Categories: Travel Rewards

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus and Premier Credit Cards

I tend to write about the cards that I’m using, and especially the ones that I am having the most success with. But that doesn’t help those that don’t want to be rewarded in the same way that I do. So, how about our friends that want to be rewarded with Southwest points? Glad you asked.

Here’s the difference between the two cards

	Plus	Premier
Annual Fee	$69	$99
Sign up Bonus	40k points	40k points
Anniversary Bonus	3k points	6k points
Earn on Southwest and Premier Partner Hotel and Car qualifying purchases	2 PPD	2 PPD
Earn on daily spend	1 PPD	1 PPD
Tier qualifying miles (for A-List or Companion Pass)		1500 / $10k

Where does it become worth it to go from the Plus to the Premier?

Another great question! Let’s break it down.

Tier	A-List	A-List Preferred	Companion Pass
Qualifying Points	35,000	70,000	110,000
Priority Boarding	You got it.	You got it.	You got it.
Earning Bonus	25%	100%	100%
Free Same-Day Standby	You got it.	You got it.	You got it.
Priority Check-in	You got it.	You got it.	You got it.
Dedicated Phone Line	You got it.	You got it.	You got it.
Free Inflight WiFi		You got it.	You got it.
Free Companion Traveller			You got it.

The Premier card can get you up to 15,000 qualifying points per year. This gets you almost halfway to A-List for $30 (plus qualifying spends). So if Southwest Airlines if your preferred carrier, this can go a long way to status and free travel.

Keith