How to Choose a Southwest Business Card
When you're trying to earn a Southwest Companion Pass to get free flights for up to two years and there's not a Companion Pass in one card shortcut, most people consider getting a Southwest business card.
But how do you decide which Southwest business card is right for you? Keep reading to learn how to choose a Southwest business card.
If you have a business, there are two Southwest business credit cards you can get: the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card and the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card.
Looking for a personal Southwest Airlines credit card so you can earn a Southwest Companion Pass with one card? Read how to decide which Southwest card to get.
Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card
The Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card is the best card if you fly on Southwest for work. You get more perks and earn more points with this card.
You can earn an 80,000 point bonus on the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card when you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months of opening your account.
As a frequent Southwest flyer, you'll love the 4 upgraded boarding passes - guaranteed A1 to A15 boarding position.
Pro-tip: This card doesn't offer airport lounge access. But there are many cards that give you free airport lounge access with your credit card.
The 365 inflight wi-fi credits of $8 each every year will keep you connected while flying so you can get work done and arrive at your destination ready.
Another perk of this card is a $100 Global Entry or $85 TSA PreCheck credit. You can avoid taking off your shoes and removing your laptop and liquids.
If you travel outside the United States for work, you can use this card in other countries because there are no foreign transaction fees.
You earn 4 points for every $1 spent on Southwest purchases and 3 points per dollar on Southwest hotel and car rental partners.
When you use your card to pay for internet, cable, phone, ride share, social media, and search engine ads, you'll earn 2 points for every $1. And you earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
Each year upon card renewal and payment of the $199 annual fee, you get 9,000 bonus points.
Pro-tip: The credit card bonus and yearly bonus points count towards earning the Southwest Companion Pass.
Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Card
If you don't use in-flight Wi-Fi, fly Southwest occasionally for work, and want a way to earn Southwest points on business expenses, you should get the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card.
You can earn a bonus of up to 120,000 points: 60,000 points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first three months and an another 60,000 points after spending a total of $15,000 in the first 9 months that you have the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card.
When using this card for Southwest purchases you get 3 points for every $1 spent. You earn 2 points for every $1 spent on Rapid Rewards® hotel and car rental partners and 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
Because this card has no foreign transaction fees you can use it when you travel internationally.
Every year you renew your card and pay the $99 annual fee, you get 6,000 Companion Pass qualifying points.
Conclusion
Choosing the right card for your business can be confusing especially when there are two Southwest business cards to pick. Both cards offer great perks and benefits for business travelers.
If you fly on Southwest often and covet an A-1 to A-15 boarding position, use the inflight Wi-Fi, and want to earn the most points on business expenses, the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card is right for you.
When your flights are too short to use Wi-Fi or you rarely use it while flying and want to earn Southwest points with a lower annual fee, then get the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card.
Which Southwest business card are you going to get?
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Great information! If we ever start traveling a lot I will be looking into this!
You had me convinced at 80,000 point signup bonus. But then there's all these other perks too! Pretty awesome card to have.
We fly Southwest all the time so I was tempted to get one. But I won't pay any fees, so I'm waiting to see if they'll make one without.
We don't do a ton of traveling, but if we did, I would absolutely consider this card.
I have to look into getting one of these cards, I love the benefits.
Thanks for the thorough look at the Southwest business card. I haven't chose one for my business yet, so I will look at this one closely.
I didn't realize that they had so many perks when you use their line of credit. Maybe I should start now for when I'm able to fly again!
This card would be very useful if it wasn't for this pandemic.. Ugh.. I miss traveling.
My wife and I loved using rewards cards when we could still travel. They are indeed convenient to use plus the perks and rewards are amazing.
It's great that now I can choose from these different programs. I use a lot Southwest Airlines for my trips.
Not a big fan of credit cards - but I may consider this! Thanks for explaining it.
The right business card can make a big difference. Thanks for comparing some of the features & benefits of various options.
I've never really thought about getting a business card. It's great to be able to earn points on purchases that can be a big incentive.
It’s the 4x perks for grocery shopping for me. That’s just fantastic
This is awesome information. It is so hard to sort through all the different types and figure out which ones is best. It is nice to know which have the best benefits for our family.
This is such a good resource to have. There is a ton of great options to choose from too.