Tag: southwest

  • How to skip to the front of the airport security line for free

    If you don’t want to wait in a potentially long security line at the airport, you have a couple of options you can get for “free” by having the right credit card—going in the (hopefully) shorter TSA PreCheck line or going through the CLEAR line. (I say “free” because you did pay an annual fee…

  • Best offers for March 2024

    These are the best current credit-card offers that will earn you the most useful travel-rewards points! Capital One Venture X Business: ENDING SOON! Offer ends 3/11/24. If you have a business with high monthly spending (or you just have a large purchase coming up), this limited-time offer is fantastic—150,000 Venture miles with a now lower $20,000…

  • What cards to get to earn the Southwest Companion Pass

    If you’ve already read my refresher on what you need to know, you’re ready to apply. Here are the summaries of the five different Southwest card options you need to choose from and what the benefits and costs are with each one. Quick reminders first: The best available offers for each card are linked below.…

  • New higher offers on the Southwest personal cards!

    Just in time for Companion Pass season, the welcome offers for all three Southwest personal cards have gone up to 75,000 Rapid Rewards points each. The spending requirements have gone up, too—to $3,000 in three months—so make a note of that change, as well. This increase will mean you won’t have to sweat the point-total…

  • It’s Companion Pass Season! Let’s gooooooooo!

    If you’ve been patiently waiting until mid-to-late October to apply for your first of two cards to earn the coveted, incredibly valuable, easy to use, unlimited-for-nearly-two-years Southwest Companion Pass, it’s time! Applying between now and early November will get you started on a solid timeline to open two Southwest credit cards before the end of…

  • All About the Southwest Companion Pass

    There’s no better deal in the points-and-miles world than getting the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass if you do a lot of travel within the US, the Caribbean, and Central America. The Companion Pass allows a companion to travel with you for free (plus taxes/fees) on any flight you take on Southwest, whether you pay for…