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Score a 75,000-Point Bonus—and Earn a 2-Year Companion Pass—With Southwest’s Current Credit Card Offers
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While other airlines strip back elite benefits, Southwest Airlines is paying it forward in 2024. First, the carrier announced a series of positive changes to its frequent flier program, Rapid Rewards, that take effect next year. Now, Southwest has upped the introductory offers on all three of its consumer credit cards to 75,000 points, placing numerous free flights—plus the chance to earn Companion Pass status for 2024 and 2025—in easy reach.
Southwest’s credit cards are standouts within the industry thanks to offering numerous travel benefits while carrying low annual fees. The cards always carry some sort of introductory bonus to sweeten the sign-up deal, typically around the 50,000-point mark. But now, introductory offers on all of Southwest’s three personal cards have been increased by 50 percent to 75,000 points.
You can earn this bonus on the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card, Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card, or Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card after spending $3,000 within the first three months of card membership. When combined with the current welcome offers on either of Southwest’s two business credit cards, this increased bonus could land you a valuable Southwest Companion Pass for all of 2024 and 2025. No, really!
Here, all the reasons you should consider Southwest’s credit cards right now.
Southwest Rapid Rewards points are loosely pegged to a dollar value—each point is worth between 1.3 to 1.45 cents when redeemed for the airline’s cheapest “Wanna Get Away” fares. That means that a 75,000 Rapid Rewards points bonus is worth approximately $975–$1,087 on Southwest flights.
In addition to the fab intro offers, great travel benefits are bundled into Southwest’s cards (making them worthwhile in the long run). Depending on the card, benefits may include bonus points for eligible spending in select categories; pending availability, passes for complimentary EarlyBird Check-In (automatically advancing your boarding number in the Southwest queue) or Upgraded Boarding (bumping up to boarding position to A1–A15, 24 hours before the flight) on Southwest flights; and annual fee credits for Rapid Rewards points transfers.
Southwest’s consumer cards offer competitive earnings structures. All three award two points per dollar spent on local transit and commuting
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