With the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card, you’ll earn two points per dollar on Southwest purchases, Rapid Rewards hotels and car partners, local transit and ride-hailing, and internet, cable, phone and select streaming services. All other purchases earn one point per dollar. Earn a 50,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months with the card’s sign-up bonus.
Annual fee: The Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card has a $69 annual fee. The Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card has a $99 annual fee.
Rewards: The Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card earns two points per dollar on Southwest purchases. The Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card earns three points per dollar on Southwest purchases. Both cards earn two points on local transit and commuting, including ride-hailing, and two points on internet, cable, phone and select streaming services.
Sign-up bonus: Earn a 50,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months with either card.
Benefits: Both cards offer similar benefits, including extended warranty coverage, purchase protection, lost luggage reimbursement and baggage delay insurance.
Annual fee: The Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card’s annual fee is $69. The annual fee for the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is $95.
Rewards: With the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card, cardholders earn two points per dollar on Southwest and Rapid Rewards hotel and car rental partner purchases. You’ll earn one point per dollar on all other purchases. The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card offers three points per dollar on dining at restaurants, two points per dollar on travel and one point per dollar on all other purchases.
Sign-up bonus: Earn a 50,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months with the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card. With the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That’s $750 when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®.
Benefits: The Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card’s benefits include baggage delay insurance, lost luggage reimbursement, travel accident insurance and extended warranty coverage. The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card’s benefits include trip cancellation and interruption insurance, auto rental collision damage waiver, travel and emergency assistance services, extended warranty coverage and purchase protection.
- Annual fee: The annual fee is $69.
- Cash advance fee: The fee is either $10 or 5% of the amount of each transaction, whichever is greater.
- Balance transfer fees: The fee is either $5 or 5% of the amount of each transfer, whichever is greater.
- Foreign transaction fee: The fee is 3% of each transaction in U.S. dollars.
- Late payment fee: The fee is up to $40.
- Fly Southwest often.
- Want to use your points for flights, cruises, hotel stays, car rentals and gift cards.
- Feel comfortable with an APR of 18.24% – 25.24% Variable.