The best time to apply for a Southwest credit card is now, because it is the easiest way to earn most of the 125,000 Rapid Rewards points needed to earn the Southwest Companion Pass. The sign up bonus for the personal Southwest credit card is 100,000 points, the highest ever, until tomorrow, December 7, 2021.
What is the Southwest Companion Pass?
The Southwest Companion Pass allows your companion to fly almost free whenever you fly. The Companion Pass is a great deal because you can get one free deal and your companion can fly free with you even if you use points to book your ticket. Southwest Companion Pass travel has no seat restrictions or blackout dates.
The Southwest Airlines Companion Pass is valid for the remainder of the year and the entire year after that. The Companion Pass will be valid for the rest of 2022, and all of 2023, if you earn it in 2022.
The member can change his/her designated companion up to three (3) times a year if he/she maintains Companion Pass status. The Southwest Companion Pass terms and conditions can be found on southwest.com.
The Southwest Companion Pass can be earned.
You have to fly 100 qualifying one-way flights or accumulate 125,000 Qualifying Points in one year to earn the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass.
If you earn a sign up bonus for a Southwest credit card in 2022, you can easily earn most of the 125,000 points needed for a companion pass. You don't need to use your 125,000 points for the companion pass to book free award flights.
Southwest credit cards have a sign up bonus that counts towards Companion Pass status.
The Southwest credit card has five versions, three personal and two business.
All 3 versions of the personal Southwest credit card are offering a highest ever sign up bonus of 100,000 bonus points for a limited time. You can earn 50,000 points after you spend $2,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening and another 50,000 points after you spend $12,000 on purchases in the first year.
You only need to earn 11,000 Southwest points to earn the Southwest Companion Pass if you earn the bonus on one personal Southwest credit card.
If you have a business, you can apply and earn a sign up bonus on one of the business versions.
If you apply for more than one Southwest credit card in the same year, make sure you don't complete the minimum spending requirements until early 2022. If you spend too much in 2021, you will get a bonus which you don't want. You want to earn sign up bonuses in early 2022.
The Companion Pass can be earned with the remaining points.
If you apply for only one personal Southwest credit card, you can earn the remaining Companion Pass Qualifying Points by other means.
Spending more money on your Southwest Rapid Rewards credit cards.
Base points are earned from Rapid rewards partners. Online shopping is included.
