
Ways to use Southwest Rapid Rewards points Points earned with the card count towards earning a Southwest Companion Pass.This benefit used to be capped but now there’s no limit on the TQPs you can earn. TQPs can be used to count toward qualification for Rapid Rewards A-List or A-List Preferred status. Earn tier qualifying points – You’ll earn 1,500 tier qualifying points (TQPs) for each $10,000 in purchases.It would depend on how much you fly on Southwest (and how much you drink when flying on Southwest) 25% back on In-flight WiFi and drinks.This benefit alone could be worth the annual fee of the card. I’ve written about how Priority Boarding is the way to get the best boarding spot on the plane and it costs $30 – $50 per flight. Four Upgraded Boardings per year when available.I found out that purchasing a Southwest gift card also triggers the credit. OK, as long as you’re going to fly Southwest during the year, this is easy to spend. But that’s like buying Southwest points, and I hate to purchase points. Valuing Southwest points at 1.3 cents each, that’s a $97 value. Here’s where the Southwest Priority Card starts to shine That’s unless you’re going for A-List status. Ultimate Rewards points can transfer to Southwest at a 1:1 ratio, so there’s no benefit on spending on the card, even on Southwest. You can earn 3x Ultimate Rewards points on Southwest airfare with the Sapphire Reserve and 2x points with the Sapphire Preferred. For most, the card’s value doesn’t lie in earning Rapid Rewards points. It’s nice to see Southwest bump the earning for its own purchases up to 3X. Is it through any company that partners with Southwest, or do you have to book through Southwest? The documentation on this benefit is very vague on which expenses qualify. I have to be honest, I’m a bit unclear about which purchases for hotels and rental cars will earn two points. 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases.2 points per $1 spent on internet, cable, phone services and select streaming.2 points per $1 spent on local transit and commuting including rideshare.2 points per $1 spent on Rapid Rewards hotel and car rental partner purchases.3 points per $1 spent on Southwest purchases.When spending on the card, you earn points in the Southwest Rapid Rewards program as follows: The signup bonus for this card varies and at the beginning of the last 2 years, it has offered a limited-time Companion Pass. The current sign-up bonus for the Southwest Priority card is 50,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points if you spend $1,000 in the first 3 months.

Let’s take a closer look at what the Southwest card has to offer to new cardholders and if it makes sense to hold onto the card for the long term. We receive Southwest points for each referral, and that helps us keep Your Mileage May Vary HQ going strong. If you decide that you want to sign up for the Southwest Priority card, or any of the Southwest credit cards, we’d appreciate it if you use our link. The Priority card was positioned to be the “premium” card of the three.

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When the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority card was introduced, Southwest already had two personal cards, the Plus and the Premier.
