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The Southwest Rapid Rewards\u00ae Premier Credit Card is in the middle of the pack for personal credit cards from Southwest Airlines. While mid-tier airline credit cards generally don’t have many premium perks, the Southwest Premier’s day-of-travel benefits and 6,000 anniversary bonus points should help offset its $149 annual fee. Card rating*: \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/strong>\u00bd<\/p>\n Savvy TPG readers know we generally don’t recommend building your points and miles strategy around a single cobranded airline credit card<\/a>. That’s because these tend to offer fewer perks and less flexibility than comparably priced transferable points and miles cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n When it comes to the Southwest Rapid Rewards card portfolio<\/a>, you’ll generally find better earning rates and more flexible redemption options with cards that earn Chase Ultimate Rewards<\/a> points. The Chase Sapphire Preferred\u00ae Card<\/a><\/span> (see rates and fees<\/a>), for example, allows you to transfer Chase points to Southwest Rapid Rewards<\/a> at a 1:1 rate, plus Chase’s 12 other partners.<\/p>\n That said, Southwest credit cards are very popular among Southwest fans, and all of them were recently refreshed<\/a>. The Southwest Premier card’s refresh added many benefits that enhanced the day-of-travel experience, modified the bonus category earning structure and introduced a new annual fee of $149.<\/p>\n Note that Southwest is in the middle of sweeping changes, including its boarding process<\/a>, bag fees<\/a> and seat selection process<\/a>.<\/p>\n*Card rating<\/a> is based on the opinion of TPG’s editors and is not influenced by the card issuer.<\/em><\/h6>\n
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