Southwest Companion Pass®: What You Need To Know For 2024
October 18, 2023
Spooky season is upon us, and Companion Pass season is heating up!
Getting the Southwest Companion Pass is all about the timing. You don’t want to be too early or too late to get the best value possible.
Let’s take a deep dive and cover everything you need to know about earning the Southwest Companion Pass for 2024.
What is the Southwest Companion Pass?
The Southwest Companion Pass is a buy-one-get-one-free(ish) ticket on Southwest Airlines for you and a designated companion.
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New Sign Up Bonus Rules for Personal Southwest Cards
April 7, 2018
Chase has come out with new sign up bonus eligibility rules that make earning a Southwest Companion Pass more complicated.
As of April 5, if you already have a personal Southwest credit card open (the Personal Plus or the Premier Plus), you are no longer eligible for the other personal Southwest credit card.
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Californians: Score a Companion Pass with One New Card & One Purchase
October 21, 2017
If you live in California, fly Southwest, and aren't locked out by Chase's 5/24 rule, then please take advantage of this insane offer.
California residents can open any one Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card and make one purchase with it before November 30, 2017, and they will qualify for a Companion Pass for all of 2018.
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Friday is Last Day To Transfer Hotel Points for Southwest Companion Pass
March 29, 2017
You have two more days (including today) to transfer hotel points to Southwest for the purposes of earning a Southwest Companion Pass. Friday, March 31 is the cutoff. After Friday, any points transferred to Southwest will not count as "qualifying" towards the Companion Pass. That includes Marriott Travel Packages.
The Southwest Companion Pass, if you're unaware, is one of the best deals in travel. If you have the Southwest Companion pass, you can designate a companion who flies for just the taxes on every Southwest flight you fly.
How to Designate Seven Companions During the Life of Your Southwest Companion Pass
October 20, 2015
If you live at an airport served by Southwest, the Southwest Companion Pass is one of the best deals in travel. Every time you fly Southwest--whether on a cash or award ticket--your designated companion flies for free plus taxes: $5.60 one way in the United States and a little more internationally.
Here's how to open two credit cards and get the Southwest Companion Pass for almost all of 2016 and 2017.
The Southwest Companion Pass previously allowed three changes to your designation of the companion. Now you get three changes per calendar year.