Earning Rates

The Southwest Performance Business Card earns Southwest points at the following rates:

  • 4 points per dollar spent on Southwest purchases, including flight, in-flight, and Southwest gift cards.
  • 3 points per dollar spent on Rapid Rewards hotel and car rental partners.
  • 2 points per dollar spent on local transit and commuting purchases, including rideshare, passenger trains, buses, taxis, tolls, and parking lots and garages.
  • 2 points per dollar spent on social media and search engine advertising.
  • 2 points per dollar spent on internet, cable, and phone services.
  • 1 point per dollar spent on everything else.

Rewards Value & Calculator

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Key Benefits

Here are the main perks and benefits of the Chase Southwest Performance Business Card:

  • Anniversary Points: Receive 9,000 points after your cardmember anniversary, every year.
  • 4 Upgraded Boardings: Receive 4 upgraded boardings every year. This gives you (when available) seating in A1-A15 and first access to seats and overhead bins.
  • Global Entry, TSA PreCheck® or NEXUS: Get up to $120 towards the application fee for Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS when you use your card to pay.
  • 10,000 Companion Pass Qualifying Points: Receive a boost of 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points every year.
  • Spend To Earn TQPs: Earn 1,500 Tier Qualifying Points (TQPs) toward A-List status for every $5,000 spent in purchases annually.
  • Fee Credit For Point Transfers: When you use your Rapid Rewards Credit Card to transfer points to another Rapid Rewards Member, fees associated with the transfer will be reimbursed–up to $500 in statement credits per anniversary year.
  • In-Flight WiFi Savings: Get up to $8 max per day in inflight Wifi credit in the form of credit card statement credits for purchases of WiFi made on WiFi-enabled Southwest aircraft.
  • Travel & Purchase Coverage: Lost Luggage Reimbursement, Extended Warranty Protection, Baggage Delay Insurance, and Purchase Protection.

Fees

Annual Fee

The Southwest Performance Business Card has a $199 annual fee.

The 9,000 anniversary points make up for more than half of this. If you fly Southwest at least a few times a year, you should be able to make up the rest with the value offered by the upgraded bookings and other benefits.

Authorized User Fee

There is no fee to add additional users to the Southwest Performance Business Card. Adding employees will help build Southwest points faster.

Foreign Transaction Fee

The Southwest Performance Business Card has no foreign transaction fees. This is great if your business makes purchases outside of the United States or deal in international travel.