Jan 23, 2014, 9:16 pm
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Do not post referral offers or requests in this thread. All such posts will be deleted.
This thread is dedicated to Q&A about the Chase RR Visa signup bonus offers.
Post important Chase RR Visa news in the RR Visa News ONLY thread. (It will quickly get lost in this thread.)
Post or look for referral offers ONLY in the RR Visa referrals thread in the referrals thread of the credit card forum.
75,000 miles bonus for all Southwest Airlines personal credit cards.
40K + 20K personal Plus
offer: $1,000 spend in three months for 40K. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.
40K + 20K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
70K Performance Business Card offer. $5,000 spend in three months. $199 annual fee, not waived the first year.
50K personal Plus offer $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.
40K personal Plus offer: $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.
40K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
50K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
60K Business Premier offer. $3,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
60K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.
60K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
60K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 07-July-2017
50K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017
40K Personal Plus offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.
50K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017
40K Personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
50K Business Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017
There have been targeted offers of 50K & $100 credit, for example:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24575935-post2302.html
Frequently Asked Questions about Rapid Rewards Visa
1. What are the different card types?
non-business Plus, non-business Premier, business Plus, and business Premier.
Premier cards have a higher annual fee but give 6000 anniversary bonus points vs. 3000 points for the Plus cards. It is generally agreed that you will get the bonus for a new account if you have not had that particular type of RR Visa card before, but Chase appears to be in the process of changing their policies (see below).
Note that prior to RR-2.0, the two types of RR Visa cards were "Classic" ($29 to $39 annual fee) and "Signature" ($59 to $69 annual fee). Plus and Premier are new products for purposes of the (soon to be retired?) "One bonus per product" rule.
2. Is there a zero annual fee version?
No.
3. Can I "churn" these cards? How often can I reapply for the same type card and get the signup bonus?
The official rule has recently changed more than once. Closely check the T&C of your offer as different rules may apply to concurrently available offers. The Inflight offer linked above states:
Referral offers have been seen with a limit of one individual and one business bonus per lifetime (although T&C read by the CSR taking the application differed from those printed on the referral offer).
Actual results sometimes differ from the official rule. People have reported receiving the bonus a second time on the same card type at various intervals even when the bonus was officially once per lifefime per product. Please post your results here.
As of mid-May 2015 Chase has cracked down on applicants who appear to have much less than average attachment to their cards. Specifically, more than 5 applications within the past 24 months is the approximate cutoff: Chase crackdown on churners: Please report your RR Visa approvals/denials here
4. Can I cancel the card and still collect the anniversary bonus?
Yes. Reasonable people disagree on whether this crosses the line of exploiting the card issuer. The anniversary bonus is described a reward for having been a cardmember for the past year, not as a reward for paying the next year's annual fee. Based on that description, the bonus has been earned even if you then cancel the card. As a practical matter, there is a window of only a couple weeks to accomplish this. The bonus points will post on the billing date of the statement containing your new annual fee, which will have posted earlier in the billing cycle. You have 30 days from posting of the annual fee to cancel the card and have the new fee refunded.
5. Does the annual fee count toward the spending threshold for the signup bonus?
No.
6. When will my signup bonus post to my Rapid Rewards account?
If you have met the spending threshold at least several days before your statement date, the bonus will normally post 2 days after your statement date, not when you actually spent the money! Cutting the timing or the spending amount too closely is not advisable. Mistakes can happen.
7. My statement shows sufficient purchases to meet the spending threshold. Why didn't I receive the bonus?
This can happen if you met the spending threshold just a few days before the statement date. It appears that accounts are flagged for meeting the spending threshold independently of the statement generation process and less frequently than daily.
8. How can I determine my statement date?
You should call Chase (phone number on back of card) to check your next statement date. Credit card companies are now required to have payments due on the same numerical day of each month, which means closing dates vary throughout the year. (Before reforms enacted after the financial crisis, RR Visa cards had constant closing dates rather than constant due dates.) The closing date should remain within the same small range unless you request a change of your payment due date. When you request a change, Chase normally can delay your next statement but cannot accelerate it. If you are unwisely taking the risk of cutting your timing too close, you should call Chase more than once to confirm your next statement date.
9. I accidentally crossed the spending threshold in December rather than January. Can I return a large purchase to bring my spending back below the threshold?
Unlikely. It appears that the sweep to check spending threshold does not un-flag an account previously flagged as meeting the threshold. It's not even clear whether the sweep counts returns at all. If you realize the error before the statement closes and you have a payment due date change available, you might be able to push the December closing date into January.
10. Can I apply for a credit card in my wife's name but my Rapid Rewards number, so that the points funnel into my account?
People have tried this. Some have succeeded. Others have reported that Chase closed the account and posted no Rapid Rewards points. Do you feel lucky? Programs can become very aggressive when they suspect members of defrauding the program by using non-matching names. When you game the system you are only on solid ground if you follow the rules to the letter. Breaking the rules means that the program can penalize you if they want to, and believe me: They want to.
11. Can I scam this system in any other way? I just had a clever idea.
There is nothing new under the sun here on FlyerTalk. If it relates to established program rules and it isn't discussed here you can be confident your idea will not work.
This thread is dedicated to Q&A about the Chase RR Visa signup bonus offers.
Post important Chase RR Visa news in the RR Visa News ONLY thread. (It will quickly get lost in this thread.)
Post or look for referral offers ONLY in the RR Visa referrals thread in the referrals thread of the credit card forum.
75,000 miles bonus for all Southwest Airlines personal credit cards.
- 40,000 points when you spend $1,000 within 3 months.
- 35,000 points when you spend $5,000 within 6 months.
- Southwest Airlines Rapid RewardsŪ Plus Card. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.
- Southwest Rapid RewardsŪ Premier Credit Card. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
offer: $1,000 spend in three months for 40K. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.
40K + 20K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
70K Performance Business Card offer. $5,000 spend in three months. $199 annual fee, not waived the first year.
40K personal Plus offer: $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.
40K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
60K Business Premier offer. $3,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.
There have been targeted offers of 50K & $100 credit, for example:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24575935-post2302.html
Frequently Asked Questions about Rapid Rewards Visa
1. What are the different card types?
non-business Plus, non-business Premier, business Plus, and business Premier.
Premier cards have a higher annual fee but give 6000 anniversary bonus points vs. 3000 points for the Plus cards. It is generally agreed that you will get the bonus for a new account if you have not had that particular type of RR Visa card before, but Chase appears to be in the process of changing their policies (see below).
Note that prior to RR-2.0, the two types of RR Visa cards were "Classic" ($29 to $39 annual fee) and "Signature" ($59 to $69 annual fee). Plus and Premier are new products for purposes of the (soon to be retired?) "One bonus per product" rule.
2. Is there a zero annual fee version?
No.
3. Can I "churn" these cards? How often can I reapply for the same type card and get the signup bonus?
The official rule has recently changed more than once. Closely check the T&C of your offer as different rules may apply to concurrently available offers. The Inflight offer linked above states:
This bonus offer is available to you as long as you have not received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the past twenty four months.
Actual results sometimes differ from the official rule. People have reported receiving the bonus a second time on the same card type at various intervals even when the bonus was officially once per lifefime per product. Please post your results here.
As of mid-May 2015 Chase has cracked down on applicants who appear to have much less than average attachment to their cards. Specifically, more than 5 applications within the past 24 months is the approximate cutoff: Chase crackdown on churners: Please report your RR Visa approvals/denials here
4. Can I cancel the card and still collect the anniversary bonus?
Yes. Reasonable people disagree on whether this crosses the line of exploiting the card issuer. The anniversary bonus is described a reward for having been a cardmember for the past year, not as a reward for paying the next year's annual fee. Based on that description, the bonus has been earned even if you then cancel the card. As a practical matter, there is a window of only a couple weeks to accomplish this. The bonus points will post on the billing date of the statement containing your new annual fee, which will have posted earlier in the billing cycle. You have 30 days from posting of the annual fee to cancel the card and have the new fee refunded.
5. Does the annual fee count toward the spending threshold for the signup bonus?
No.
6. When will my signup bonus post to my Rapid Rewards account?
If you have met the spending threshold at least several days before your statement date, the bonus will normally post 2 days after your statement date, not when you actually spent the money! Cutting the timing or the spending amount too closely is not advisable. Mistakes can happen.
7. My statement shows sufficient purchases to meet the spending threshold. Why didn't I receive the bonus?
This can happen if you met the spending threshold just a few days before the statement date. It appears that accounts are flagged for meeting the spending threshold independently of the statement generation process and less frequently than daily.
8. How can I determine my statement date?
You should call Chase (phone number on back of card) to check your next statement date. Credit card companies are now required to have payments due on the same numerical day of each month, which means closing dates vary throughout the year. (Before reforms enacted after the financial crisis, RR Visa cards had constant closing dates rather than constant due dates.) The closing date should remain within the same small range unless you request a change of your payment due date. When you request a change, Chase normally can delay your next statement but cannot accelerate it. If you are unwisely taking the risk of cutting your timing too close, you should call Chase more than once to confirm your next statement date.
9. I accidentally crossed the spending threshold in December rather than January. Can I return a large purchase to bring my spending back below the threshold?
Unlikely. It appears that the sweep to check spending threshold does not un-flag an account previously flagged as meeting the threshold. It's not even clear whether the sweep counts returns at all. If you realize the error before the statement closes and you have a payment due date change available, you might be able to push the December closing date into January.
10. Can I apply for a credit card in my wife's name but my Rapid Rewards number, so that the points funnel into my account?
People have tried this. Some have succeeded. Others have reported that Chase closed the account and posted no Rapid Rewards points. Do you feel lucky? Programs can become very aggressive when they suspect members of defrauding the program by using non-matching names. When you game the system you are only on solid ground if you follow the rules to the letter. Breaking the rules means that the program can penalize you if they want to, and believe me: They want to.
11. Can I scam this system in any other way? I just had a clever idea.
There is nothing new under the sun here on FlyerTalk. If it relates to established program rules and it isn't discussed here you can be confident your idea will not work.
Discussion of Chase RR Visa 40K-75K sigunup points offers -- NO REFERRALS!
Feb 28, 2015, 8:25 pm
#2236
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 84
Yes and yes, although (obviously) you won't be able to book the free ticket until your companion pass is active. You could book another ticket with points now and then cancel it once your companion pass is available just in case the flight sells out.
Mar 1, 2015, 7:50 am
#2237
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MKE
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold,
Posts: 639
My FIL got a personal and business card but he didn't put his rr# in so chase generated one for him. Luckily the rr#s for the two cards are the same. My MIL has points in her account and I'd like to use her points to book speculative flights for my FIL and add my MIL as his companion later. What rr# should I use. The new one chase generated that will eventually be tied to the CP or his old one which is current as of now? Should I ask southwest to merge the accounts? If so should I wait until the bonus his the accounts as I don't want then to get lost in the abyss. We know the new number but we haven't created a profile
Mar 2, 2015, 12:14 pm
#2238
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 186
WWYD?
New here and still learning.
I applied and was approved for the Premier for both myself and my husband last week. I thought you could only do the CP "deal" with one personal and one business.
Then I realized you could do it with 2 personals (premier & plus). So I applied for the plus for myself and got approved. I'm now awaiting all 3 cards in the mail.
My conundrum is, do I go ahead and cancel my husband's Premier? We don't need the miles right now, as we're fairly infrequent travelers with two young kids. We do NOT want to do a CP for both us (and taking kids with us) b/c they're still too young for us to want to travel with them. But we could always transfer the 50k miles to my account.
Anyway, would you cancel his new SW card and get him a Barclay's card where he'd get 2x/$1 to use towards hotels and such on our trips we DO take, or go ahead and pay the $99, get the 50k miles and then get him another card to earn better rewards?
FWIW, meeting the spend limits are not an issue.
Ideally the CP deal will still be around in 2017 and we'd both start all over and then we COULD take both kids on trip with us, but I obviously can't plan for that.
I applied and was approved for the Premier for both myself and my husband last week. I thought you could only do the CP "deal" with one personal and one business.
Then I realized you could do it with 2 personals (premier & plus). So I applied for the plus for myself and got approved. I'm now awaiting all 3 cards in the mail.
My conundrum is, do I go ahead and cancel my husband's Premier? We don't need the miles right now, as we're fairly infrequent travelers with two young kids. We do NOT want to do a CP for both us (and taking kids with us) b/c they're still too young for us to want to travel with them. But we could always transfer the 50k miles to my account.
Anyway, would you cancel his new SW card and get him a Barclay's card where he'd get 2x/$1 to use towards hotels and such on our trips we DO take, or go ahead and pay the $99, get the 50k miles and then get him another card to earn better rewards?
FWIW, meeting the spend limits are not an issue.
Ideally the CP deal will still be around in 2017 and we'd both start all over and then we COULD take both kids on trip with us, but I obviously can't plan for that.
Mar 2, 2015, 12:30 pm
#2239
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,012
Only you can answer whether you'll use the points, but common sense would suggest to me that you'd eventually use them (and I don't think he can actually transfer the points to your account, but it doesn't matter because he can use them for anyone's ticket, including yours).
At the moment, 50k is worth a little over $700 (subject to the upcoming devaluation). He already took the hard pull, you might as well get the points.
At the moment, 50k is worth a little over $700 (subject to the upcoming devaluation). He already took the hard pull, you might as well get the points.
Mar 2, 2015, 12:59 pm
#2240
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 186
Only you can answer whether you'll use the points, but common sense would suggest to me that you'd eventually use them (and I don't think he can actually transfer the points to your account, but it doesn't matter because he can use them for anyone's ticket, including yours).
At the moment, 50k is worth a little over $700 (subject to the upcoming devaluation). He already took the hard pull, you might as well get the points.
At the moment, 50k is worth a little over $700 (subject to the upcoming devaluation). He already took the hard pull, you might as well get the points.
Mar 2, 2015, 4:35 pm
#2242
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,012
A few days after your statement closes, unless you completed the spend too close to the cutoff, in which case it would be the next statement.
Mar 2, 2015, 4:39 pm
#2243
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MKE
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold,
Posts: 639
My FIL got a personal and business card but he didn't put his rr# in so chase generated one for him. Luckily the rr#s for the two cards are the same. My MIL has points in her account and I'd like to use her points to book speculative flights for my FIL and add my MIL as his companion later. What rr# should I use. The new one chase generated that will eventually be tied to the CP or his old one which is current as of now? Should I ask southwest to merge the accounts? If so should I wait until the bonus his the accounts as I don't want then to get lost in the abyss. We know the new number but we haven't created a profile
Mar 2, 2015, 6:53 pm
#2244
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 5,813
The same thing happened to my wife. Just call Southwest with both numbers and they can merge the two accounts. Chase apparently can't change anything. We have never had a problem. But I'd monitor both to be sure the points go the right place, if they don't I'm pretty sure Southwest can and will fix it quickly, apparently it happens a lot.
Mar 2, 2015, 6:54 pm
#2245
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 169
If I accidentally applied for one of the cards under the 25,000 bonus, is there any way that I can speak to someone about upping it to the 50,000? I also was not seeing in my new card documents where it says anywhere about bonus miles after meeting minimum spend. Any thoughts
Edit: So when I logged into my online account with Chase, there is an option to view Reward Details and nowhere on that page does it list anything about earning 25,000 or 50,000 miles for either card. It talks about earning the 3,000 and 6,000 anniversary miles and Tier credits, but nothing about bonus miles for minimum spend. Do I need to call in to get this fixed somehow, or am I stuck with an angry wife expecting a CP and not getting one?
Edit: So when I logged into my online account with Chase, there is an option to view Reward Details and nowhere on that page does it list anything about earning 25,000 or 50,000 miles for either card. It talks about earning the 3,000 and 6,000 anniversary miles and Tier credits, but nothing about bonus miles for minimum spend. Do I need to call in to get this fixed somehow, or am I stuck with an angry wife expecting a CP and not getting one?
Last edited by Atxbobcat; Mar 2, 2015 at 7:16 pm
Mar 2, 2015, 6:56 pm
#2246
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 40
New here and still learning.
I applied and was approved for the Premier for both myself and my husband last week. I thought you could only do the CP "deal" with one personal and one business.
Then I realized you could do it with 2 personals (premier & plus). So I applied for the plus for myself and got approved. I'm now awaiting all 3 cards in the mail.
My conundrum is, do I go ahead and cancel my husband's Premier? We don't need the miles right now, as we're fairly infrequent travelers with two young kids. We do NOT want to do a CP for both us (and taking kids with us) b/c they're still too young for us to want to travel with them. But we could always transfer the 50k miles to my account.
Anyway, would you cancel his new SW card and get him a Barclay's card where he'd get 2x/$1 to use towards hotels and such on our trips we DO take, or go ahead and pay the $99, get the 50k miles and then get him another card to earn better rewards?
FWIW, meeting the spend limits are not an issue.
Ideally the CP deal will still be around in 2017 and we'd both start all over and then we COULD take both kids on trip with us, but I obviously can't plan for that.
I applied and was approved for the Premier for both myself and my husband last week. I thought you could only do the CP "deal" with one personal and one business.
Then I realized you could do it with 2 personals (premier & plus). So I applied for the plus for myself and got approved. I'm now awaiting all 3 cards in the mail.
My conundrum is, do I go ahead and cancel my husband's Premier? We don't need the miles right now, as we're fairly infrequent travelers with two young kids. We do NOT want to do a CP for both us (and taking kids with us) b/c they're still too young for us to want to travel with them. But we could always transfer the 50k miles to my account.
Anyway, would you cancel his new SW card and get him a Barclay's card where he'd get 2x/$1 to use towards hotels and such on our trips we DO take, or go ahead and pay the $99, get the 50k miles and then get him another card to earn better rewards?
FWIW, meeting the spend limits are not an issue.
Ideally the CP deal will still be around in 2017 and we'd both start all over and then we COULD take both kids on trip with us, but I obviously can't plan for that.
http://AsianWomanHealthandTravel.com
Last edited by Buckeye 777; Mar 2, 2015 at 7:05 pm Reason: add more information
Mar 2, 2015, 7:19 pm
#2247
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 40
Data point for applying for Southwest Biz, Personal Plus, Personal Premiere
1/15/15 apply for Personal Plus and Biz, instant approval for Personal Plus
1/24/15 first rejection letter for Biz, stating too many requests for credit or opened account with us
Called consideration line, CSR would not reduce CL on other Biz card and said not approved
2/15/15 2nd rejection letter double confirming not approved for Biz card, triple the reasons compared to the first letter why I was not approved
2/28/15 apply premiere - receive message on screen to call right away. CSR asked about income history for last two years, why I need another SW card, ask me if i want to move my credit over from other cards or increase CL, I said just move CL over, do not request increase CL, took a while and came back and say approved
My personal experience over the years - I never got approved for both BIZ and personal. So, my thoughts is: it is easier getting approved for two personals then one BIZ, one personal. I know some people mentioned they had. I don't know if because I have an INK card make it harder. I hope it helps.
AsianWomanHealthandTravel.com
1/24/15 first rejection letter for Biz, stating too many requests for credit or opened account with us
Called consideration line, CSR would not reduce CL on other Biz card and said not approved
2/15/15 2nd rejection letter double confirming not approved for Biz card, triple the reasons compared to the first letter why I was not approved
2/28/15 apply premiere - receive message on screen to call right away. CSR asked about income history for last two years, why I need another SW card, ask me if i want to move my credit over from other cards or increase CL, I said just move CL over, do not request increase CL, took a while and came back and say approved
My personal experience over the years - I never got approved for both BIZ and personal. So, my thoughts is: it is easier getting approved for two personals then one BIZ, one personal. I know some people mentioned they had. I don't know if because I have an INK card make it harder. I hope it helps.
AsianWomanHealthandTravel.com
Last edited by Buckeye 777; Mar 2, 2015 at 7:21 pm Reason: more info
Mar 2, 2015, 7:41 pm
#2248
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,012
If I accidentally applied for one of the cards under the 25,000 bonus, is there any way that I can speak to someone about upping it to the 50,000? I also was not seeing in my new card documents where it says anywhere about bonus miles after meeting minimum spend. Any thoughts
Edit: So when I logged into my online account with Chase, there is an option to view Reward Details and nowhere on that page does it list anything about earning 25,000 or 50,000 miles for either card. It talks about earning the 3,000 and 6,000 anniversary miles and Tier credits, but nothing about bonus miles for minimum spend. Do I need to call in to get this fixed somehow, or am I stuck with an angry wife expecting a CP and not getting one?
Edit: So when I logged into my online account with Chase, there is an option to view Reward Details and nowhere on that page does it list anything about earning 25,000 or 50,000 miles for either card. It talks about earning the 3,000 and 6,000 anniversary miles and Tier credits, but nothing about bonus miles for minimum spend. Do I need to call in to get this fixed somehow, or am I stuck with an angry wife expecting a CP and not getting one?
Mar 2, 2015, 8:25 pm
#2249
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,273
New here and still learning.
I applied and was approved for the Premier for both myself and my husband last week. I thought you could only do the CP "deal" with one personal and one business.
Then I realized you could do it with 2 personals (premier & plus). So I applied for the plus for myself and got approved. I'm now awaiting all 3 cards in the mail.
My conundrum is, do I go ahead and cancel my husband's Premier? We don't need the miles right now, as we're fairly infrequent travelers with two young kids. We do NOT want to do a CP for both us (and taking kids with us) b/c they're still too young for us to want to travel with them. But we could always transfer the 50k miles to my account.
Anyway, would you cancel his new SW card and get him a Barclay's card where he'd get 2x/$1 to use towards hotels and such on our trips we DO take, or go ahead and pay the $99, get the 50k miles and then get him another card to earn better rewards?
FWIW, meeting the spend limits are not an issue.
Ideally the CP deal will still be around in 2017 and we'd both start all over and then we COULD take both kids on trip with us, but I obviously can't plan for that.
I applied and was approved for the Premier for both myself and my husband last week. I thought you could only do the CP "deal" with one personal and one business.
Then I realized you could do it with 2 personals (premier & plus). So I applied for the plus for myself and got approved. I'm now awaiting all 3 cards in the mail.
My conundrum is, do I go ahead and cancel my husband's Premier? We don't need the miles right now, as we're fairly infrequent travelers with two young kids. We do NOT want to do a CP for both us (and taking kids with us) b/c they're still too young for us to want to travel with them. But we could always transfer the 50k miles to my account.
Anyway, would you cancel his new SW card and get him a Barclay's card where he'd get 2x/$1 to use towards hotels and such on our trips we DO take, or go ahead and pay the $99, get the 50k miles and then get him another card to earn better rewards?
FWIW, meeting the spend limits are not an issue.
Ideally the CP deal will still be around in 2017 and we'd both start all over and then we COULD take both kids on trip with us, but I obviously can't plan for that.
Mar 2, 2015, 9:11 pm
#2250
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MKE
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold,
Posts: 639
The same thing happened to my wife. Just call Southwest with both numbers and they can merge the two accounts. Chase apparently can't change anything. We have never had a problem. But I'd monitor both to be sure the points go the right place, if they don't I'm pretty sure Southwest can and will fix it quickly, apparently it happens a lot.