Below, I outline the main ways in which to earn and accumulate Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards points.
1. Fly Southwest
The amount and type of fare you choose determines how many points you earn. The bigger the fare, the more points you earn. Southwest Rapid Rewards A-List Status members earn more.
2. Use your Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Card
When you use a Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Card (you can learn about 4 cards here) you earn 2 points per $1 spent on Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways purchases made directly with the airlines. You also earn 2 points per $1 on Rapid Rewards Hotel and Rental Car Partners and you earn 1 point per $1 on all other purchases.
3. Transfer points from Chase Ultimate Rewards
If you are a member of Chase Ultimate Rewards you can transfer your Ultimate Rewards points to your Southwest Rapid Rewards account. Your points transfer at 1:1 value. That means one Ultimate Rewards point equals one Iberia Plus mile.
4. Transfer Marriott Bonvoy Points to your Rapid Rewards account
Marriott Bonvoy members can transfer 3 Marriott Bonvoy points to receive 1 Rapid Rewards point. Whenever you transfer 60,000 points, you get a 15,000 point bonus. So if you have 60,000 points, you can yield 25,000 miles…60,000 becomes 20,000 miles and the extra 15,000 that you get becomes 5,000 airline miles. Transfer your points here to your Rapid Rewards account.
5. Shop through the Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping online site
Shopping portals are a great place to rack up extra miles, you earn miles while you shop.
6. Earn Rapid Rewards Points with Southwest’s Partners
7. Learn more about earning Rapid Rewards here
Learn about using Southwest Rapid Rewards here