Chase has added a number of benefits to the Southwest line of cards:
- New bonus category on all personal and business cards: earn 2x points on Local transit and Commuting, including Rideshare (previously this category was the regular 1x)
- New bonus category on all three personal cards: earn 2x points on Internet, Cable, Phone services, and select Streaming (previously this category was the regular 1x); we don’t yet have a clear definition of what’s included in the Streaming category.
- All cards besides Plus (personal and business) got an extra 1x points earned on Southwest purchases:
- The Premier cards and the Priority card now earn 3x instead of 2x
- The Business Performance card now earns 4x instead of 3x
- The Plus and Premier personal and business cards get a new benefit of 2 earlybird check-ins per year.
- All cards besides Plus (personal and business) earn 1,500 tier qualifying points towards A-List status for every $10,000 spent, with no limit on the amount of TQPs you can earn (previously this was limited to 15,000 TQPs per year).
- All business cards get a $500 fee credit for Rapid Rewards transfers. When you use your card to transfer points to another Rapid Rewards Member, fees associated with the transfer will be reimbursed, up to $500 in statement credits per anniversary year.
- All cards besides Performance Business now get 25% back on in-flight purchases.
Looks like it’s just enhancements with no downside which is cool. Simplified image below. They’ve also added 100,000 points signup bonuses on the personal cards. And they’ve increased the referral bonuses to 20,000 for the referrer.
