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Post by BWV Dreamin on Sept 13, 2024 18:40:40 GMT -5
Until SWA starts with assigned seating, the four free (you pay for them with your SWA cc then within a few days those charges are credited back to your cc) boarding upgrades more than cover the $75 annual fee. Great points! |
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Post by BWV Dreamin on Sept 13, 2024 18:41:47 GMT -5
Is the $75 credit subject to change? Wonder how this will all change now we will be able to reserve seats soon. I am curious about the change too because the upgrade at check in was our convincing factor to upgrade our SW card. The boarding upgrades more than made up for the annual fee. Now I'm wondering if the Booking credit will offset the upgrade. Why get a boarding upgrade if you've an assigned seat? This is what I am struggling with. Just how hi an annual fee to go for perks that may not even matter in say 12 months. |
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Post by BWV Dreamin on Sept 13, 2024 18:45:41 GMT -5
The 85,000 promo is a great deal, and the 3 are very similar. It is splitting hairs to differentiate them since they all come with 85,000 points and the cost only ranges from $70-$150 which is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Yes you can book flights for others using your points. I do this all the time. Quick and dirty... * The cheap one does not give you Tier-Qualifying Points. You won't earn A-List with this, but probly won't w the others either.. * The mid one gives you TQPs and 2 early-bird check-ins per year. A maybe $60 value if you like EBC, for the $30 upcharge. * The high one gives you TQPs, $75 credit and 4 upgraded boardings. Definitely worth it. The cheap one, eh don't bother. The mid and high toggle a few perks and are both good. For the $50 more I'd get the high. Ok taking another look at these! |
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Post by BWV Dreamin on Sept 13, 2024 19:12:07 GMT -5
Until SWA starts with assigned seating, the four free (you pay for them with your SWA cc then within a few days those charges are credited back to your cc) boarding upgrades more than cover the $75 annual fee. Ok see this with the personal card ($75 after $75 annual credit). |
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Post by tomandrobin on Sept 16, 2024 7:51:31 GMT -5
Go with the SW card with the best signup bonus. Southwest Visa allows you to apply for a new SWA Visa every two years. Robin and I have a strategy of alternating one of us getting companion status. To do this one person will open a personal and a business SWA credit card, when the high point bonus is in play. The two cards Rapid Rewards will combine in your account, accumulating points very quickly towards status. To earn the rest of points needed, we pay as much as we can on the Visa, Sign-up on 2X and 3X rewards on certain purchases, buy a whole bunch of Disney Gift cards that we use to pay our DVC maintenance fees, Disney Cruises balances and extra for our Disney trips. Every other year or so, we flip and the other person applies for the two cards and do it all over again. For us, we fly about 24 flights a year (12 round trip flights). That is a whole lot of free airfare with SWA. Great strategy! What happens after the first 2 years ? Do you cancel say your cards, then the wife applies? Then after 2 years she cancels and you re-apply? Correct....I cancel the card and wait my turn to do it again. Sometimes, they a a great special to upgrade a card and I will do that instead. |
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Post by brp on Sept 16, 2024 8:30:12 GMT -5
Great strategy! What happens after the first 2 years ? Do you cancel say your cards, then the wife applies? Then after 2 years she cancels and you re-apply? Correct....I cancel the card and wait my turn to do it again. Sometimes, they a a great special to upgrade a card and I will do that instead. Card churning is a great strategy that some use to great benefit, like this. We don't do it, but I always like reading stories of those who do it successfully. We have our other legit scams that we work with 
Cheers.
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Post by tomandrobin on Sept 16, 2024 10:39:04 GMT -5
Card churning is a great strategy that some use to great benefit, like this. We don't do it, but I always like reading stories of those who do it successfully. We have our other legit scams that we work with 
Cheers.
Yup....There is not one catch-all card that gives the best benefit. Its that one card that gives the most benefit to you and your needs.
Before SWA and their rewards, our preferred card rewards was for US Airways, before that Starwood. Needs change, reward programs changes, companies change.....You just have to find the program for you.
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