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Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card

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Bonus Offer: Earn 50,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.


Bonus Offer: Earn 50,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.

★ This card earns bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

Airfare3x
Cable/Internet2x
Cellular Service2x
Other Travel2x
Streaming Services2x

Card Features and Benefits:

    The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card is the mid-tier Southwest credit card which offers you 6,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points each card anniversary.

    Southwest Rewards Premier Earn Rate

    • Earn 3x points on Southwest flights
    • 2X points on local transit and commuting purchases, including rideshares (like Uber and Lyft)
    • 2X points on internet, cable, phone, and select streaming

    Additional Benefits

    • 2 EarlyBird Check-Ins per year (Worth $15-$25 each)
    • 25% back on all inflight purchases. That includes WiFi, as well.

    Southwest Companion Pass

    This card is especially useful in conjunction with a new personal Southwest credit card to earn the Southwest Companion Pass for two years with just two credit cards.

    You should be aware that for pure spend on travel, including Southwest flights, you would do better spending on a Chase Sapphire Reserve which earns 5X on all flights purchased in the Chase travel portal or 3X on flights and all other travel otherwise, or a Chase Sapphire Preferred which earns 5X on all flights purchased in the Chase travel portal or 2X on flights and all other travel otherwise, which can be transferred to Southwest 1:1 or used on a range of other transfer partners.

    Note: You will only be approved for a Chase card if you have applied for fewer than 5 personal credit cards within the last 24 months from any issuer. (Business cards do not count against the total, except for Capital One and Discover, but are subject to the policy). Learn more about the 5/24 rule here.

     

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Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card

Offer: Earn 50,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.

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