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Most of the time, travel credit card welcome bonuses include a chunk of miles or points. But every now and then, banks get a bit more creative with incentives. This is one of those times!
COMPANION PASS WITH ONE CREDIT CARD
A Southwest Airlines companion pass is a valuable tool for travelers. With this pass, your companion flies for free with you (but must pay taxes which are $5.60 for domestic flights). Your companion flies free whether you use cash or points to book your flight.
In the past, my husband and I have both earned Southwest companion passes. Because we have five in our family, getting two people for free helped us travel more often and for less money/points.
Right now, all three versions of the Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards personal credit cards have a special offer for a limited time ending 3/11/24. Spend $4000 in the first 3 months and get 30,000 Rapid Rewards points PLUS a companion pass valid through 2/28/25. Wowsa!
Links to the three cards with this offer:
Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Plus card
Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier card
Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Priority card
Note: These cards are subject to Chase’s 5/24 rule. See this post. You can only own one personal Southwest credit card at a time. You are not eligible for the bonus if you have received a bonus on any of these personal cards in the past 24 months.
Is this a good deal?
If you don’t have a small business and your family plans to fly on Southwest Airlines a lot over the next 12 months, this offer is perfect for you. Signing up for one of these cards is an easy, quick way to get a Southwest Airlines Companion Pass.
However, if you own a small business, you might be better going for the “regular” companion pass. Why? A companion pass earned by getting 135,000 points a year will last for the current year plus the following calendar year. If you own a small business, you can get the Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Performance Business Card (currently has 80k bonus points). Then later in March, the personal cards will likely return to 50k bonus points. The combination of those two cards will get you a regular companion pass that will last for almost two years instead of one year.
Author: Nancy
Nancy lives near Dallas, Texas, with her husband and three kids. Her favorite vacations include the beach, cruising and everything Disney.
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