lkar

Well, if true, it makes using the SW credit card, once past the $2000 spend, nonsensical. You can use the TY card instead and get 2.66 cents per $1 of spend, still use your companion pass, and get tier qualifying points. The only downside is the more favorable cancellation for points reservations. Also, the 2.66 cents holds for all fare categories, not just WGA.

Thanks much.

TimesTwo

Finally updated. I'm 96% of the way there ^

hindukid

If I understand TY points correctly this assumes that you are earning enough flight points to cover your spending. ie. If you are spending $20,000 per year you would have to fly 20,000 miles to get the flight points to convert and achieve that 2.6 ratio. Not all of us are flying that much.

lkar

Yup, that's right.

Really though? I mean, anyone who would prefer 2.6 cents for airline tickets instead of 2 percent cash back seems to fly a fair amount. Note that it also applies to tickets bought for others. And, as I mentioned (though beyond this thread) there are some tricks to get miles even on award redemptions. (For me, it's easy -- I ask friends and family to let me buy their tickets for them and to reimburse me. One cross-country trip for a family and you're set with more flight points than you can use.)

For someone who files almost entirely on award tickets, I understand your point. I think for most of us, it's completely the other way around. My spend can't come close to keeping up with my banked flight miles on my TY account.

bchips

Probably a dumb question, but when applying for both a biz and a personal card, are you putting your RR number on the application or leaving it blank and combining the points?

Thanks. Total noob question even though I've been doing this for a year.

Dad to GO

You know what when I applied there was no place for me to enter in my RR# on the business application (or I somehow missed it). After I applied and was approved I called Chase and had them put in the correct number. I would think you'd want to have the number on there. That way you don't have to worry about them saying the points won't count towards your CP for some reason.

toomanybooks

What about for double-points categories with the WN Visa?

3.33 cents value. Of course, cashing those in won't get you TQPs.

lkar

Yes -- absolutely. I think I mentioned that above. The problem is that the double points categories for SW are pretty meagre. Then again, so are the TY, although they experiment with specials sometimes (like giving bonus points for holiday shopping and stuff).

Clearly, it's not a one-size fits all proposition, but I just though that some of you using the SW credit card for 1:1 points spending might like to know of a possible different option out there. The TY card, in my view, is very underrated. I find myself burning through TY points -- and I really like that I can use them on flights and still get elite credit and stuff.

ath1985

So I applied for the personal Southwest card last April and got the 50000 points. I didn't find out till December about combining the personal and business to get 100000 points towards the companion pass. I just got my business card in the mail. Is there ANY other way I can earn another 50000 bonus points to go with the ones I will get from the Business card? I can't apply for another personal one right? Could I have my husband apply for a personal card and just use my rapid rewards number?

toomanybooks

Welcome to Flyertalk, ath1985!

Well, there are 2 versions of the personal card and 2 of the business, if I recall right (Premier and Plus). Chase may or may not allow you to get another in your name in this calendar year.

Some folks (I seem to remember) have reported successfully using his/her spouse's application and his/her own WN number, but obviously it is against the T&Cs. Might work, probably would not, might get caught and have all your points confiscated (both of you).

My suggestion would be to get hotel points or credit cards with points you can transfer in (e.g., Choice, Wyndham, Hyatt, Marriott, Chase Ultimate Rewards (thought you have to launder them through another program), Amtrak [with limits]).

gatorlionhawk

So, this is my first post ever on flyertalk...

I'm a noob getting overwhelmed with all these deals and tricks of award travel...

Anyway, I was really excited to find out about the Southwest Chase Card, but an online search only finds 25k miles per card... Did I miss out on the 50k deals?

snangel

Sorry I'm new to this. What are the exact steps to get the 104k RR points to post? For my 1st statement, I paid the annual fees and I didn't see any points posted to my Southwest or Chase accounts. I'm close to spending the $2k minimum on each card and wondering how I can ensure the RR points post correctly. Is there a way to check if Chase has my RR member # entered correctly? Once I hit the minimum spending, do the 104k RR points post directly to my SW account or do I have to transfer the points from Chase to SW online? Or can it only be done by calling Chase or SW? Thanks for your help!

snangel

The plus cards are still offering 50K while the premier cards are down to 25K.

dork77

You would need to past your minimum spend and the points will appear on your Southwest Rapid Rewards account a few days after your statement closes for the period after your minimum spend. You can call the number on the back of your cards to verify that they are linked to the correct RR's account. Hope this helps!

dajoip

Another update - 2nd bonus posted today, I should now be able to get the rest of my points and the CP by early February!