[REVISED] Southwest Airlines Card 50,000 Bonus Points, $2k spend
Jun 14, 2011, 1:02 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3
[REVISED] Southwest Airlines Card 50,000 Bonus Points, $2k spend
See post #850 for links current as of 7/16/12.
I got a letter from Southwest saying that I'm pre-approved for their Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card:
-50,000 points after first purchase (= $833 of Wanna Get Away Fares or $500 of Anytime Fares)
-6,000 anniversary points every year
-$99 annual fee
Is this a good offer?
I missed out on the BA 100k and CO 50k offers. I would love to do the Ink 80k offer, but I have not been targeted. Should I sign up for this one or wait until the next big Chase offer?
I got a letter from Southwest saying that I'm pre-approved for their Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card:
-50,000 points after first purchase (= $833 of Wanna Get Away Fares or $500 of Anytime Fares)
-6,000 anniversary points every year
-$99 annual fee
Is this a good offer?
I missed out on the BA 100k and CO 50k offers. I would love to do the Ink 80k offer, but I have not been targeted. Should I sign up for this one or wait until the next big Chase offer?
Last edited by philemer; Jul 16, 2012 at 9:27 pm Reason: added link 7/16
Jun 14, 2011, 3:07 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: OH & NV
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat, WN CP, Latin Pass Bonus
Posts: 3,707
I got a letter from Southwest saying that I'm pre-approved for their Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card:
-50,000 points after first purchase (= $833 of Wanna Get Away Fares or $500 of Anytime Fares)
-6,000 anniversary points every year
-$99 annual fee
Is this a good offer?
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-50,000 points after first purchase (= $833 of Wanna Get Away Fares or $500 of Anytime Fares)
-6,000 anniversary points every year
-$99 annual fee
Is this a good offer?
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Anyone: Is there a way to get this deal on line or phone call if you do not get a letter??
Jun 14, 2011, 7:11 am
#3
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 20
Do you have a promo code for this offer? I recently signed up for a southwest card but only received 20,000 miles. I'm hoping I can get them to up the bonus.
Jun 14, 2011, 7:38 am
#4
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 159
Oh, how I wish I could have this offer. WN is our favourite airline, but the cc is not available to Canadians. 
Jun 14, 2011, 8:43 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
Posts: 1,954
This may be the first one I would be interested since Cap1. If anyone has a link please post. Thanks
Jun 14, 2011, 9:13 am
#6
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,620
I believe the 50k points count toward companion pass qualification, which requires 110k points in a calendar year. If you can spend $60k fast (or $30k on southwest.com) you would get a companion pass good through December 2012.
Jun 14, 2011, 9:13 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: IND
Programs: SPG Plat, WN CP, Many Others
Posts: 538
I got a letter from Southwest saying that I'm pre-approved for their Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card:
-50,000 points after first purchase (= $833 of Wanna Get Away Fares or $500 of Anytime Fares)
-6,000 anniversary points every year
-$99 annual fee
Is this a good offer?
I missed out on the BA 100k and CO 50k offers. I would love to do the Ink 80k offer, but I have not been targeted. Should I sign up for this one or wait until the next big Chase offer?
-50,000 points after first purchase (= $833 of Wanna Get Away Fares or $500 of Anytime Fares)
-6,000 anniversary points every year
-$99 annual fee
Is this a good offer?
I missed out on the BA 100k and CO 50k offers. I would love to do the Ink 80k offer, but I have not been targeted. Should I sign up for this one or wait until the next big Chase offer?
Jun 14, 2011, 9:47 am
#8
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 352
I have the non-premier card so I doubt I will/can get in on this (if it comes to the masses). However my wife doesn't so I hope we either get the offer or someone posts a link or code and is successful.
Jun 14, 2011, 10:22 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Posts: 2,398
Congrats on your first post, rockandrepublic. It's an excellent one.
Jun 14, 2011, 12:54 pm
#10
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: DEN
Programs: MR PP, UA Silver, SW A-List, HH Diamond
Posts: 345
This is a great deal. Even more so if you fly southwest regularly. I have the old SWA card where I got a signup bonus under the old RR 1.0 system, hoping maybe some similar offer will come my way - it's unclear whether Chase would give points to a cardholder with a SWA different card. I also noticed there is a premier plus SWA business card, so people might want to look out for a better offer from that one.
On top of $833 in SWA credit (and Wanna get away rates are available pretty readily before 7 days out and sometimes even last minute, but not the day of travel), regular southwest customers will benefit from the 6k yearly points which offset the $99 annual fee. Because it's essentially free, the card is a good one to keep indefinitely to get your average account history age up for the old credit score. The earn rate also comes to 1.67 cents per dollar spent - not too bad if you plan to fly southwest enough to use the points for the wanna get away rates.
On top of $833 in SWA credit (and Wanna get away rates are available pretty readily before 7 days out and sometimes even last minute, but not the day of travel), regular southwest customers will benefit from the 6k yearly points which offset the $99 annual fee. Because it's essentially free, the card is a good one to keep indefinitely to get your average account history age up for the old credit score. The earn rate also comes to 1.67 cents per dollar spent - not too bad if you plan to fly southwest enough to use the points for the wanna get away rates.
Jun 14, 2011, 2:09 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2010
Location: WAS
Programs: Lotz
Posts: 1,534
It Will Get Better
WN usually has the top Chase bonus offers for both personal and biz. Just before they switched rr programs they had offers of 2 roundtrip coupons, or 1 roundtrip coupon plus $500 WN gift cards with no fee first year. Some of us actually got the $500 plus 2 RT coupons plus WN miles. (On personal, biz was a little more careful).
50K points may buy 2 $420 RT's coast to coast if the fares go that low. That's unlikely. 50K rr points just will not buy 2 bi-coastal rt's and WN will have to up the offer for their bonus to be competitive. And they should waive the fee first year. They are usually very competitive with this card.
50K points may buy 2 $420 RT's coast to coast if the fares go that low. That's unlikely. 50K rr points just will not buy 2 bi-coastal rt's and WN will have to up the offer for their bonus to be competitive. And they should waive the fee first year. They are usually very competitive with this card.
Jun 14, 2011, 4:16 pm
#12
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: SkyMiles Silver / DividendMiles Silver
Posts: 37
WN usually has the top Chase bonus offers for both personal and biz. Just before they switched rr programs they had offers of 2 roundtrip coupons, or 1 roundtrip coupon plus $500 WN gift cards with no fee first year. Some of us actually got the $500 plus 2 RT coupons plus WN miles. (On personal, biz was a little more careful).
50K points may buy 2 $420 RT's coast to coast if the fares go that low. That's unlikely. 50K rr points just will not buy 2 bi-coastal rt's and WN will have to up the offer for their bonus to be competitive. And they should waive the fee first year. They are usually very competitive with this card.
50K points may buy 2 $420 RT's coast to coast if the fares go that low. That's unlikely. 50K rr points just will not buy 2 bi-coastal rt's and WN will have to up the offer for their bonus to be competitive. And they should waive the fee first year. They are usually very competitive with this card.
Jun 14, 2011, 4:34 pm
#13
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3
The letter instructs you to go to RapidRewardsCard.com where you are asked for your Invitation Number, Zip Code, and Last Name.
Jun 14, 2011, 8:07 pm
#14
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 242
I've been waiting for them to step it up. The first offers for the RR 2.0 card were pretty weak. And the good RR 1.0 cards did start as targetted / Ding (only time I ever got something from Ding.. and then they made the public offer even better) and eventually got pretty good. I think this one isn't quite as good as the $500 GC's + 1.0 RT, so hopefully a better one will go public soon.
Jun 17, 2011, 10:28 am
#15
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 22
About two weeks ago I received an offer for the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Plus Card for 30,000 points and a $69 annual fee (usually it's 20k) so I signed up, since it was the same as the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Card which is 30k points and $99 annual fee, so just a lower fee/same points. Don't are about the anniversary points/etc as I will cancel before the 2nd year. So I signed up for it since I hadn't seen any good offer since they switched to RR2.0 and was approved.
Yesterday, I received an offer for the b]Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Card[/b] for 50k points and a $99 annual fee (same as the first post in this thread)
So I emailed Chase asking them since I JUST applied, have not even received or activated my card, if they would honor the 50k and they will. I don't know if anyone applies for the standard offers if they would give you the 50k, but ..figured I'd post..
Yesterday, I received an offer for the b]Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Card[/b] for 50k points and a $99 annual fee (same as the first post in this thread)
So I emailed Chase asking them since I JUST applied, have not even received or activated my card, if they would honor the 50k and they will. I don't know if anyone applies for the standard offers if they would give you the 50k, but ..figured I'd post..