Chase Southwest Personal Cards: 85,000 Points with $3,000 Spend [Now Via Referrals]

Update 9/17/24: Now available via referrals as well. Please do not share your referrals in the comments. If I have time I’ll create a dedicated thread later.

Update 9/15/24: Offers are available again. Valid until 10/9/24. Hat tip to reader Joko

The Offer

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Chase is offering the following bonus on the Southwest Plus, Premier, and Priority cards:

• Earn 85,000 points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. This signup offer is slated to end on 6/26/2024.

Card Details

• Annual fees are not waived the first year
• Card earns the following rates:
  • 2x points (3x for Premier and Priority) for every $1 you spend on Southwest Airlines purchases
  • 2x points for every $1 you spend on Rapid Rewards hotel and car partners
  • 2x points per $1 you spend on local transit and commuting, including rideshare
  • 2x points per $1 you spend on internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming
  • 1x points for every $1 you spend on everyday purchases
• Get 25% back on in-flight purchases
• The Plus and Premier get  2 earlybird check-ins per year
• Premier and Priority 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
• The Premier personal card earns a 6,000 points anniversary bonus; the Plus earns 3,000 points anniversary bonus; the Priority earns 7,500 anniversary bonus
• 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 Plus 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.
• All cards (besides Performance Business) get 25% back on in-flight purchases.
• Southwest credit cardholders get 10,000 Companion Pass-qualifying miles which brings down their overall miles required to get the pass from 135,000 to 125,000
• Chase 5/24 rule does apply to this card
• How Much Are Southwest Rapid Rewards Points Worth?
• Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Southwest Companion Pass

Our Verdict

This is better than the 75,000 offers we often see, and is an ideal time of year for maximizing the companion pass. This offer is also showing on referrals currently as well (do not share your referrals in the comments below). We’ll add this to our list of Best Credit Card Signup Bonuses. Before applying, check out these 26 Things Everybody Should Know About Chase Credit Cards.

If you are applying for the card, please help out a fellow DoC reader by using their referral link which can be found on this dedicated post. No referral sharing in the comments below.