March 27th, 2013
It’s Back! Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Chase Visa Signature Card: Get 2 Roundtrip Flights!
Update, 03/28: DEAD!
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Update, 03/27: In case you are on the fence about these cards or are considering going for a free companion pass good through 12/31/14, the limited time 50K Southwest card offers have just been updated to being “Last Chance.” Going, going…
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Update, 03/16: Multiple readers and DDF members have been able to get both the points for both the Plus and Premier cards and have secured nearly 2 years of free companion pass flights!
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Find more great credit card deals in the Credit Cards tab.
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Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Chase Visa Signature Card Linky
For a limited time you can get 50,000 points when you spend $2,000 within 3 months of getting the card. They’re marketing this as 2 roundtrip flights but in fact it is enough for about $950 of free flying on Southwest, so you can stretch out those points for as many as 15 free flights with Southwest’s low prices.
You can also use your points for Airtran flights as well! For now this is only available in select markets, but by April you’ll be able to use your points for all Airtran flights. Plus because you will be booking the flights via Southwest.com you will get 2 free bags and free changes and flight cancellations as well!
You can use the points for yourself or book award tickets for anyone else you want to give a ticket to. Plus Southwest allows you to cancel an award flight and redeposit the points in your account for future use without any penalties!
There are in fact 4 unique Southwest credit cards that are all offering 50,000 points for spending $2,000. There is the consumer Plus and Premier cards and the business plus and premier cards. The difference is that the plus cards have a $69 annual fee and offer 3,000 bonus points (~$57 towards travel) every year while the premier cards have a $99 annual fee, have no foreign exchange fees, and offer 6,000 bonus points (~$114 towards travel) every year. You can access them all at the bottom of the application link above.
Don’t fly? You can also use 50,000 points to get $500 worth of gift cards to places like Amazon, Avis, Bed Bath & Beyond, Gap, Hyatt, Lowe’s, Macy’s, TJMaxx, Walmart and many others. A $500 gift card to Walmart can always be sold to a place like Plastic Jungle for $460 cash.
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With Southwest’s Rapid Rewards “2.0″ program you can redeem points for any seat on any flight. For the regular “wanna get away” fare it costs 60 points for each dollar of airfare. In practical terms this means for example:
A one-way Cleveland-Baltimore flight on 03/12 is $68.90 with tax.
It can also be bought for 3,480 points plus $2.50 tax.
So 3,480 points gets you a value of $66.40 ($68.90 airfare less the $2.50 tax required on the points ticket)
So each point is worth 1.9 cents (66.40/3,480), valid for redemption on all flights.
The value per point will depend on your route, but points always seem to be worth more than 1.8 cents each.
The Southwest card comes with a 50,000 point signup bonus, which at 1.9 cents per point is worth $950 towards Southwest flights just for opening the card and spending $2K.
There is a $99 annual fee but with this card you earn 6,000 points every anniversary that you have the card, which is worth $114 towards Southwest flights!
You get 1 point per dollar on regular purchases, which is equal to a rebate of 1.9%.
You get 2 points per dollar on Southwest purchases, including hotel and car rentals via Southwest, which is equal to a rebate of 3.8%
Companion pass:
Plus you get a free companion pass if you earn 110,000 points in a year from most sources, including earnings from credit card signups and credit card spending! If you earn 110,000 Southwest points for example by 04/01/13 the pass will be good until 12/31/14. The pass allows you to bring a companion with you for free when you fly Southwest, even if you are flying on a free ticket!
You can open 2 versions of the Southwest card to get to the 110,000 points in a year. If you open 2 cards and spend $5,000 on each you’ll have 110,000 points!
Points transferred from Ultimate Rewards to Southwest don’t qualify towards companion pass status, but points transferred from Ultimate Rewards into Hyatt and then into Southwest do qualify! So you can transfer 50K Ultimate Rewards points into 50K Hyatt and 50K Hyatt transfers into 30K Southwest.
In other words if you get 50K points from signing up for this credit card you can transfer 100K Ultimate Rewards points to Hyatt and then into 60K Southwest points, worth about $1,140 towards Southwest travel. Plus then you’ll have a companion pass so that you can bring your companion for free whenever you fly Southwest, so that $1,140 toward Southwest is really doubled to $2,280 because of the free companion ticket. Not a bad value for a 100K Ultimate Rewards transfer.
See this post for more info on the Ultimate Rewards program and associated credit cards.
Transfers to Airtran and Rapid Rewards “1.0″:
You can transfer increments of 1,200 Southwest points into 1 Airtran credit. Here is Airtran’s award chart, which does not price awards according to the cost of the flight. Thus you can get an international round-trip award ticket for just 19,200 Southwest points. These awards are capacity controlled however. A business class upgrade on Airtran is just 4,800 Southwest points.
Once they are in Airtran you can also transfer them back into Southwest’s old Rapid Rewards 1.0 program. In this program awards are just 16 credits (19,200 points) round-trip, no matter how expensive the flight is. These are also capacity controlled, but for some flights you will come out far ahead with this old program.
And as always, Southwest:
-Gives 2 free checked bags per passenger.
-Does not charge change fees to switch your flight. Whether you are on a paid or an award flight you can change without penalty!
-Does not charge a cancellation fee to cancel your flight (you will get Southwest credit for the full amount paid, even on non-refundable wanna get away fares) or to cancel and redeposit your award flight.
-Refunds the fare or point difference if the price of your flight goes down after you buy it, just call to get the credit at any time!
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Other awesome Chase consumer cards you can get on the same day as the Southwest card with just 1 credit pull include the Chase Sapphire Preferred (which gives 2.14 points per dollar on travel and dining with no Foreign Exchange fees and can be easily converted into a World Mastercard that gives free car rental insurance in Israel), Chase Freedom (which gives 5 points per dollar in rotating categories and 10% bonus points if you have a Chase checking account) and the Chase United Explorer (which gives free luggage, free primary car rental insurance in most countries worldwide besides Israel, expanded saver and standard award ticket availability, priority boarding, and more).
The Chase Ink Bold and Chase Ink Plus business cards are both giving 50,000 signup points and offer 5 points per dollar on telecom, cable, and office supply stores, 2 points per dollar for gas and lodging, no foreign exchange fees, free lounge visits, and a waived annual fee for the first year.
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:13 pm
I got one for my wife a while back, got the points then downgraded. Will she be eligible for the points again?
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:19 pm
@Benny:
Open a new Southwest account (use another address) and apply with that number and then merge the accounts.
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:20 pm
Hello, I read in another post that you recommended using a Sapphire CC instead of an Amex for Airline tickets. Can you please explain? Amex gives you triple points for airline purchases. Thank You
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Just an FYI I applied for the premier card 3 weeks ago and I sent a SM and they matched me without a problem! Gotta love chase!!
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:25 pm
60 points per dollar comes out to 1.67 cents per point, how do you get 1.8 or 1.9?
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:32 pm
Can I use these points to travel TLV-NYC? How many are needed?
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:38 pm
this has always been around. I don’t get it
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:40 pm
So if you do open this credit card make sure you open 2 cards at once you you get 104,000 and if you spend another $6,000 you get a companion pass I did it that way I first tried to open 3 cards that the same time but the chase rep told me that they have a policy that you can only open 2 southwest cards at the same time
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:41 pm
@yakkov Southwest only flies in the us and to Mexico
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February 27th, 2013 at 6:58 pm
@bb:
I recommended Sapphire over AMEX Plat.
If you have the AMEX Premier Gold then that will be better than Sapphire.
@Dans the man:
Nice!
@Josh:
I ran through the math in the post on a sample ticket.
@Yaakov:
You can use it on other airlines, but the value isn’t very good.
@abc:
It has been 25K.
@Chaim:
Indeed. As you need to spend $2K on each anyway it’s not too hard.
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:05 pm
What if I earn the 110k after April 1st?
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:07 pm
@smurf:
That’s fine, it was just an example.
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:10 pm
@Chaim
You opened both the plus and premier cards and got approved right away?
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:20 pm
@tzvi:
As long as you want 2 cards to keep track of different types of expenses that’s allowed.
And just 1 pull if its done on the same day.
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:36 pm
If I already have the Plus card from some time ago, can I apply for the premier and still get the bonus? Or do I have to close down my plus card and then apply?
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:42 pm
@Philip:
You can apply. Worst case is they make you close the plus and move over the credit line to get this one approved.
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:44 pm
I don’t have any credit cards and i tried signing up to the starwoods card few month ago and i got declined do you think i would be accepted to the southwest card?
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:56 pm
Somehow ended up applying for one just now but it only had 25,000 so when i realized i called them and asked them to match their own offer and they said no. So i canceled and tryed to re-apply for the one for 50,000 and i got declined. So now i have nothing, Thanx Anyways.
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February 27th, 2013 at 8:04 pm
@Jake:
You can try but you may want to start with a card from a store like Gap or having your parent add you as an added cardholder onto a good card/
@Mendy:
Where did you find a 25K link just now?
Call reconsideration for the 50K app:
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/16036
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February 27th, 2013 at 8:18 pm
Is the companion pass for life? Or the card must still be open at the time of booking?
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February 27th, 2013 at 8:19 pm
I have been under my parents Has Advantage signature card for 2 years already not sure if that helps. Would it hurt my credit if i try?
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February 27th, 2013 at 8:22 pm
@Benny:
No, companion pass is good for the remainder of the year during which its earned and the entire following year.
It is valid even if you close the card.
@Jake:
Depends if they listed your SSN on the card.
Your credit will be pulled if you apply, but that’s not going to make a big difference to your score.
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February 27th, 2013 at 8:23 pm
do you still have 60 days to cancel a card to get a refund of the fee?
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February 27th, 2013 at 8:23 pm
I’m not quite sure how i got to it, but i did. I called reconsideration and they said there is nothing they can do about it, they suggested i reapply which i did and got declined
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February 27th, 2013 at 8:30 pm
@chaim:
I believe that’s the law these days. Same thing applies when the annual fee comes the 2nd year.
@Mendy:
So call Recon back again about the new app. Offer to move around credit lines or close older cards if you need to.
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February 27th, 2013 at 9:16 pm
I’m new to this thing. How can I apply and get only one pull? And are these cards downgrade-able to no annual fee after the first year?
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February 27th, 2013 at 9:22 pm
In the post – you say that you can transfer to airtran and get an international ticket. Are you referring to airtran mexico service? or is there a way to fly to other intl destinations? Thanks! You’re the best!
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February 27th, 2013 at 9:24 pm
How do we create new FF account if I had this card already? Keeps matching it back to my old one. Change DOB or address? Or both?
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February 27th, 2013 at 9:40 pm
I applied for the Plus. Can you describe in detail how to apply for a second account? Online? Does the 2nd account have to be Premier or can it be Plus as well? When I signed up it said something aabout the account having to be active at time of redemption,can you confirm? Last Q: do I buy Walmart cards via Southwest webiste? If not, then how?
Thanks!
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February 27th, 2013 at 9:56 pm
If i sign up for two cards and spend 3k on each, that only comes out to 106k points, where is the other 4k points coming from.
Can we use the same RR# for two separate sign ups? or do they have to be unique and then combined?
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February 27th, 2013 at 10:02 pm
I applied 12/6/2012 for the Air Tran card. Can u tell me what the terms were as Chase now tells me a different bonus and spending then I originally thought. Thanks
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February 27th, 2013 at 10:16 pm
If I apply for 2 cards now for 100K with a new southwest ff account and I combine it with my old southwest account that earned miles this year (over 10K) will they combine to count toward a companion travel?
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February 27th, 2013 at 10:37 pm
This companion ticket, is it good for 1 flight or for unlimited flights within the timeframe ?
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February 27th, 2013 at 11:00 pm
@ Benny will have to spend another 6k in addition to the 2k that you have to spend on each card for the sign up bonus so you would have to spend a total of 10k to get 110,000 points
@ Eitang yes, when you apply for the cards use the same RR account number that you already have and you will get the companion pass
@ Kidoo its good for unlimited flights
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February 27th, 2013 at 11:34 pm
Hi Dan i am trying to plan my summer vacation all expense paid thanx to you!!! i found a great ticket with southwest its for a wanna get away fare it says thats its nonrefundable, I saw you mentioned that if i dont end up flying i can cancel and get the points back, however, in the section with the rules it say that for “wanna get away” tickets Should a passenger fail to apply the nonrefundable ticket toward the purchase of future travel within the eligibility period, the entire amount of the fare, which includes without limitation, all fees, taxes, and charges, will be forfeited.” what does that mean?
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February 28th, 2013 at 12:50 am
when you say that you need a different address to get a new rapid rewards number, do you mean a home address or an email address? thanks!
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February 28th, 2013 at 8:32 am
I got the plus and premier card last year with the same number and got the points for both and now have unlimited free companion travel through next year!
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February 28th, 2013 at 10:22 am
on southwest’s website in the rules for companion pass i found the following in the very first rule: “Purchased points and points earned from program enrollment, Tier bonuses, flight bonuses, and Partner bonuses do not count toward Companion Pass status.”
do these 50k signup bonuses fall under ‘program enrollment’ and therefore won’t count towards companion pass?
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February 28th, 2013 at 11:08 am
I applied for the Reward Premier Card and was approved. When I went to apply for the business premier card, it said your application requires further review to make a derision.
Do I need to wait or should I call them to speed up the process.
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February 28th, 2013 at 11:16 am
Could I open an account for me and my wife and use spend the 2000 in the first 3 months then merge the accounts for double the flights??
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February 28th, 2013 at 11:44 am
Is the Companion Pass unlimited?
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February 28th, 2013 at 11:50 am
@Mo:
I like applying for cards in different browsers from the same bank at the same time with 1 pull, though as long as it is the same day it should be 1 pull.
After a year you can get a different card and have them approve it by closing this one.
@Yosef:
You won’t get as much value when redeeming for other destinations.
@Dovid:
You can redeem for gift cards on southwest.com.
@alce:
I think 32 Airtran credits and 2 business class upgrades for spending $3,000.
@eitang:
Yes.
@Kidooo:
Unlimited.
@metziah:
That just means you have to cancel before the flight to get your points back.
@Yossi:
Well done.
@yoni:
All Southwest credit cards points and signup bonus points count This is confirmed by many people who have received it.
@Shlomo:
You can call now.
@Nick:
No, names must match.
@Shia:
Yes.
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February 28th, 2013 at 11:58 am
Dan
I want to get these credit cards
1) Will it effect my credit score to open many credit cards?
– If no, do I need to spend on the old ones (that I alrady have) every so often so my credit score does not go down?
– Or can I just cancel the cards ( I have had some cards for many years) – or is that worse?
2) is it worse to hold onto cards and not spend or to cancel for the credit score?
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February 28th, 2013 at 12:01 pm
I ordered some of these last week but with the chase plus credit card? I want the premier now (better rewards). Should I cancel the ones from last week and reorder or just keep the ones from last week and not spend on them?
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February 28th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
I signed up for this card last time and got $500 in Aaazon credit!! Just be sure to spend $2,250 on the card ($250 more than the threshold) so you can get enough points to buy an additional gift card (since they automatically give you 250 point for opening a new SW mileage account)
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February 28th, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Hey I got the premier and business last year. I still have them. If I cancel today, can I reapply for two new cards(maybe plus and business)?
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February 28th, 2013 at 1:57 pm
thx dan! I just applied for the business and the personal one and got approved for both …now i just gotta figure out were im flying
Do both cards automatically conbine the points ? and after i get to having a 110,000 points i can take anyone as a conpanion ?
Thanks again
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February 28th, 2013 at 3:28 pm
I applied for a business, they are going through reconsideration now. Why are they asking so many questions about the business? According to what I read over here you can sign up for a business account even as an individual. How do you tell them how much income you bring in if it is not a real business?
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February 28th, 2013 at 4:23 pm
which 2 southwest cards you would reccomend to apply for in order to meet 110000 points? i don’t have any southwest right now. also, is there anyway to do the spending within the 60 of the fee posting and close the card in order not to pay the annual fee?
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February 28th, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Hello, on a different subject. When purchasing $500 giftcards @ Office Depot, is there any difference bet. Amex, Visa or MC (activation fee etc.)? Thanks much for all that you do.
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February 28th, 2013 at 5:50 pm
Does Airtran fly from JFK/Tel aviv? Can you transfer southwest to Airtran and how many points would you need?
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February 28th, 2013 at 9:11 pm
Hi Dan, thanks for the great info!
Has anyone been able to churn this card? I opened one maybe two years ago when they were giving $500 SW gc and a flight (closed it over a year ago now).
Thanks!
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February 28th, 2013 at 9:30 pm
Does anyone know if I can just apply for another consumer plus card after having done so already? What do I need to be careful with? I am anticipating several issues: 1) will they approve another card with the same info, 2) if not, what exactly needs to change? 3) After applying for the first card I did not get the RR#; do I have to wait to get it or can I apply for the second card now already?
Thanks!
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February 28th, 2013 at 11:21 pm
ANY ONE KNOWS??
Dan i applied for the Southwest card the regular card i got approved, now i wanna apply for the Business Card the Question is when they ask annual income from the Business and when you put your name with the info it asks your annual Income so what is the Minimum amount of income to put in that theyll approve for a Business Card??
example if someone maked 40,000 a year does he put the 40,000 in the business income box and the personal income box?? and would they approve for someone that makes 40,000?
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March 1st, 2013 at 1:26 pm
Dan i have question for you. So i opened up a Chase Sapphire , Amex Starwood and i already had the chase freedom ,amex blue and a few other cards. now my question is i don’t really use all of them i mainly use my Sapphire now and Starwood. Isnt it bad to have to many credit card that are un used? how about my other card that have low limits can i close it ? or will it affect my credit score. i want to get this card cuz of the great promotion. thank you so much
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March 1st, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Can I transfer the Ultimate reward points, earned from Southwest, to United?
The plan is go use these points to fly to Tel Aviv
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March 1st, 2013 at 1:35 pm
How to ensure that I will be considered for the Southwest Premier card, and if I am not eligible, I don’t get a Plus card? I do not want to end up with another credit card that I don’t like if I am not approved for a Premier card.
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March 1st, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Dan Please Answer Me How To Apply For a Business Southwest Card and the Chase INK
What Is The MINIMUM Amount Required To Put In To Get Approved For The Business Card??
There Is The Business Annual Income and Your Personal Income.
If Someone Earns 40/50/60K a Year Should He Put The Same Amounts In Both Boxes??
59
March 1st, 2013 at 9:46 pm
200,000+ points between the fiance’ and I – thanks!
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March 2nd, 2013 at 5:44 pm
Anyone have an idea when this deal with expire?
Thanks
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March 2nd, 2013 at 11:48 pm
Dan are you still reading our comments?
can you please answer on my question?
thanks!
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March 3rd, 2013 at 12:54 am
Does anyone know how fast these points post to your account?
If I were to want to use this for Pesach tickets, would they be available in time?
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March 3rd, 2013 at 1:17 am
Dan, I don’t know how to proceed. Pls look at my questions in #54 and also #29. Thanks.
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March 3rd, 2013 at 6:46 am
You write that 19,200 SW points can get me an international round trip ticket. That’s equivalent to 16 Airtran credits.
How exactly do you get an international trip with that?
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March 3rd, 2013 at 12:22 pm
can you Open 2 versions of the Southwest card and get the 110,000 points in a year. i already applied for the Premier Card and Got APPROVED , now i was wondering if i can open up the Southwest Plus Cardand get approved. I called up chase And they told me if you apply to both you will get declined for the second card. he told me people do that to try to get the points.. Please let me know cuz i want to apply today. also if u can asnwer my other question on 55.. about closing a card that i dont really use with a low credit limit.. thank you so much Dan. your Awesome!
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March 3rd, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Yes folks, I now have 3 versions of the Southwest card.
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March 3rd, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Thanks Sam. I Just applied for the 2nd Card.. lets hope i get approved!
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March 4th, 2013 at 1:30 am
I applied for the PLUS a few days ago without mentioning any other accounts I have and was immediately approved with a $5400 limit. I just tried again for the premium and indicated that I have a Chase account (meaning a checking account) and it says my application requires further review. What did I do wrong? IF anyone knows,please post.
Thanks!
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March 5th, 2013 at 10:53 am
Dan- I applied for both, got approved for one, and was told by reconsideration that the 2nd wouldnt qualify for the bonus. Any ideas how to get them to add that bonus back in?
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March 7th, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Dan – please answer #56.
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March 7th, 2013 at 7:17 pm
Just for everyones info, the $99 fee is charged right away, and I don’t think you get the 6,000 points this first year (could be wrong), so only do it if you will for sure meet the low spending threshhold of 2 k
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March 10th, 2013 at 12:20 am
got both sw consumer cards. spent $10k got 110k miles. received email that i qualified for companion pass. thank you dan for the link info and instructions.
p.s. anyone know if there are any benefits keeping these cards open or is it better to trade credit limit for another card. also i paid the $99 & $69 annual fees. are they prorated refundable
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March 10th, 2013 at 10:49 pm
@Bryan:
You can get new cards approved by offering to have older closed down.
Generally it’s good to keep your oldest card open though.
@mordy:
Yes.
@Levi:
If you applied with the same Southwest number it’ll combine. Otherwise you can merge them at anytime.
Enjoy the companion pass!
@Shlomo:
Starting an ebay business?
@esther12:
Any.
Yes.
@greg z:
New mileage number.
@Elad:
No, that’s not bad.
@JP:
You don’t earn Ultimate rewards from this card, you earn Southwest points.
If you want Ultimate Rewards or United miles open a Sapphire, Freedom, Ink Bold, Ink Plus, Ink Cash, United Explorer, etc.
@A S:
Never heard of that.
@Ben:
I don’t know what the minimum is, sorry.
@Jayson:
Enjoy!
@Doc:
They don’t if you maintain activity every 24 months.
@Cbs:
They fly internationally.
@Elad:
You can.
You may need a reason for wanting both, like to keep track of spending for an HSA on its own card.
@Sam:
Nice!
@Dovid:
Call reconsideration?
@AL:
Just work on getting approved…
@jb:
Congrats!
You get the automatic bonus points for keeping it open for another year.
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March 16th, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Is the United card still able to be matched to 55K miles plus $50 cash back?
Is United+Sapphire+Southwest a good 3 card combo? How do I get 1 pull?
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March 17th, 2013 at 12:33 am
How do i get a new rr number before opening a new credit card ?
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March 17th, 2013 at 10:48 am
dan, do u pay all the annual fees?..any way to waive them?
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March 17th, 2013 at 11:38 am
Would the companion pass work on a AirTran operated flight, say to Cancun?
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March 17th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
If I sign up for both cards and transfer the miles to someone else will those miles count towards his 110,000 for the free companion pass?
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March 17th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Dan, or anyone, can you transfer Southwest points to anything else at a favorable ratio? (Besides Airtran). I thought I read that in the original post but don’t see it now.
I am just wondering if I’d get stuck with Southwest which doesn’t always fly where you want.
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March 17th, 2013 at 12:42 pm
@Sam:
Yes. People have had success matching the consumer card to 55K+$50 and the business card (accessible on the consumer card link by clicking on “are you a business owner”) to 50K+$50.
@Zev:
southwest.com
@vin:
-If you keep the card you can get retention bonuses.
-You can use the card as leverage to get approved for other cards: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/23410
-If you cancel within 30-60 days you can get a refund of annual fees.
@Dans the man:
I believe that it will work if it is a Southwest codeshare. All flights will have a Southwest codeshare within the next month and by next year Airtran will cease to exist.
@Dd:
You can’t transfer the points to someone else.
@Shalom:
You can’t.
You can always use the points for gift cards though.
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March 17th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Can they be transfered to a sibling or a additional card user?
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March 17th, 2013 at 12:58 pm
(I’m a bit new to the mileage game)
@Dan (or anyone) so would UR points be more valuable as airfare currency because you can transfer them around more easily?
It seems like for flights you book in advance that the idea of 60 points per dollar is good, but for flights where you book short notice the idea of “x points per flight” is much better. Is that correct?
I just want to start amassing points and already got the SW card but want to know if I should try collecting those points or rather focus on other points like UR (i.e. spend just 2k on SW then get a UR earning card and do all spending there).
Thanks!
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March 17th, 2013 at 3:42 pm
do you think its possible to open 2 cards, do all the spending quickly, get the points and close the cards to avoid paying the annual fee? will i still get a companion pass then?
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March 17th, 2013 at 3:45 pm
what is the last date to apply for this offer and get the companion poass?
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March 18th, 2013 at 9:06 am
is the companion pass go for multiple flights?? Or its a 1 time thing that you get one free companion flight ?
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March 18th, 2013 at 11:37 am
@Mo it’s good for multiple flights, even award flights.
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March 18th, 2013 at 12:55 pm
Can I sign up using someone else’s mileage number so the miles go to them?
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March 18th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
@Dan, just wondering, why didn’t you suggest signing up for the BA Avios card (50k bonus) along with this Southwest card. Isn’t it also a chase card? Are the UR points better than Avios miles?
89
March 18th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
If I qualify for a companion pass, can I book a ticket for my daughter and have her husband use the companion pass? or is it only good for me and my flying compaion? Can I get the compaion pass made out to my daughter in the first place (so her husband flies with her free?)
90
March 18th, 2013 at 2:51 pm
I was approved for one card but the second is pending approval. What excuse could I use when calling reconsideration for needing two cards?
91
March 18th, 2013 at 3:11 pm
Looks like this deal is dead?
92
March 18th, 2013 at 3:26 pm
@z why dead? Link still works with same offer of 50k points after 2k spending
93
March 18th, 2013 at 4:05 pm
Thanks Shalom! I applied for the first card and it went thru. When applying for the second card it said offer not available. Had to go incognito and it worked.
94
March 18th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
I signed up for two business cards (for 2 different businesses)and the second was pending approval. I called today and asked them to move half of the credit line from the card that was approved to the card that was pending and they said no problem. Second card was approved.
95
March 24th, 2013 at 5:52 am
i recently applied for 2 SW cc cons and business. I got the points already for the cons and have to spend the 2000 for the business by 3/31/13. Three questions: 1) what is the best way to get the addl 6k points, I have UR points 2)you mentioned in one of yr posts that u need the 110k by 4/1/13 in order to qualify for the companion pass thru 2014. 3) should I open a third crd but not sure if I will get approved and again if 4/1/2013 is a deadline may not hane enough time. Thanks in advance for yr help
96
March 27th, 2013 at 11:03 pm
just call citi to match the southwest 50k offer and get 50kK thank you points redeemable for up to $750 in any air travel or $500 in mortgage check that can be deposited to your account. you don’t have to apply for chase cards
97
March 27th, 2013 at 11:05 pm
i mean call to get matched to citi’s 50k thank you points.
98
March 27th, 2013 at 11:06 pm
I got the personal card a few weeks ago, does it make sense to apply for the business one so soon?
99
March 27th, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Dan, if you don’t mind confirming process for people who have had the SW CC in the past. (I closed mine several months ago).
We must create a new FF#?
Also, for someone who would like minimum spend out of the 4 choices of cards which 2 do you recommend? ($69 vs $99 or wtvr fees don’t matter)
Thx.
100
March 27th, 2013 at 11:40 pm
similarly to Dxd, I got the personal card (and 2 other chase cards) this past month. I also already have the chase ink. Will they even entertain the idea of me getting this Southwest business card as well if i applied?
101
March 28th, 2013 at 12:08 am
@Shalom:
I prefer UR points, but spending on the Southwest card can help you get a companion pass.
@Shalom:
UR points are more flexible than BA Avios, but the BA card is great as well.
@Yossi:
A card for HSA spending, etc.
@Dxd:
You definitely can.
@Judah:
That would probably be safest.
All the cards are good.
@Joshua:
It’s doable, especially if you are willing to close an older card or shift over part of the credit line of an older card.
102
March 28th, 2013 at 12:27 am
So I am about to apply for the Plus & Plus business. I will put in no FF# for either of them which will yield me 3 FF#s, right? (old one plus two new ones).
Won’t that be messy to merge?
103
March 28th, 2013 at 2:09 am
could i transfer points from a friend to my account to add up to 110k to get a free companion pass?
104
March 28th, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Do I actually have to complete the spending by 4/1/13 or was that just a sample date?? What if I can’t finish spending by then??
105
March 28th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Seems like its dead. Only offering 25k now
106
March 28th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Hi Dan,
I got seven cards in January (applied for, cards came late jan, early Feb, no chase cards, AMEX, Citi, Penfed only). I was going to wait to do another app-o-rama in late April, but I may reconsider to get the SW cards. Do you think it is worth waiting and trying to get this deal later, or take my chances now? I was going to try to get Ink plus, SW card, Amex SPG, and Amex Delta (45k).
Thanks again. I appreciate your help.
107
March 28th, 2013 at 3:23 pm
DEAD
108
March 28th, 2013 at 4:02 pm
Agreed, DEAD…
109
March 28th, 2013 at 4:45 pm
Dead back down to 25k points
110
March 28th, 2013 at 5:01 pm
@dan – it said in the OP that people were able to get 2 yrs of companion pass. How is that?
And #107 said its dead is that true?
111
March 28th, 2013 at 8:26 pm
@dan i applied for the cards. when i called the reconsideration line they said to call back in april to see if they can approve. im assuming if they do approve it i will get the 50k miles?
112
March 29th, 2013 at 4:08 pm
Dan do u think they will match the 50k with secure messaging ?
113
March 31st, 2013 at 2:54 am
Hey Dan , If chase in nj pulls from Experian and in ohio pulls from transunion does that mean I could use 2 different addresses , one in Ohio and one in nj . And thy will from the other one?
114
April 3rd, 2013 at 9:11 pm
@dans I signed up for the southwest rapid reward card I just got it and I never saw that there is a 99$ sign up fee. They are already billing me before I even swipe the card. I spoke with them and they said this card does not wave the first years fee. What should I do to get them to wave it. I want to earn the points and then stop using the card. If I have to pay a 99$ fee in the beginning I feel it’s not such a great card. What are my options. Thanx
115
April 5th, 2013 at 2:52 pm
I also just got charged the $99 fee.
I thought it was supposed to be free or waived for the first year.
116
April 8th, 2013 at 4:11 pm
The fee is not waived the first year, it is befeirush in the terms. But if you keep the card until the year is up you get 6000 points which makes up for the $99
117
April 11th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Help:
Just had my applications approved, via re-determination dept. however, i do not see that i saved a screen print of the offer of 50K bonus for both the Business and personal card.
Does anyone have that they would be willing to send.