Southwest credit cards - Revision history

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‎Southwest Credit Card Options

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-{{Bonus Airline|med|Southwest Airlines|2x Southwest points|These cards}}
+<li>'''If you have the Performance Business version, you may want to use it for your Southwest purchases'''. It earns 4x Southwest points per dollar which is more valuable than most other cards (but it doesn't come with the rich travel protections of the best travel rewards cards. {{Link|Travel Spending}}.</li>
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 <li>'''Anniversary point bonus'''. You'll receive bonus points every year when you renew your card. You'll get 9,000 points from the Performance Business version, 7,500 points from the Priority version, 6,000 points from the Premier version (personal or business), or 3,000 points from the Plus version.</li>
-<li>'''Up to 4 earlybird check-ins each year''' (except Performance Business version). You'll be automatically reimbursed for upgraded boarding (position A1-A15) purchased at the departure gate or ticket counter using your card. You get 2 free upgrades per year with the Plus, Premier, or Premier Business Card, and 4 upgrades each year with Priority card.</li>
+<li>'''Up to 4 enhanced check-ins each year''' With the Plus and Premier cards, you'll get reimbursed for 2 EarlyBird Check-ins each year.  With the Priority and Peformance Business cards, you'll be reimbursed for four upgraded boardings (position A1-A15) purchased at the departure gate or ticket counter using your card. </li>
-<li>'''Earns tier qualifying points''' (except Plus version). For every $10,000 you spend, you'll earn 1,500 qualifying points towards A-List (or A-List Preferred status). There is no longer a cap to the number of TQPs you can earn this way.</li>
+<li>'''Earns tier qualifying points''' (except Plus version). For every $10,000 you spend, you'll earn 1,500 qualifying points towards A-List (or A-List Preferred status). There is no longer a cap to the number of TQPs you can earn this way. You can spend all the way to A-List (35,000 TQPs) or A-List Preferred (70,000 TQPs) status.</li>
 <li>'''Bags are always free'''. Unlike almost all other airlines, Southwest doesn't charge extra for checked bags. Therefore, you don't need to get their credit cards to get a checked bag benefit.</li>
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 '''And the business cards get''':
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-<li>'''Up to $500 in reimbursed point transfer fees each year'''.</li>
+<li>'''Up to $500 in reimbursed point transfer fees each year'''. This allows you to freely transfer 50,000 points to another member.</li>
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 <li>'''Anniversary point bonus'''. You'll receive bonus points every year when you renew your card. You'll get 9,000 points from the Performance Business version, 7,500 points from the Priority version, 6,000 points from the Premier version (personal or business), or 3,000 points from the Plus version.</li>
-<li>'''Up to 4 earlybird check-ins each year'''. You'll be automatically reimbursed for upgraded boarding (position A1-A15) purchased at the departure gate or ticket counter using your card. You get 2 free upgrades per year with the Plus, Premier, or Premier Business Card, and 4 upgrades each year with Priority card. The Performance Business card doesn't provide any free upgrades.</li>
+<li>'''Up to 4 earlybird check-ins each year''' (except Performance Business version). You'll be automatically reimbursed for upgraded boarding (position A1-A15) purchased at the departure gate or ticket counter using your card. You get 2 free upgrades per year with the Plus, Premier, or Premier Business Card, and 4 upgrades each year with Priority card.</li>
 <li>'''Earns tier qualifying points''' (except Plus version). For every $10,000 you spend, you'll earn 1,500 qualifying points towards A-List (or A-List Preferred status). There is no longer a cap to the number of TQPs you can earn this way.</li>

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 <li>'''Anniversary point bonus'''. You'll receive bonus points every year when you renew your card. You'll get 9,000 points from the Performance Business version, 7,500 points from the Priority version, 6,000 points from the Premier version (personal or business), or 3,000 points from the Plus version.</li>
-<li>'''Earns tier qualifying points'''. For every $10,000 you spend on the  Performance, Priority, or Premier version of the card, you'll earn 1,500 qualifying points towards A-List (or A-List Preferred status). You can earn up to 15,000 qualifying points through credit card spending. Annual maximum is based on the 12 months starting from your last statement date in December.</li>
+<li>'''Up to 4 earlybird check-ins each year'''. You'll be automatically reimbursed for upgraded boarding (position A1-A15) purchased at the departure gate or ticket counter using your card. You get 2 free upgrades per year with the Plus, Premier, or Premier Business Card, and 4 upgrades each year with Priority card. The Performance Business card doesn't provide any free upgrades.</li>
 <li>'''Bags are always free'''. Unlike almost all other airlines, Southwest doesn't charge extra for checked bags. Therefore, you don't need to get their credit cards to get a checked bag benefit.</li>
 <li>'''Primary Rental Car Insurance''' (Business Premier only). The Southwest Business Premier Card comes with primary rental car insurance. Unlike the secondary insurance that comes with most other credit cards, if you get in an accident, you won't need to involve your auto insurance company. The personal version of the Premier Card does not come with this benefit. {{Link|primary insurance}}.</li>
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 <li>'''$75 annual travel credit'''. You'll receive a credit each you have the card, including the first. For anyone who regularly flies on Southwest, this reduces the effective annual cost of the card to $74.</li>
-<li>'''4 upgraded bookings each year'''. You'll be automatically reimbursed for upgraded boarding (position A1-A15) purchased at the departure gate or ticket counter using your card. You get 4 upgrades each year you have the card, including the first.</li>
+'''And the business cards get''':
+<ul class="bulletlist">
-<li>'''20% inflight purchase discount'''.</li>
+<li>'''Up to $500 in reimbursed point transfer fees each year'''.</li>
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-'''Priority'''. Usually the best deal for anyone who wants a Southwest card for the long run. It the highest annual fee ($149), but a $75 Southwest travel credit lowers the effective annual fee to $74, which is actually less than the Premier version and only a little more than than the Plus version (assuming you'll spend that much on Southwest tickets every year). For the extra $5, you get 7,500 anniversary points every year (instead of 3,000), a 20% discount on inflight purchases, four free upgraded boardings each year, and the ability to earn extra tier qualifying points.  [//creditcards.chase.com/travel-credit-cards/southwest-priority Chase Webpage]. [//creditcards.chase.com/southwest/priority-credit-card Alternative Webpage]. [//www.uscreditcardguide.com/chase-southwest-priority-credit-card/#Historical_Offers_Chart Signup Bonus Chart].
+'''Priority'''. Usually the best deal for anyone who wants a Southwest card for the long run. It the highest annual fee ($149), but a $75 Southwest travel credit lowers the effective annual fee to $74, which is actually less than the Premier version and only a little more than than the Plus version (assuming you'll spend that much on Southwest tickets every year). For the extra $5, you get 7,500 anniversary points every year (instead of 3,000), four free upgraded boardings (instead of 2) each year, and the ability to earn extra tier qualifying points.  [//creditcards.chase.com/travel-credit-cards/southwest-priority Chase Webpage]. [//creditcards.chase.com/southwest/priority-credit-card Alternative Webpage]. [//www.uscreditcardguide.com/chase-southwest-priority-credit-card/#Historical_Offers_Chart Signup Bonus Chart].
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-'''Premier Business'''.  The Business version of the Premier card doesn't come with the opportunity to earn elite status qualifying points or the bonus reward rates on hotel and rental partners. More importantly, it isn't limited by the "one card" rule that applies to the personal versions, so can play a key role for anyone who wants an easy path towards the Southwest companion pass. [//creditcards.chase.com/small-business-credit-cards/southwest-premier-business Chase Webpage]  [//creditcards.chase.com/southwest/business-credit-card Alternative Webpage]. [//www.uscreditcardguide.com/chase-southwest-premier-business-credit-card/#Historical_Offers_Chart Signup Bonus Chart]
+'''Premier Business'''.  The Business version of the Premier card isn't limited by the "one card" rule that applies to the personal versions, so can play a key role for anyone who wants an easy path towards the Southwest companion pass. [//creditcards.chase.com/small-business-credit-cards/southwest-premier-business Chase Webpage]  [//creditcards.chase.com/southwest/business-credit-card Alternative Webpage]. [//www.uscreditcardguide.com/chase-southwest-premier-business-credit-card/#Historical_Offers_Chart Signup Bonus Chart]
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-'''Performance Business'''. For an extra $100 or so per year, the Performance version of the Business card gives you an extra 3,000 anniversary points, 4 free upgraded boardings per year, $8 WiFi credits (limit once per day), a $100 TSA application credit, an extra reward point on SWA airline purchases, and 2x bonus rewards on online advertising and telecommunication services. $199 annual fee. [//creditcards.chase.com/small-business-credit-cards/southwest-performance-business?iCELL=61GF Chase Webpage]. [//creditcards.chase.com/southwest/performance-business-credit-card Alternate Webpage].  [//www.uscreditcardguide.com/chase-southwest-performance-business-credit-card/#Historical_Offers_Chart Signup Bonus Chart].
+'''Performance Business'''. For an extra $100 or so per year over the Premier business, the Performance version of the Business card gives you an extra 3,000 anniversary points, 4 free upgraded boardings per year, $8 WiFi credits (limit once per day), a $100 TSA application credit, an extra reward point on SWA airline purchases, and 2x bonus rewards on online advertising and telecommunication services. $199 annual fee. [//creditcards.chase.com/small-business-credit-cards/southwest-performance-business?iCELL=61GF Chase Webpage]. [//creditcards.chase.com/southwest/performance-business-credit-card Alternate Webpage].  [//www.uscreditcardguide.com/chase-southwest-performance-business-credit-card/#Historical_Offers_Chart Signup Bonus Chart].
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	'''Anyone who regularly flies Southwest can benefit from the Priority version of the card. Every year, it gives you 7,500 points and a $75 credit, which are worth more than the annual fee, while also providing free upgraded boardings and an inflight purchase discount.'''		'''Anyone who regularly flies Southwest can benefit from the Priority version of the card. Every year, it gives you 7,500 points and a $75 credit, which are worth more than the annual fee, while also providing free upgraded boardings and an inflight purchase discount.'''
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-|BonusCategories=2x Southwest Purchases (≈{{Value|southwest|2}}%)
+|BonusCategories=2-4x Southwest Purchases (≈{{Value|southwest|2}}-{{Value|southwest|2}} %)
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-|CurrentOffer=Performance Business: Up to 100,000 Southwest points. 70,000 points with $5,000 spend in the first three months plus an additional 30,000 points with a total of $25,000 spend in the first six months.
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