Southwest account signup

It sure seems like June is the refer a friend month as several banks and other travel related companies have increased the signup bonuses on their credit cards or travel products! In all these cases below, an existing user can refer their friends to earn extra points or miles. So have your significant other, best friend, or family member refer you, so you are guaranteed to get the best offer possible but while also allowing the referrer to get a small bonus. If you need a referral for any of these products below, please contact me at ralph@pointscentric.com

1) Chase Sapphire Preferred – This is the best all around credit card in my opinion and it has a signup bonus of 40,000 points after spending $3,000 in 3 months. It earns 2x points on travel and dining expenses, has a 7% annual divided on all points earned and offers flexibility in its rewards as Chase Ultimate Rewards points transfer out to many different airlines and hotels including United, Southwest, Hyatt, Marriott etc. The annual fee of $95 is waived for the first year.

My referral link – HERE. This expires on June 20th.

2) Chase Freedom – This is an underrated card in the Chase Family that is currently offering an increased signup bonus of 22,500 points or $225 cash back after spending $500 in 3 months and adding an authorized user instead of the usual offer of $100 cash back. It has no annual fee so this is a keeper for life and is a good way to always maintain a strong relationship with Chase. The strong suit of this card is it offers 5x points or 5% cash back on different categories each quarter which is unheard for a no annual fee card. Additionally, this card is marketed as a cash back card but if you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred or Ink Bold, you can actually turn the Freedom’s points into transferrable points instead of just cash back. This is a pretty powerful tool as the points are more valuable when transferred to airlines or hotels then just used for cash back.

My referral link – HERE. This expires on June 20th.

3) Starwood American Express – I’ve already detailed this offer in a prior post but it remains the highest offer ever for this credit card. Check out my previous post for more detailed information but the signup bonus is 30,000 points after spending $5,000 in 6 months. Please note the public offer does match this offer now.

My referral link – Please email me your email address and via Amex, they will send you the link for the offer. This expires on June 30th.

4) Southwest Frequent Flyer Account – The first non credit card on the list but as I’ve written before, you can earn 750 miles simply for signing up for a Southwest Frequent Flyer Account. If you’ve followed my advice at all, you probably already opened an account but if not, open one now for a free 750 points when referred by an existing user.

My referral link – Please email me your email address and via Southwest, they will send you the link for the offer. This expires on June 15th.

5) Award Wallet – Another deal I’ve written about before as this is simply the best way to track your points and miles for free. I now can offer a free upgrade to an Award Wallet Plus account (usually $5+ for an upgraded account) using promo code ” free-rxlcee “. The upgraded account offers some higher level tracking and displays expiration dates for all your accounts.

My referral link – HERE. This does not currently expire but the free upgrade coupon is only valid for the first 9 users.

Please note the links above do offer me a small bonus for referring a new customer. If you know someone personally who can refer you by all means use them but if not, I do appreciate the support if you would use my links. They are the best available offers

We’re back with Points & Miles 101 and I am giving out some homework in this installment. Today it’s a very easy and basic assignment but one that is absolutely necessary to begin your journey in points and miles.

So far we’ve discussed your credit report, what is your credit score, and creating a travel bucket list in this series. With that information, you’re almost ready to apply for a rewards credit card that earns points or miles to all the exotic locations on your bucket list. However, in order to accumulate these frequent flyer miles, you need frequent flyer accounts! It’s no good signing up for an American Airlines credit card if its not linked to your American Airlines AAdvantage account!

This seems like common sense but a friend of mine forgot this very rule when he applied for a US airways credit card (that’s what he gets for not talking to me first…). The miles will still accumulate but they will be placed in a new, random frequent flyer account the bank has set up for you – obviously this is not optimal (don’t worry a phone call to the bank got everything straightened out).

Below, I’ve included links to the major frequent flyer accounts and hotel loyalty accounts you should signup for. Yes, it will take a little time to signup for each but you will save this time later on when the next big 100,000 mile credit card comes up and you already have a frequent flyer account ready to go and use on the application.

Airlines

American Airlines

British Airways

Delta Airlines **Current Promotion – Register your new account now for extra bonus miles after your first flight**

Hotels

Club Carlson (Radisson, Radisson Blu, Country Inn, etc.)

Hilton Hotels

Hyatt

IHG (Intercontinental, Holiday Inns, etc.)

Marriott **Current Promotion – Sign up, complete two stays and get a free night**

Starwood

Even if you don’t plan on ever flying a certain airline, you still want to signup for their frequent flyer account. For example, I’ve never set foot on a US airways flight but I have over 300,000 miles with them. And if you swear you won’t fly US air even if it’s free, you still want their miles because you can redeem them for free flights on their partners. So I highly recommend signing up for all these accounts now!

P.S. Stay tuned for a FREE, super easy way to manage all of these accounts in the next Points & Miles 101 installment.

*Please note the links above do offer me a small bonus for referring a new customer. If you know someone personally who can refer you by all means use them but if not, I do appreciate the support if you would use my links. They are the best available offers*

Airlines

Please note the links above do offer me a small bonus for referring a new customer. If you know someone personally who can refer you by all means use them but if not, I do appreciate the support if you would use my links. They are the best available offers