Rapid Rewards

Rapid Rewards Partners
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?

Points per $1
Free First Checked Bag
For flights booked on or after May 28, 2025, free first checked bag for Cardmembers and up to 8 additional passengers in the same reservation7
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
Free First Checked Bag
For flights booked on or after May 28, 2025, free first checked bag for Cardmembers and up to 8 additional passengers in the same reservation7
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
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Premier card
Earn 50,000 points, plus 6,000 anniversary 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.
7First Checked Bag: The primary Rapid Rewards Credit Cardmember and up to eight passengers traveling on the same reservation are each eligible to receive their first standard checked bag free. Cardmembers should allow up to 14 days for card status to be updated in their Rapid Rewards account to be eligible for this benefit. To receive their first standard checked bag free, the primary Cardmember must include their Rapid Rewards number in their reservation. The free first standard checked bag is only available on Southwest operated flights; codeshare and partner-operated flights are not eligible. Service charges for oversized, overweight and extra baggage may apply. Cardmembers with A-List Preferred or A-List status or who purchase a Business Select fare will receive the bag benefits associated with their Southwest Rapid Rewards tier status or fare. Cardmembers who are already exempt from paying the charge for their first checked bag are not eligible for this benefit. Authorized users of Rapid Reward Credit Cards and employee cards of Rapid Rewards Business Credit Cards are not eligible for this benefit. Credit Card account must be open and not in default when purchasing the checked bag. Chase is not responsible for the provision of or failure to provide the stated benefits and services.
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Credit Cards are issued by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Member FDIC.
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