85K Bonus for Southwest Rapid Rewards Consumer Cards

85K Bonus for Southwest Rapid Rewards Consumer Cards

Now through October 9, 2024, Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus, Premier, and Priority Consumer Credit Cards from Chase are offering an elevated welcome offer of 85,000 Rapid Rewards® bonus points to new Cardmembers. These offers are a  good opportunity for those going after the Southwest Companion Pass.

This same 85,000 points bonus is also available through new referral links, which makes it an even better deal for those in two-player mode. Plus the referral bonus has been increased from 20,000 to 25,000 points. Old referrals are still showing the 120,000 bonus on Southwest business cards. 

Chase Southwest Priority

• Earn 85,000 Rapid Rewards® bonus points after spending $3,000 within the first 3 months from account opening on qualifying purchases.
• Offer ends 10/9/24.
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Card Info

• $149 annual fee applied to first billing statement.
• $75 Southwest annual travel credit each year
• 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points boost each year
• Earn 2x Points per $1 spent on:
  • Southwest Airlines flights
  • Hotel & Car Rental partners
  • Local transit and commuting, including rideshare
  • Internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming
• 1 Point per $1 Spent on all other purchases
• 4 Upgraded boardings every year when available
• 7,500 anniversary points after your Cardmember anniversary
• No foreign transaction fees
• 20% back on inflight purchases
• 1,500 Tier Qualifying Points towards A-List and A-List Preferred status for every $10,000 spent, up to $100,000.

Chase Southwest Premier

• Earn 85,000 Rapid Rewards® bonus points after spending $3,000 within the first 3 months from account opening on qualifying purchases.
• Offer ends 10/9/24.
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Card Info

• $99 annual fee applied to first billing statement.
• 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points boost each year
• Earn 2x Points per $1 spent on:
  • Southwest Airlines flights
  • Hotel & Car Rental partners
  • Local transit and commuting, including rideshare
  • Internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming
• 1 Point per $1 Spent on all other purchases
• 6,000 anniversary points after your Cardmember anniversary
• No foreign transaction fees
• 1,500 Tier Qualifying Points towards A-List and A-List Preferred status for every $10,000 spent, up to $100,000.

Chase Southwest Plus

• Earn 85,000 Rapid Rewards® bonus points after spending $3,000 within the first 3 months from account opening on qualifying purchases.
• Offer ends 10/9/24.
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Card Info

• $69 annual fee applied to first billing statement.
• 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points boost each year
• Earn 2x Points per $1 spent on:
  • Southwest Airlines flights
  • Hotel & Car Rental partners
  • Local transit and commuting, including rideshare
  • Internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming
• 1 Point per $1 Spent on all other purchases
• 3,000 anniversary points after your Cardmember anniversary

Eligibility

The product is not available to either (i) current Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapids Rewards® Credit Card, or (ii) previous Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card who received a new Cardmember bonus within the last 24 months. This does not apply to Cardmembers of the Southwest Rapid Rewards Business Card and Employee Credit Card products.

These cards are also subject to the Chase 5/24 rule.

About Southwest Rapid Rewards

The Southwest Rapid Rewards program is geared towards budget-minded travelers who fly domestically, or to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Rapid Rewards members earn points for every dollar spent on Southwest flights and with the airline’s hotel, car rental and retail partners. But earning points gets easier once you have one of the Southwest Rapid Rewards credit cards from Chase. You can earn a welcome bonus when you first get a card and then earn even more with purchases. Here are a few things worth knowing about this program:

• Use Rapid Rewards points to pay for merchandise, gift cards, hotel stays, car rentals and even some experiences like cruises or wine tastings. But the best use of points is for award fares on any Southwest or international partner flight. And with Southwest you always get 2 free checked bags per person.
• The Rapid Rewards program is revenue-based. You earn points based on the amount spent on flights rather than flights distance. When you redeem points for award fares, the value you get is also based on the price of the ticket, but it is not a fixed value. Points value is based on destination, time, travel date, demand, fare class, and other factors.
• Rapid Rewards points are often valued at about 1.4 cents.
• If you have the Companion Pass, then you can bring your favorite person along for free on paid or award Southwest flights.

About Southwest Companion Pass

The Southwest Companion Pass allows you to bring a companion on all Southwest flights at almost no cost. For domestic U.S. flights the companion just needs to pay $5.60 in taxes each way. Southwest lets pass holders change their companion up to three times per calendar year.

The Companion Pass is valid from the date earned through the end of the next calendar year. For example, if the Companion Pass is earned in January 2024, it will be valid through December 31, 2025. That means that if times right, you can enjoy Companion Pass benefits for almost two full years. There’s no limit on how many times a Companion Pass can be used, and there are no blackout dates.

In January 2023, Southwest raised the requirement for earning the Companion Pass from 125,000 points to 135,000 points. But, Rapid Rewards credit card members receive 10,000 Companion Pass Qualifying bonus points each year.

Guru’s Wrap-Up

These are very good bonuses for all three cards, but not the highest offers ever. However, the spending requirement is very reasonable this time around, which makes it easier to earn the welcome bonus. You need to spend $3,000 within the first three months with your Southwest cards in order to earn the 85K bonus.

These offers also give you an easy way to earn the Southwest Companion Pass. It still remains one of the best deals in travel as two people can fly for the price of on. The timing is also great, as it’s best to earn the Companion Pass in early January, so you can then enjoy it for almost two years.