The Southwest Companion Pass is typically earned when you get 125,000 Southwest points within a calendar year. This year, due to the pandemic, Southwest is granting all active members on 12/31/20 a 25,000 credit toward the Companion Pass. Meaning you’ll only have to earn 100,000 points in order to get the pass. (These points are only a Companion Pass credit to lower the threshold in getting the pass; you don’t get free 25,000 points to use.)
Hopefully we’ll see more travel later this year and next, so it could make sense to earn the Companion Pass now with the 25k lower threshold which will be valid for the entire 2021 and 2022. I don’t see the 25,000 credit reflected in my Southwest login (still showing zero), maybe it’s taking longer than expected to show up.
You can get any of the three Southwest personal credit cards with an 80,000 points signup bonus – you’ll have at least 90,000 points after meeting the $10,000 spend requirement, and that brings you close to the 100,000 requirement. Or signup for the business version and get 100,000 points – you’ll have 125,000 after meeting the $25,000 spend requirement.
I had these free 25K points towards the companion pass for the whole pandemic in 2020. Just checked, it’s still there for 2021 for me.
John Beaver, How would spending $5,000 to earn 70,000 get you the pass. Youd only have 75,000 points. You’d definitely need to complete the 2nd part.
My bad. I was adding the bonus 25000 to my 75000. But that is wrong. Thanks
So Business Performance card 70000 after $5000 spend will get this without having to do the additional $20000/30000 point part of the SUB?
Man those of us that got a CP for 20/21 are probably going to end up without using the damn thing once. I am not sure whether to laugh or cry.
Yep, that’s my situation. I decided to laugh because:
A) I still have all the points that earned the pass.
B) I’m healthy.
too little too late. my wife wouldve been able to qualify for CP if 25k bonus came in 2020
It did come in 2020.
Buddy…they aren’t required to give anything.