Review: Southwest Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card

Southwest may be a budget airline, but the card_name is the most expensive credit card out of the five Southwest cards available. It is also the most valuable: It comes with a host of benefits like four upgraded boarding passes per year, 9,000 bonus points each card anniversary, statement credit for in-flight WiFi purchases, and it is the only Southwest credit card to offer a $100 statement credit toward Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, or NEXUS once every four years.

Plus, it offers a great welcome offer: bonus_miles_full. That goes a long way toward the amount you need to earn the Southwest Companion Pass.

The card_name has several spending categories that earn bonus points. Of course, as is the norm with co-branded airline cards, the highest bonus rate is with Southwest purchases, but you’ll also be able to earn 3X points on hotel and car rentals through Rapids Rewards®, 2X points on local transit, social media and search engine ads, internet, cable, and phone services.

In addition, each card anniversary you’ll earn 9,000 points. You can use these to redeem for a Southwest flight, too.

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The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card comes with a lower annual fee, but as a trade-off, you’ll receive fewer anniversary points and earn only 3X points on Southwest flights. In addition, the welcome bonus is somewhat smaller: bonus_miles_full

The card_name is the top-tier personal card. It offers you a $75 Southwest travel credit and an extra 1,000 anniversary bonus points (for 10,000 total). But, it doesn’t offer the credit for Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, or NEXUS.

If you’re looking for a business credit card that also gets you a Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit, take a look at the card_name. It comes with a lower welcome offer, but also a lower annual fee (annual_fees). You’ll earn 2X Miles per every dollar spent, plus 5X on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel. Southwest is not a transfer partner of Capital One, but Capital One does have 15+ other travel partners.