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Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card

 

welcome offer:

Earn 60,000 bonus points

Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 in the first 3 months from account opening

All information about this card has been collected independently by Katie’s Travel Tricks.

Note that this link takes you to all the SW cards, you’ll need to select the exact one you want!

Annual Fee:

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  • $75 annual statement credit for Southwest purchases (ends Dec 31, 2025)
  • 4 upgraded boardings per year (ends Dec 31, 2025)
  • 7500 points per year on your card member anniversary
  • 4x points Southwest Airlines® purchases; 2X at Gas stations; 2X at Restaurants
  • 2,500 Tier Qualifying Points for every $5,000 spent
  • Pick a Preferred Seat at booking for free for cardmember + up to 8 people on same reservation
  • Complimentary upgrade to Extra Legroom Seats 48 hours before departure, if available
  • First checked bag free for cardholder + up to 8 people on the same reservation

My Take

The Priority is the only personal Southwest card that offers free seat selection at booking, even when booking the “basic” fare class. Compare them here.

This card has the highest annual fee butworth it if you value being able to pick your seats together right at the time of booking. You can also upgrade for free to Extra Legroom seats 48 hours in advance if they are available. Oddly the Priority card doesn’t include any anniversary coupon like the lower annual fee cards do.

With any offer, pay close attention to Companion Pass timelines if you’re hoping to earn a Companion Pass.

Check your eligibility for this card here.

Southwest offers 3 personal credit cards with different annual fees — they usually have identical offers. Offers change throughout the year typically offering 40,000-85,000 bonus points. Higher bonus points usually require higher spending. The past few years in early Spring, an offer appears that also includes a promotional Companion Pass.

An elevated sign up offer of 100,000 bonus points ended in September 2025.

An elevated offer ended in December to earn 85,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months.

An offer for 40,000 points + a promotional (shorter) companion pass ended March 19, 2026