Southwest and Chase just came out with a NEW Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Card. This offer gives you a WHOPPING 80,000 points after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months. Please review The Southwest Companion Pass just became a BIT easier to earn with this amazing new offer from Southwest! We LOVE the Southwest Companion Pass. The buy-one-get-one-free flights we have gotten for the last 3 years are hard to beat. Let’s get into the nitty-gritty.
Offer Details
- 80,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months
- 9,000 points every year on your Cardmember anniversary
- 3x points for every $1 you spend on Southwest Airlines purchases
- 2x points for every $1 you spend on social media and search engine advertising, Internet, cable, and phone services
- 1x point for every $1 you spend on all other purchases.
- Four (4) Upgraded Boardings per year when available
- Inflight WiFi Credits, up to a total of 365 $8 credits per year for all WiFi transactions on the overall business card account
- Global Entry or TSA PreCheck in the form of a statement credit of up to $100 every four years
- Employee cards at no additional cost and earn points on employee spending
- $199 Annual Fee billed in your first billing statement
- This new Cardmember bonus offer is not available to either (i) current Cardmembers of this business credit card, or (ii) previous Cardmembers of this business credit card who received a new Cardmember bonus for this business credit card within the last 24 months.
Southwest Companion Pass
If you fly a lot, especially with a companion (friend, mom, dad, spouse, whoever!) then you DEFINITELY want to get this amazing Southwest Companion Pass. We have a full write-up here that you can read more details on how it works. The gist of it is you need 135,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points in ONE calendar year. So January 1 through December 31st, or whenever your December statement cycle ends. You then get to add a companion for free (excluding taxes & fees), for the remainder of the year you earn it, as well as the entire following year.
Check out our guide to earning the Southwest Companion Pass!
Our Verdict
The Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business credit card provides great value. Even with the $199 annual fee, you are getting way more value for the card. 80,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points can get you a few great round-trip tickets for you and your companion! If you a lot of business expenses, this card is great for someone who wants to earn the Southwest Companion Pass and possibly only open one card. You’d minimum get 85,000 points after spending the $5,000 in purchases (80,000 sign up bonus plus $5,000 1x per dollar). Then you would have to spend $50,000 more at 1 point per dollar to hit your 125,000 Rapid Rewards Points.
How to Apply
You can always learn more to apply from our Top Credit Cards Page, and by clicking on Business cards. You can also click the banner below to see all of the small business credit card offers. Make sure you click on the Chase Southwest Performance Business Card. If you decide you want to stick with one of the other Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Cards, you can use the same link to apply.