Extended to July 10th: New Southwest Card Bonus Includes 30% Off Promo Code and 60,000 Miles

Good news: Chase just let me know this offer has been extended to July 10th.

The bonus offers for getting a new Southwest credit card have fluctuated often over the years, but this is the first one I’ve seen in quite some time that has a unique kicker aside from a 1 year Companion Pass, which we’ve seen yearly recently.

The new offer is:

Earn 60,000 Rapid Rewards points and a 30% off promo code for travel via Southwest Airlines after spending $3,000 in the first 3 months from account opening. 30% promo code discount is on base fare applied before taxes and fees and available for use until October 31, 2024 once all qualifications are met.

You can learn more about each card and how to apply for this new offer at these links:

• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card (Annual Fee: $69)
• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card (Annual Fee: $99)
• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card (Annual Fee: $149)

You cannot currently have any of these three cards (though you may have either or both Southwest Business cards and still apply for a personal card under this offer). 

You should still be eligible to apply if you are over 5/24.

Note that the previous offer gave 50,000 miles after $1,000 in spend. While this offer requires $2,000 more spend within 3 months, it also gives you 10,000 more miles plus the 30% promo code kicker. 

And of course, that means 10,000 more miles towards a complete Southwest Companion Pass for Up to Two Years strategy.

The code is good for one time use on any one way or round trip fare and the discount is on the base fare only.

Now there were a few things I needed to ask Southwest to be sure what a few things in the fine print.

I can confirm (via Southwest’s Managing Director of Loyalty): 

• The code is one time use; one way or round trip.
• You can use this on an award ticket. If your base fare is 100,000 points, 30,000 points will come off with the discount code.
• This functions like any SW promo code in that you can use it for up to 8 people in a reservation. 

This is huge. Let’s say you have a $500 base fare and buy for yourself + 7. You would get a discount of $1,050!! And this is in addition to the 60,000 bonus points from meeting the offer’s minimum spend!

I also asked Chase what happens if you have to cancel the flight and was told

“Changes made to the itinerary after the Booking Period has expired will eliminate qualifications for this promotion and will result in forfeiture of any promotion code savings. The code is not combinable with other promotion codes or fares with the exception of the Companion Pass.”

You can learn more about each card and how to apply for this new offer at these links:

• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card (Annual Fee: $69)
• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card (Annual Fee: $99)
• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card (Annual Fee: $149)

Complete terms of the specific 30% promo code part of the offer from the Chase website are:

“30% Off Promo Code After You Spend $3,000 On Purchases In The First 3 Months From Account Opening: The product is not available to either (i) current Cardmembers of any Southwest^® Rapid Rewards^® Credit Card, or (ii) previous Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card who received a new Cardmember bonus within the last 24 months. This does not apply to Cardmembers of the Southwest Rapid Rewards Business Card and Employee Credit Card products.

To qualify for 30 percent promotion code savings, you must make Purchases totaling $3,000 or more during the first 3 months from account opening.

Please allow up to 8 weeks for promotion code to appear in your Rapid Rewards account. (“Purchases” do not include balance transfers, cash advances, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.)

To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. 30 percent promotion code savings valid for one-way or round trip Wanna Get Away^®, Wanna Get Away Plus^™, Anytime, and Business Select^®fares booked on Southwest.com^® by 10/31/2024, (the “Booking Period”).

Promotion code expires on 10/31/2024. Promotion code savings is applied before government taxes and fees. Enter your unique promotion code in the Promo Code box when booking during the Booking Period. If you have entered your single-use promotion code in the Promo Code box on Southwest.com, then while selecting your flights, savings in the base fare will be visible as a strike-through of the original fare.

After selecting your flights, savings are reflected in the base fare when entering your single-use promotion code in the Promo Code box on Southwest.com when booking during the Booking Period. Please note that the Department of Transportation (DOT) requires advertised fares to include all government taxes and fees, however, this promotion code savings applies to the base fare only.

Discount is valid on new reservations only. Discount will apply only for flights booked within the Booking Period.

Changes made to the itinerary after the Booking Period has expired will eliminate qualifications for this promotion and will result in forfeiture of any promotion code savings.

The discount is only valid with the provided promotion code and is not combinable with other promotion codes or fares. All reward travel is subject to taxes, fees, and other government or airport-imposed charges of at least $5.60 per one-way trip.

Applicable taxes, fees, and other government or airport-imposed charges can vary significantly based on your arrival and departure destination. The payment of any taxes, fees, and other government or airport-imposed charges is the responsibility of the Passenger and must be paid at the time reward travel is booked with a credit card, travel fund, or Southwest^® gift card.

Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Offer applies only to published, scheduled service. Chase is not responsible for the provision of, or failure to provide, the stated benefits and services. Offer is not redeemable for cash, and may not be used in conjunction with other special offers, or toward the purchase of a gift card or previously booked flight, or change to a previously booked flight.

Discount is only valid on Southwest.com and is not valid on group travel or Southwest Vacations^®, fares booked via swabiz.com, our Southwest Partner Services API or through Global Distribution Systems, or special fares, such as military and government fares.”

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