cancel and rebook. Buy the ticket for yourself before getting the companion pass. When the companion pass is added in the account, add the companion to your existing flight
There were only 3 seats left when I booked so I didn't want to risk the flight selling out. By buying two tickets I can guarantee that the seat is still there when the companion pass arrives.
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aTOMMYx
02-12-2024 at 09:31 AM.
02-12-2024 at 09:31 AM.
Quote from JohanM1228 :
There were only 3 seats left when I booked so I didn't want to risk the flight selling out. By buying two tickets I can guarantee that the seat is still there when the companion pass arrives.

One way to find out the seat availability or if the flight is near full — is to call the airlines directly to ask. When it shows 3 seats left, that's referring to that price point. When those 3 seats are gone, the price goes up to the next tier.
You're able to add a companion even at the last minute when fares are showing quadruple the price of the first ticket.
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pitt23fan
02-12-2024 at 01:36 PM.
02-12-2024 at 01:36 PM.
Quote from predation :
Sounds like they hard capping this til Feb 2025 whereas the previous offer, you get the remaining if the achieved year and the year after.
This is a different offer. They have done this the last 3 years now.
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norazi
02-12-2024 at 01:43 PM.
02-12-2024 at 01:43 PM.
Is this better than the normal 75k/80k bonus points for signing up (still need to get to 135k) but you at least get 2 years?
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Debu7
02-12-2024 at 02:40 PM.
02-12-2024 at 02:40 PM.
Quote from freefun4every1 :
How soon do you get the companion pass to use once spent is met? Considering it's only good for 12 months, may not be worth it?
Did this last year. Got CP by 1st bill in March. 7 Round Trip flights so far and 1 more round trip schedule before current one expires end of the Month.

1 Trip was to Cancun. Purchase $650 1 RT and CP was for $160 (These are Taxes that you pay for CP ticket).

Totally worth it if you can use it.
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02-12-2024 at 02:43 PM.
02-12-2024 at 02:43 PM.
Quote from MrFrogger :
by chance did you do any international flights? we are flying to mexico which is why i want the companion.. that alone would save 600+ granted i'll have to pay taxes. but i think it would be worth it. only reason why i signed up hah.
1 Trip was to Cancun. Purchase $650 1 RT and CP was for $160 (These are Taxes that you pay for CP ticket).
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renlopez
02-12-2024 at 02:50 PM.
02-12-2024 at 02:50 PM.
Quote from dprocket :
Is there a reason not to get the Priority card? It seems that the higher annual fee ($149) is offset by the $75 annual travel credit. If you're going to use the companion pass, you're buying tickets anyway, so surely would use the travel credit That brings the annual fee down to $74 and the extra benefits seem to be worth the $5.

Am I missing something?
I agree with you. The $75 travel credit plus the 4 upgraded boarding credits make the Priority card the best deal.
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renlopez
02-12-2024 at 02:53 PM.
02-12-2024 at 02:53 PM.
My wife got this the 30k bonus and companion pass on 4/27/2022. So we are a couple months short of the 24 months right now. Is there a possible workaround to delay the 2024 bonus until after 4/27/2024?

So I apply for the card now, But wait until after 4/27/24 to spend the $4k. By that time, it will be more than 24 months. Has anyone tried this?
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HurricaneAlley
02-12-2024 at 04:18 PM.
02-12-2024 at 04:18 PM.
Quote from JohanM1228 :
Not this time, but I have flown to Mexico with Southwest a few times before. We used it to go to Hawaii, DC and Santa Barbara.
Used it for Hi last summer when they had the 40% points & fare discount used the 30k points that came with sign up bonus and went to 3 islands hopping rt on companion pass great deal. Think deal was slightly better last yr with lower spend required. Best deal is Hi, Mexico you can get to from Frontier or Spirit and costs less then SW
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02-12-2024 at 04:21 PM.
02-12-2024 at 04:21 PM.
Quote from renlopez :
I agree with you. The $75 travel credit plus the 4 upgraded boarding credits make the Priority card the best deal.
2nd this
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