Southwest Airlines Credit Card Strategy
Mar 25, 2024, 12:28 pm
#16
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Mar 25, 2024, 12:49 pm
#17
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Did you do anything special for the 2 biz card strategy? Any advice?
Mar 25, 2024, 1:59 pm
#18
Join Date: Jul 2002
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While OP asks about credit card strategy, there may be a way to end up with significant savings if OP can take a RT prior to 22May and if either or both trips with the spouse is in Aug or Sept. The current Companion Pass promotion would let OP get a short term companion pass this year just by purchasing a RT fare themselves in the next day or 2 to fly before 22May. If either of the big trips is in the Aug 5-Oct 2 window, the cost of that trip would be halved. Since the trips are estimated to be pricey, it might be worth it.
If the above worked as a cost saver, maybe OP could defer credit card referrals/acquisitions until Nov-Dec and then maybe get Companion passes for 2025-26.
If the above worked as a cost saver, maybe OP could defer credit card referrals/acquisitions until Nov-Dec and then maybe get Companion passes for 2025-26.
Mar 25, 2024, 2:17 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2013
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No if you read the language on the biz cards, they dont have the same restriction as the personal cards. The bonus's on the two biz cards are totally independent of each other, and each have their own 24 month clock, per business.
Also the 24 month clock is per business. So if you have multiple businesses, you can get each card for each business as well.
Mar 28, 2024, 5:10 pm
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We have also seen 80k on the biz card if that matters to some.
Personally I would wait unless there is zero chance to game out a companion pass, or alternatively if you need a few months to charge and cycle up to 135k points. Even then the better course is to start near the end of the year so the CP is good for almost 2 years.
Ditto, though we sometimes travel with kids and without spouse. For that reason I am currently debating whether to work for another CP so we each have one. But I really don't want to waste another Chase 5/24 slot yet.
Personally I would wait unless there is zero chance to game out a companion pass, or alternatively if you need a few months to charge and cycle up to 135k points. Even then the better course is to start near the end of the year so the CP is good for almost 2 years.
Ditto, though we sometimes travel with kids and without spouse. For that reason I am currently debating whether to work for another CP so we each have one. But I really don't want to waste another Chase 5/24 slot yet.