Annual Fee:
- 2 Early Bird Check Ins per year
- 1,500 Tier Qualifying Points for every $10,000 spent
- 3x earning on Southwest flights; 2x on local transit
- 6000 points per year on your card member anniversary
- $500 Fee credit for points transfers
This card is the lowest annual fee business card to help you earn a Companion Pass. The offer is also typically lower than on the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card. I like that you get Early Bird Check in credits, too!
If you’re using the 3 card/2 pass method, this is the ideal business card for the 2nd person get. Overall, you’ll always need to pay attention to your timing when applying if you’re trying to maximize the Companion Pass.
The standard offer on this card is 60,000 points after you spend $3,000 in 3 months. In Summer 2023 and 2024, we saw an offer that also included a a higher tier bonus (but required an additional $12,000 of spending to get another 60k points).
