Some Southwest cardholders are being targeted with an offer giving 3,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points when spending $1,000 by the end of January.
The Deal
- Spend $1,000 on a targeted Southwest credit card & earn 3,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points.
- Direct link to registration.
Key Terms
- To be eligible for this bonus offer, you must register between 11/1/2024 12:01 a.m. ET and 1/31/2025 11:59 p.m. ET (“Promotion Period”).
- Use your Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card to make at least $1,000 in purchases during the Promotion Period to earn 3,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points.
- So long as you register during the Promotion Period, eligible purchases made during the Promotion Period will retroactively count toward the required spend.
- The bonus points will count toward Companion Pass qualification, but will not count toward A-List or A-List Preferred qualification.
- Please allow up to eight weeks after the end of the Promotion Period for the 3,000 bonus points to post to your Southwest Rapid Rewards account.
- “Purchases” do not include balance transfers, cash advances, traveler’s checks, foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, racetrack wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, or fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.
- Points transferred from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Southwest Rapid Rewards are not eligible for the bonus.
- Points and bonus points earned on a new Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card account opening are not eligible for the bonus.
- Only the Rapid Rewards Member who received this offer from Southwest Airlines is eligible for this promotion.
- Bonus points will post directly to your Southwest Rapid Rewards account and will not appear on your credit card statement.
- To qualify for this bonus offer, your Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment.
Quick Thoughts
It looks like this spending offer has been around since the start of November, but I only noticed it on my account last night.
It’s a nice little offer if you’re targeted, especially if you’re planning on trying to earn a Southwest Companion Pass this year. That’s because the bonus Rapid Rewards points also count towards Companion Pass qualification, so spending $1,000 on the card should net you 4,000 qualifying points (1,000 from the base spend and 3,000 bonus points from this promotion).
What’s even better is that any purchases you’ve made on your card since November count provided you register before January 31 as that spend will count retroactively.
Chase usually offers targeted spending offers each quarter where you can earn 5x or 7x in certain categories. We’ve not seen those yet for Q1 2025, but if they do appear in the coming days and you’re targeted on your Southwest card, you should be able to stack the two promotions.
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This bad offer only I got. 1.3 points per cent spend
When you register and make at least $3,000 in purchases on your Rapid Rewards® Credit Card between 11/1/24-1/31/25, you’ll earn 30% bonus points on purchases made during the Promotion Period (up to 20,000 bonus points). Plus, all points count toward Companion Pass®.
For example, if you make purchases during the promotion period on your Rapid Rewards Credit Card of $3,000, you will earn 900 bonus points
Your link takes me to my account and says I get the deal once I register, but there is no ‘register now’ link.
If you don’t see a link to register and it doesn’t say ‘Registered’ in green, that presumably means you’re not targeted.
Which credit card? I have the personal as well as the business?
It was on my personal Premier card, but it could potentially be on business cards too.
Anyway to tell? I just clicked on the Register now link here on the blog and it took me to my SWA account.
If there is no “register now” button, does that mean I am not targeted?
That’s most likely the case
I only got 30% bonus, though the max is a lot higher:
“When you register and make at least $3,000 in purchases on your Rapid Rewards® Credit Card between 11/1/24-1/31/25, you’ll earn 30% bonus points on purchases made during the Promotion Period (up to 20,000 bonus points). Plus, all points count toward Companion Pass®.
For example, if you make purchases during the promotion period on your Rapid Rewards Credit Card of $3,000, you will earn 900 bonus points.”
I also got the same offer as Buzz for insurance payments.
I got double companion pass points on insurance payments between now and the end of March.