Nov 30, 2017, 12:59 am
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES RAPID REWARDSŪ PLUS CREDIT CARD
SOUTHWESTŪ RAPID REWARDSŪ PROGRAM INFORMATION
The Southwest Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card is brought to you by Southwest AirlinesŪ and Chase. Southwest Airlines is responsible for the redemption of Rapid Rewards points toward benefits and services. The number of points needed for any particular Southwest flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, point redemption rate, and other factors and is subject to change. Rapid Rewards points can only be transferred to the primary Cardmember's Rapid Rewards account. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply, please visit Southwest.com/rrterms. Southwest reserves the right to amend, suspend, or change the program and/or program rules at any time without notice. Rapid Rewards Members do not acquire property rights in accrued points and awards.
Visa Signature
You will first be considered for a Visa Signature card. If you do not qualify for the Signature card, you will automatically be considered for a Visa Platinum card. The Signature and Platinum cards have different credit availability and benefits. For pricing details, please see Pricing & Terms. Once your account is opened, please see Southwest Airlines Rapid RewardsŪ Program Rules and Regulations and your credit card benefits materials for rewards and benefits details.
Companion Pass
This product is not available to either (i) current cardmembers of any Rapid Rewards Credit Card, or (ii) previous cardmembers of any Rapid Rewards Credit Card who received a new cardmember bonus for a Rapid Rewards Credit Card within the last 24 months. Only the individual who received this email/offer from Southwest AirlinesŪ is eligible for this promotion. Offer is nontransferable. To qualify for this offer, (a) Individual must have a valid California address as evidenced by their application for the Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card, (b) Individual must open a Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card by November 30, 2017 and (c) please allow up to eight weeks for Companion Pass to be fulfilled after making first purchase. (First Purchase does not include balance transfers, cash advances, cash-like charges such as travelers checks, foreign currency, and money orders, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, or fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.) To be eligible for this offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. Promotional Companion Pass is valid from the time promotion qualifications are met, through December 31, 2018. Promotional Companion Pass entitles individual to designate a Companion to fly free of airline charges (does not include taxes and fees from $5.60 one way) anywhere with the individual on the same Southwest Airlines flight that is purchased (with cash or points) by the individual. Please allow up to 15 business days after qualifying for promotional Companion Pass to receive your notification to designate your Companion. Promotional Companion Pass travel is subject to the government-imposed September 11th Security Fee of $5.60 per one-way trip and any foreign government taxes/fees if traveling internationally, all of which must be paid by credit card when the reservation is made. Any additional tax liability, if imposed, is the responsibility of the Companion Pass traveler. If Companion Pass is earned by flying 100 qualifying one-way flights or earning 110,000 qualifying points in the calendar year while qualified for promotional Companion Pass through December 31, 2018, the regular Companion Pass qualifications will supersede the promotional Companion Pass, entitling the individual to Companion Pass through December 31, 2019. Visit Southwest.comŪ to review the full Companion Pass program rules and regulations. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
Bonus Points
This product is not available to either (i) current Cardmembers of this credit card, or (ii) previous Cardmembers of this credit card who received a new Cardmember bonus for this credit card within the last 24 months. To qualify for your bonus points, you must make Purchases totaling $1,000 or more during the first 3 months from account opening. Please allow up to 8 weeks for bonus points to post to your Rapid RewardsŪ account. (Purchases do not include balance transfers, cash advances, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.) To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment.
Earning Points
Rewards Program Agreement: For more information about the Rapid RewardsŪ Plus card rewards program, view the latest Rewards Program Agreement. We will mail your Rewards Program Agreement once your account is established. If you become a Chase Online customer, your Rewards Program Agreement will also be available after logging in to chase.com.
How you can earn points: Youll earn points when you, or an authorized user, use a Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card to make purchases of products and services, minus returns or refunds. Buying products and services with your card, in most cases, will count as a purchase; however, the following types of transactions wont count as a purchase and wont earn points: balance transfers, cash advances and other cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable. 2 points: Youll earn 2 points for each $1 spent on purchases made directly with Southwest AirlinesŪ, including flight, inflight, SouthwestŪ gift card, and Southwest VacationsŪ package purchases, and at participating Rapid RewardsŪ hotel and rental car partners. 1 point:Youll earn 1 point for each $1 spent on all other purchases. 1 point on balance transfers: Youll earn 1 point for each $1 of the first $10,000 of balance transfers made during the first 90 days from your original account open date. 3,000 bonus points each account anniversary year: Youll receive 3,000 bonus points each account anniversary year. Account anniversary year means the year beginning with your account open date through the anniversary of your account open date, and each 12 months after that. Information about earning/transferring points to Southwest AirlinesŪ: Points earned during a billing cycle will be automatically transferred to Southwest Airlines after the end of each billing cycle. Points expiration: The points transferred to your Rapid Rewards account wont expire as long as your card account is open or you have flight-earning or Southwest Airlines partner-earning activity at least once every 24 months. If your card account is closed, the points in your Rapid Rewards account will expire if there isnt flight-earning or Southwest Airlines partner-earning activity at least once every 24 months. Losing points: Youll immediately lose all points that havent been transferred to Southwest Airlines if your card account status changes, or your card account is closed for program misuse, fraudulent activities, failure to pay, bankruptcy, or other reasons described in the terms of the Rewards Program Agreement.
Points Dont Expire, Unlimited Reward Seats and No Blackout Dates
Points dont expire: The points transferred to your Rapid RewardsŪ account wont expire as long as your card is open or you have flight-earning or partner-earning activity at least once every 24 months. If your card account is closed, the points in your Rapid Rewards account will expire if there isnt flight-earning or Southwest Airlines partner-earning activity at least once every 24 months. No blackout dates and unlimited reward seats apply to flights booked with points.
Bags Fly Free
First and second checked bags. Weight and size limits apply.
No Change Fees
Fare differences may apply.
Accounts subject to credit approval. Restrictions and limitations apply. Southwest Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Cards are issued by Chase Bank USA, N.A. Offer subject to change.
Đ 2017 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All Rights Reserved
SOUTHWESTŪ RAPID REWARDSŪ PROGRAM INFORMATION
The Southwest Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card is brought to you by Southwest AirlinesŪ and Chase. Southwest Airlines is responsible for the redemption of Rapid Rewards points toward benefits and services. The number of points needed for any particular Southwest flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, point redemption rate, and other factors and is subject to change. Rapid Rewards points can only be transferred to the primary Cardmember's Rapid Rewards account. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply, please visit Southwest.com/rrterms. Southwest reserves the right to amend, suspend, or change the program and/or program rules at any time without notice. Rapid Rewards Members do not acquire property rights in accrued points and awards.
Visa Signature
You will first be considered for a Visa Signature card. If you do not qualify for the Signature card, you will automatically be considered for a Visa Platinum card. The Signature and Platinum cards have different credit availability and benefits. For pricing details, please see Pricing & Terms. Once your account is opened, please see Southwest Airlines Rapid RewardsŪ Program Rules and Regulations and your credit card benefits materials for rewards and benefits details.
Companion Pass
This product is not available to either (i) current cardmembers of any Rapid Rewards Credit Card, or (ii) previous cardmembers of any Rapid Rewards Credit Card who received a new cardmember bonus for a Rapid Rewards Credit Card within the last 24 months. Only the individual who received this email/offer from Southwest AirlinesŪ is eligible for this promotion. Offer is nontransferable. To qualify for this offer, (a) Individual must have a valid California address as evidenced by their application for the Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card, (b) Individual must open a Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card by November 30, 2017 and (c) please allow up to eight weeks for Companion Pass to be fulfilled after making first purchase. (First Purchase does not include balance transfers, cash advances, cash-like charges such as travelers checks, foreign currency, and money orders, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, or fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.) To be eligible for this offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. Promotional Companion Pass is valid from the time promotion qualifications are met, through December 31, 2018. Promotional Companion Pass entitles individual to designate a Companion to fly free of airline charges (does not include taxes and fees from $5.60 one way) anywhere with the individual on the same Southwest Airlines flight that is purchased (with cash or points) by the individual. Please allow up to 15 business days after qualifying for promotional Companion Pass to receive your notification to designate your Companion. Promotional Companion Pass travel is subject to the government-imposed September 11th Security Fee of $5.60 per one-way trip and any foreign government taxes/fees if traveling internationally, all of which must be paid by credit card when the reservation is made. Any additional tax liability, if imposed, is the responsibility of the Companion Pass traveler. If Companion Pass is earned by flying 100 qualifying one-way flights or earning 110,000 qualifying points in the calendar year while qualified for promotional Companion Pass through December 31, 2018, the regular Companion Pass qualifications will supersede the promotional Companion Pass, entitling the individual to Companion Pass through December 31, 2019. Visit Southwest.comŪ to review the full Companion Pass program rules and regulations. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
Bonus Points
This product is not available to either (i) current Cardmembers of this credit card, or (ii) previous Cardmembers of this credit card who received a new Cardmember bonus for this credit card within the last 24 months. To qualify for your bonus points, you must make Purchases totaling $1,000 or more during the first 3 months from account opening. Please allow up to 8 weeks for bonus points to post to your Rapid RewardsŪ account. (Purchases do not include balance transfers, cash advances, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.) To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment.
Earning Points
Rewards Program Agreement: For more information about the Rapid RewardsŪ Plus card rewards program, view the latest Rewards Program Agreement. We will mail your Rewards Program Agreement once your account is established. If you become a Chase Online customer, your Rewards Program Agreement will also be available after logging in to chase.com.
How you can earn points: Youll earn points when you, or an authorized user, use a Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card to make purchases of products and services, minus returns or refunds. Buying products and services with your card, in most cases, will count as a purchase; however, the following types of transactions wont count as a purchase and wont earn points: balance transfers, cash advances and other cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable. 2 points: Youll earn 2 points for each $1 spent on purchases made directly with Southwest AirlinesŪ, including flight, inflight, SouthwestŪ gift card, and Southwest VacationsŪ package purchases, and at participating Rapid RewardsŪ hotel and rental car partners. 1 point:Youll earn 1 point for each $1 spent on all other purchases. 1 point on balance transfers: Youll earn 1 point for each $1 of the first $10,000 of balance transfers made during the first 90 days from your original account open date. 3,000 bonus points each account anniversary year: Youll receive 3,000 bonus points each account anniversary year. Account anniversary year means the year beginning with your account open date through the anniversary of your account open date, and each 12 months after that. Information about earning/transferring points to Southwest AirlinesŪ: Points earned during a billing cycle will be automatically transferred to Southwest Airlines after the end of each billing cycle. Points expiration: The points transferred to your Rapid Rewards account wont expire as long as your card account is open or you have flight-earning or Southwest Airlines partner-earning activity at least once every 24 months. If your card account is closed, the points in your Rapid Rewards account will expire if there isnt flight-earning or Southwest Airlines partner-earning activity at least once every 24 months. Losing points: Youll immediately lose all points that havent been transferred to Southwest Airlines if your card account status changes, or your card account is closed for program misuse, fraudulent activities, failure to pay, bankruptcy, or other reasons described in the terms of the Rewards Program Agreement.
Points Dont Expire, Unlimited Reward Seats and No Blackout Dates
Points dont expire: The points transferred to your Rapid RewardsŪ account wont expire as long as your card is open or you have flight-earning or partner-earning activity at least once every 24 months. If your card account is closed, the points in your Rapid Rewards account will expire if there isnt flight-earning or Southwest Airlines partner-earning activity at least once every 24 months. No blackout dates and unlimited reward seats apply to flights booked with points.
Bags Fly Free
First and second checked bags. Weight and size limits apply.
No Change Fees
Fare differences may apply.
Accounts subject to credit approval. Restrictions and limitations apply. Southwest Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Cards are issued by Chase Bank USA, N.A. Offer subject to change.
Đ 2017 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All Rights Reserved
(Ended Nov 30, 2017) Now for all CA residents! Instant companion pass for Visa card
Oct 25, 2017, 6:35 am
#76
Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
Posts: 8,699
Submitted my app. Got "We need to review your request a little longer. We will let you know of our decision by U.S. mail. This could take up to 30 days." I've got 4 cards with Chase and a large credit line. Used to have a Mortgage and HELOC with them until 2 years ago. Sounds like current wisdom is to NOT call reconsideration line and let it work its way thru the system, right?
I was/am in a very similar position with Chase and recently applied for an Amazon Prime card and got the same message. They ended up reallocating credit from another card to open it, without consultation or notice.
You might want to call if you want input as to what card they take the line from.
Oct 25, 2017, 10:46 am
#77
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
Programs: Lots of faux metal
Posts: 6,424
Submitted my app. Got "We need to review your request a little longer. We will let you know of our decision by U.S. mail. This could take up to 30 days." I've got 4 cards with Chase and a large credit line. Used to have a Mortgage and HELOC with them until 2 years ago. Sounds like current wisdom is to NOT call reconsideration line and let it work its way thru the system, right?
Oct 25, 2017, 12:35 pm
#78
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 5,813
IN the past has always gone into effect immediately and for the next calendar year. The California Promotion may be different, please check the T&C
Oct 25, 2017, 7:55 pm
#79
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,606
Submitted my app. Got "We need to review your request a little longer. We will let you know of our decision by U.S. mail. This could take up to 30 days." I've got 4 cards with Chase and a large credit line. Used to have a Mortgage and HELOC with them until 2 years ago. Sounds like current wisdom is to NOT call reconsideration line and let it work its way thru the system, right?
Oct 25, 2017, 8:07 pm
#80
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,606
I know hard pulls have nothing to do with 5/24, but a hard pull is still a small hit to overall score, even if short term. It could impact an application 4-6 months later.
i wouldn't alternate the year of bonus miles posting. I would defer meeting the minimum spend until 2018 so miles post in 2018. Preferably for both cards.
The benefit of signing up now in 2017 is that I can make a small purchase to get the CP, and can apply it to my existing 2017 award reservations to get the miles used deposited back into my account. I'll just wait to put other purchases on the card until Jan 18.
im just wondering if there is better success rate in applying for two cards of different "product" in the same day, or spreading out the applications by at least 90 days?
i wouldn't alternate the year of bonus miles posting. I would defer meeting the minimum spend until 2018 so miles post in 2018. Preferably for both cards.
The benefit of signing up now in 2017 is that I can make a small purchase to get the CP, and can apply it to my existing 2017 award reservations to get the miles used deposited back into my account. I'll just wait to put other purchases on the card until Jan 18.
im just wondering if there is better success rate in applying for two cards of different "product" in the same day, or spreading out the applications by at least 90 days?
Barring any traditional CP rule changes you would get CP after your first purchase ( how long after remains to be seen) until 12/31/2018 and then as long as you don't complete the spend in 2017 ( and a statement cuts, points, post, etc) you would have 60K plus points post in 2018 toward earning CP via 110K points for 2018/2019.
Chances are at some point in 2018 a 50K ( or even a 60K ) personal offer pops up.
Last edited by flyer4512; Oct 26, 2017 at 5:37 pm
Oct 26, 2017, 4:04 pm
#81
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Verdi, NV, SFO & Olympic (aka Squaw )Valley.
Programs: Ikon Pass Full + AS Gold + Marriott Titanium + Hilton Gold. Recovering UA Plat. LT lounge AA+DL+UA
Posts: 3,823
Oct 27, 2017, 2:48 pm
#82
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
Posts: 5,561
Submitted my app. Got "We need to review your request a little longer. We will let you know of our decision by U.S. mail. This could take up to 30 days." I've got 4 cards with Chase and a large credit line. Used to have a Mortgage and HELOC with them until 2 years ago. Sounds like current wisdom is to NOT call reconsideration line and let it work its way thru the system, right?
(at least until the new year rolls around at which point I'll complete the min spend for a 40k head start on another year of CP)
Oct 29, 2017, 1:37 pm
#83
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 188
We've put a credit freeze on with Experian, TransUnion and Equifax. I'd rather not take the freeze off *all* three before applying if I don't need to...anyone know which one I should remove the freeze on? I was planning on hubby applying online...
Oct 29, 2017, 1:51 pm
#85
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 26
I was/am in a very similar position with Chase and recently applied for an Amazon Prime card and got the same message. They ended up reallocating credit from another card to open it, without consultation or notice.
You might want to call if you want input as to what card they take the line from.
You might want to call if you want input as to what card they take the line from.
Oct 30, 2017, 10:27 am
#88
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,171
CP arrival timing for CA CP after one purchase offer?
I receieved my sw card for a few days and have put about $500 on it so far. The companion pass offer is independent of the $1000 spend for 40k pts. Does anyone know when CP will hit my account?
Oct 30, 2017, 10:52 am
#89
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,193
This was really very easy to find with minimal effort from the T&Cs that you signed up for:
"To qualify for this offer, (a) Member must have a valid California address as evidenced by their application for the Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card, (b) Member must open a Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card by November 30, 2017 and (c) please allow up to eight weeks for Companion Pass to be fulfilled after making first purchase."
"To qualify for this offer, (a) Member must have a valid California address as evidenced by their application for the Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card, (b) Member must open a Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card by November 30, 2017 and (c) please allow up to eight weeks for Companion Pass to be fulfilled after making first purchase."
Oct 30, 2017, 11:33 am
#90
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,171
This was really very easy to find with minimal effort from the T&Cs that you signed up for:
"To qualify for this offer, (a) Member must have a valid California address as evidenced by their application for the Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card, (b) Member must open a Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card by November 30, 2017 and (c) please allow up to eight weeks for Companion Pass to be fulfilled after making first purchase."
"To qualify for this offer, (a) Member must have a valid California address as evidenced by their application for the Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card, (b) Member must open a Rapid RewardsŪ Credit Card by November 30, 2017 and (c) please allow up to eight weeks for Companion Pass to be fulfilled after making first purchase."
Yeah, was wondering if anyone got their sooner in the past. I usually get pts or credit etc immediately after soend or next billing cycle. Trying to get a feel for this promo.