Southwest Companion Pass changes: Card bonuses won't count

Southwest Companion Pass changes: Card bonuses won't count

Southwest is changing how travelers earn a Companion Pass in 2027. Credit card welcome bonuses will no longer count, but new ways to qualify are coming.

Major Southwest changes: Companion Pass will be status benefit, awards on partners coming, new elite tiers, more

Sometimes, it stinks to be right. In my 2026 predictions, which we published on January 1, 2026, I said that this year would finally be the year when Southwest announces that the Companion Pass would no longer be earned via credit card intro bonuses and that it may become an elite status benefit. Unfortunately, that […] The post Major Southwest changes: Companion Pass will be status benefit, awards on partners coming, new elite tiers, more appea…

Southwest Guts Companion Pass for Credit Card Churners, But One Loophole Remains

For years, one of the points-and-miles world’s worst-kept secrets was that you didn’t actually have to fly Southwest much to earn one of the airline’s most valuable benefits. If you…

Southwest Companion Pass 2027: The Best Strategy Is Dead

Southwest is changing Companion Pass in 2027. Credit card signup bonuses will no longer count, effectively killing one of the best ways to earn it.