Southwest Rapid Rewards Business Performance

Annual Fee: $199

Earn 80,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.

Our thoughts: The Southwest Performance Business card is one of two Southwest business cards. The Plus Card has the lowest annual fee, and has a decent sign up bonus. Note that you can pair this with any personal Southwest card or the Premier Business card to earn the Companion Pass. 

How to earn points:

4x all Southwest purchases

3x Rapid Rewards hotel and car rental purchases

2x social media and search engine advertising, internet, cable, phone services and rideshare

1x all other purchases

Notable rebates and perks:

4 Upgraded boardings per year

Free WiFi Credits (365 in-flight WiFi credits per year)

$100 TSA PreCheck/Global Entry credit

9,000 bonus points on each cardholder anniversary