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Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Credit Card - 50k Points - It's Back!

Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Credit Card - 50k Points - It's Back!

Nov 17, 2012 1:35 PM

Southwest 50k point deal is back. Here are the terms from Southwest and the comments from the last time this deal was ran:

Apply for the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Premier Card1, and we'll get you started with 50,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 in the first 3 months of opening your account.2 That's over $800 in Wanna Get Away?® Fares that can be redeemed for 2 ROUNDTRIP FLIGHTS!

You'll also receive 6,000 bonus points every year after your Cardmember Anniversary3, which can be redeemed for a $100 Wanna Get Away?® Fare and can help offset your $99 annual fee.† Start planning your trip to one of the 70+ destinations Southwest Airlines® serves.

http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/a5c1cd0c-09bb-4639-b97e-f2633912298a/southwest-50-000-mile-deal-is-back

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coondogg97 coondogg97

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The instant bonus is pretty sweet, but even taking optimal advantage of the accrual rate you're getting less than 1% cash back equivalency on any purchases, including travel, and everyone will gladly offer at a minimum 1% cash back. Obviously still solid for grabbing the offer if you want to snag is and then forget about it.

Also, don't do the balance transfer. They're offering the same APR on balance transfers as purchases, so unless they're offering a super lower standard APR than you currently get, this is an awful bet. Added to that, using their numbers 6,000 points = $100, so transfer $6,000, get 6,000 points, pay $180 in fees, get $100 in travel vouchers. The tier points system doesn't come close to overcoming this issue if you're talking 10's of thousands either.

Anyone got details on just how this works? I'm unfamiliar with the program. They say 50,000 points > $800, and 6,000 points = $100. Is it just straight up every 6,000 points =$100 off ticket price?

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