Rapid Rewards

Rapid Rewards Consumer Credit Cards
We've partnered with the best names in Hotels, Dining, Rental Car, and Retail to make sure you can continue earning points, even on the ground. The best part is, these are purchases you planned on making anyway, so you will be earning points without any extra effort
How to earn points with our partners
From dining to driving, making purchases with our partners gives you even more ways to earn points doing things you normally do. How easy is that?
Earn Companion Pass®and 30,000 points.
Every time you fly thru 2/28/26, your friend can too.
Offer ends 3/31/25. Promotional Companion Pass® valid through 2/28/26.

Points per $1
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on Rapid Rewards hotels and car rental partner purchases
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on local transit and commuting, including rideshare
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming
Earn 1 point per $1
spent on all other purchases
25% back
on all inflight purchases
2 EarlyBird Check-In®
per year
Points per $1
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on Rapid Rewards hotels and car rental partner purchases
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on local transit and commuting, including rideshare
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming
Earn 1 point per $1
on all other purchases
25% back
on all inflight purchases
4 Upgraded Boardings per year
When available
$75 Southwest® annual travel credit
1,500 Tier Qualifying Points
towards A-List and A-List Preferred status for every $5,000 you spend.
No foreign transaction fees
Points per $1
Points per $1
Earn 1 point per $1
spent on local transit and commuting, including rideshare
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on all other purchases
2 EarlyBird Check-In®
per year
Unlimited tier qualifying points (TQPs)
Earn 1,500 TQPs toward A-List status for every $5,000 you spend
$500 fee credit for points transfers
per year
25% back
on all inflight purchases
Employee Cards
at no additional cost and earn points on employee spending
No foreign transaction fees
Points per $1
Points per $1
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on local transit and commuting, including rideshare
Earn 2 points per $1
spent on social media and search engine advertising, internet, cable, and phone services
Earn 1 point per $1
spent on all other purchases
4 Upgraded Boardings per year
When available
Global Entry or TSA Pre?® application fee credit up to $120
Up to 365 Inflight Internet credits per year
Earn 1,500 TQPs toward A-List status for every $5,000 you spend
$500 fee credit for points transfers
per year
Employee Cards
at no additional cost and earn points on employee spending
No foreign transaction fees
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Premier card
Earn Companion Pass® and 30,000 points.
No foreign transaction fees.
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Important information
1Points can be earned from (a) Qualifying Flights (defined below) operated by Southwest, or (b) through qualifying purchases with our Rapid Rewards partners. For flights completed on or before 2:59 AM Central Standard Time (“CST”) on 1/1/25, “Qualifying Flights” include flights operated by Southwest Airlines® and paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers®, gift cards, or flight credits and with no portion of the purchase price paid with Rapid Rewards points or Rapid Rewards Business points. For flights completed on or after 3:00 AM CST on 1/1/25, “Qualifying Flights” include flights operated by Southwest Airlines® and paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers, gift cards, or flight credits and those paid with Cash + Points. NOTE: With a Cash + Points booking, points are earned only on the portion of the base fare that is paid with dollars. Qualifying Flights exclude reward flights, charter flights, nonrevenue travel, and Companion Pass travel. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.2A Member who earns 135,000 Companion Pass qualifying points or who flies 100 qualifying one-way flights booked through Southwest® per calendar year will qualify for Companion Pass. Companion Pass qualifying points are earned from revenue flights booked through Southwest®, points earned on Rapid Rewards® Credit Cards, and base points earned from Rapid Rewards partners. The following do not count as Companion Pass qualifying points: purchased points; points transferred between Members; points converted from hotel and car loyalty programs, e-Rewards®, Valued Opinions, and Diners Club®; points earned from Rapid Rewards program enrollment, tier bonus points; flight bonus points; and partner bonus points (with the exception of the Rapid Rewards Credit Cards from Chase). No points nor tier or Companion Pass qualifying points will be awarded for flights taken by the Companion when flying on a Companion Pass reservation.
3A-List Rapid Rewards Members get a 25% earning bonus on every qualifying flight. Qualifying flights include flights booked and flown through Southwest and flights paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers, gift cards or flight credits, and with no portion of the purchase price paid for with Rapid Rewards points.
4A-List Preferred Rapid Rewards Members get a 100% earning bonus on every qualifying flight. Qualifying flights include flights booked and flown through Southwest and flights paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers, gift cards or flight credits, and with no portion of the purchase price paid for with Rapid Rewards points.
5Points earned with a Rapid Rewards Credit Card will post within 30 days of the statement closing date. You can find the opening and closing dates for your statement billing cycle on the first page of your statement under the Account Summary section.
6Points conditions: Transactions are nonrefundable and nonreversible. Please allow 72 hours for points to post to your Rapid Rewards® account. Purchased, gifted, and transferred points do not count toward Tier or Companion Pass® status. A credit card must be used to complete point purchase, gift, and transfer transactions. Points can be bought for personal use or as a gift in blocks of 500 with an initial minimum purchase of 2,000 points and a daily combined maximum of 60,000 points. Points can be transferred in blocks of 500 with a minimum initial transfer of 2,000 points and a daily maximum of 60,000 points. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms. Southwest® reserves the right to amend, suspend, or change the Rapid Rewards program and/or Rapid Rewards program rules at any time without notice. Rapid Rewards Members do not acquire property rights in accrued points. The number of Rapid Rewards points needed for a particular Southwest flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, fare type, point redemption rate, and other factors, and is subject to change at any time until the booking is confirmed.
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Credit Cards are issued by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Member FDIC.
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