Applies only to tickets purchased directly from Southwest. Other airfare earns 1X.
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The Southwest Premier credit card is Southwest’s mid-tier personal card. It balances offering some perks while still charging less than a $100 annual fee.
Cardholders will be reimbursed for up to two EarlyBird Check-In purchases each year, get 25% back on inflight purchases on Southwest Airlines, plus get 6,000 bonus points each card anniversary.
The Southwest Premier Card offers some of the broadest spending bonus categories of any card with an annual fee under $100. Cardholders will earn 3x points on Southwest purchases and 2x points on Southwest Rapid Rewards hotel and car partners; local transit, commuting, rideshare; internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming services.
Points earned count toward earning the Southwest Companion Pass. Plus, primary cardholders earn 1,500 Tier Qualifying Points toward A-List Preferred Status for every $10,000 spent on the card each year.
The Southwest Premier Card doesn’t charge foreign transaction fees, unlike the Southwest Plus Card. Add in the higher earning rate on Southwest purchases, higher anniversary bonus, and ability to earn Tier Qualifying Points toward A-List Preferred Status, and the Premier Card easily justifies its $30 higher annual fee.
Lastly, this card is great for getting a good piece of the way to a Southwest Companion Pass with the bonus offer, since the signup bonus points count. Read our guide on earning a Southwest Companion Pass for up to two years via new account bonuses.
There’s no traditional bonus offer, but Bilt cardholders can earn double points on purchases made on the first of the month (excluding Rent) up to 1,000 bonus points. You must use the card 5 times each statement period to earn points.
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The Bilt Mastercard® is the only credit card that lets you pay your rent with no transaction fees and earn one point per dollar in the process.
This works with any landlord, up to $100,000 in rent per year as long as you make 5 other purchases each statement period.
Alaska Airlines – a Bilt Rewards Transfer Partner (Image Courtesy: Alaska Airlines)
Bilt Transfer Partners | All transfer at a 1:1 ratio except ALL. Transfer times below: |
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Alaska Airlines MileagePlan | TBD |
Aer Lingus Avios | Within 10 minutes |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Within 10 minutes |
Air France Flying Blue | Within 10 minutes |
Avianca Lifemiles | Within 10 minutes |
British Airways Avios | Within 10 minutes |
Cathay Pacific AsiaMiles | Within 10 minutes |
Emirates Skywards | Within 10 minutes |
Iberia Avios | Within 10 minutes |
JAL Mileage Bank | Within 10 minutes (Account must be open 7 days before you can book an award with a Bilt transfer) |
Marriott Bonvoy | Up to 48 hours; generally within minutes. (5,000 point bonus when you transfer 20,000). |
IHG Rewards | Within 10 minutes |
Southwest Rapid Rewards | Within 12 hours |
United Airlines MileagePlus | Within 10 minutes |
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles | Within 10 minutes |
TAP Miles&Go | TBD |
Virgin Points | Within 10 minutes |
World of Hyatt | Within 10 minutes |
Accor Live Limitless (ALL) | TBD - Note, transfer is 3:2 |
💳 This card earns Bilt Rewards points. Bilt often runs transfer bonuses where you can get even more points when you transfer to airline or hotel partners at designated times. Transfer bonuses are awesome. Get 20%, 50%, 100% or more bonus miles when you transfer points at the right times. But they are easy to miss!
You can see all past Transfer Bonuses from Bilt Rewards points.
Even better? Get notified when a new transfer bonus comes out and again before it ends (either or both, your choice). Sign up for free alerts right here. 🔔
On the 1st of every month, Bilt Rewards has “Rent Day” – where you’ll earn double points on dining, travel and other purchases excluding rent and tax payments (up to 1,000 bonus points each Rent Day) on that one day.
On Rent Day, they also have other bonuses and giveaways, which may include status trials on an airline or hotel partner or a points transfer bonus.
Overall, this card is pretty much a “must have” for renters, since there is no other way to earn points – with no transaction fees – when paying your rent.
There is also no annual fee to hold the card and no Foreign Transaction Fees.
I have one myself and don’t see any reason for any renter not to have it.
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