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Post by BWV Dreamin on Jun 4, 2024 12:16:03 GMT -5
So I just cut up my Disney Visa card  . Looking at the Southwest Rapid Rewards card. Currently there is an 85000 points offer for the $69/ annual fee card, $99/fee card, and $149/card. Can anyone give a down and dirty which of these cards is best? I know the rewards go up with the higher annual fee as do the anniversary points. tomandrobin any advice appreciated as well as anyone else’s experience. |
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Post by bakerworld on Jun 5, 2024 9:49:13 GMT -5
We have the SW Reward card at $149 annual fee. First reservation $75 travel credit is given. We book the Wanna Get Away airfares and use the 4 upgrades at check-in. As the upgrade at check in is now $100/each person, we the annual fee is worth it.
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Post by BWV Dreamin on Jun 5, 2024 11:56:59 GMT -5
We have the SW Reward card at $149 annual fee. First reservation $75 travel credit is given. We book the Wanna Get Away airfares and use the 4 upgrades at check-in. As the upgrade at check in is now $100/each person, we the annual fee is worth it. Thanks. So can one person get the card but give one of those free flights to another person on the reservation? Or do the free flights only apply to the card holder? The points that are accumulated for free flights that is. For example I use points towards my flight but then use points for my husband from my pot of points? TIA! |
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Post by cpnkirk on Jun 5, 2024 14:03:53 GMT -5
We have the SW Reward card at $149 annual fee. First reservation $75 travel credit is given. We book the Wanna Get Away airfares and use the 4 upgrades at check-in. As the upgrade at check in is now $100/each person, we the annual fee is worth it. Thanks. So can one person get the card but give one of those free flights to another person on the reservation? Or do the free flights only apply to the card holder? The points that are accumulated for free flights that is. For example I use points towards my flight but then use points for my husband from my pot of points? TIA! Yes, you can book a trip for anyone. We have booked a flight for a friend using our points, and we didn't go on that trip. You can also transfer points from one account to another if they want to book the flight themselves. |
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Post by brp on Jun 5, 2024 14:42:57 GMT -5
I can't talk to this one in particular as we don't fly Southwest much. But I do find that, for a program that one uses a lot, the more expensive card definitely has worthwhile benefits. For example, we each pay $550 for our Hilton cards and get about $700 in value from each. So taking advantage of the perks on the higher priced cards can be a very good deal.
Cheers.
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Post by johnb on Jun 9, 2024 17:26:48 GMT -5
We have the $149/yr card. We get 7500 miles annually (valued by The Points Guy at 1.3 cents/mile), $75 travel credit and 4 free boarding upgrades. We fly SWA enough that the annual fee is covered by the benefits.
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. Looking at the Southwest Rapid Rewards card. Currently there is an 85000 points offer for the $69/ annual fee card, $99/fee card, and $149/card. Can anyone give a down and dirty which of these cards is best? I know the rewards go up with the higher annual fee as do the anniversary points. 
