Chase Southwest Plus Now 50,000 Points Publicly Available (60k Business + 50k Personal Premier Also Available)

The Offer

Direct link to offer via Running with Miles

• Receive 50,000 Southwest points when you spend $2,000 or more within your first three months on the Chase Southwest Plus card

The Fine Print

• Annual fee of $69 is not waived first year

Our Verdict

All three Chase Southwest bonuses have actually gone up to 50,000 points publicly, but don’t be fooled. It’s actually possible to get 60,000 points on the Southwest Business Premier card, it’s been possible to get 50,000 points on the Personal Premier card as well since at least March 10th (it’s almost always at 50,000 points) and it has been possible to get 50,000 points on the Plus card (although it required a referral).

It’s nice to have all cards at 50,000 points (or higher) because it means it’s easy to get the Southwest companion pass with only two applications. You need to earn a total of 110,000 points within a calendar year and you’ll receive the companion pass for the rest of the year and the next calendar year, because of this you generally want to try and earn the points at the very start of the year rather than mid way through – but this really depends on your actual travel plans (if you’re doing all your travel in the tail end of the year, it really doesn’t matter).

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