Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier

Annual Fee: $99

Earn 50,000 bonus points after you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.

Our thoughts: The Southwest Premier card is one of three personal Southwest Chase cards. The Premier Card is the mid-tier card, and has a decent sign up bonus and helpful perks. Note that you can pair this with the Southwest Performance Business card to earn the Companion Pass. 

How to earn points:

3x all Southwest purchases

2x local transit and rideshare

2x internet, cable, and phone services; select streaming

1x all other purchases

Notable rebates and perks:

6,000 bonus points on each cardholder anniversary

2 EarlyBird Check-in credits each year

No foreign transaction fees