Southwest Priority Card: every perk, verified and dated
The Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority includes a $10-per-quarter DoorDash benefit, anniversary points, and travel perks. Points and travel perks are listed separately from recurring dollar credits, so readers can see the conservative annual math against the $229 fee.
Sources extracted from Chase's published page · June 1, 2026 · By O.B., Founder
Is it worth it?
The $229 fee is easier to swallow than it looks, because two benefits hand back most of it before you earn a single point. Here's the honest math for three situations.
The once-a-year flyer
The $10-per-quarter DoorDash benefit is the recurring dollar credit we can verify. Anniversary points and in-flight perks are not converted into dollars in our conservative total.
Usually pays for itself with light use.
The frequent flyer
If you fly Southwest often, the perks compound: 25% back on in-flight purchases, four upgraded boardings a year (where available), a complimentary preferred seat at booking, and 2,500 tier-qualifying points toward A-List status.
Strong value if you're loyal to Southwest.
The rare traveler
If you barely use the DoorDash benefit or Southwest travel perks, the $229 fee can outweigh the recurring dollar value shown here.
Skip it if you rarely fly Southwest.
We don't earn a commission from any card issuer, so this isn't a nudge to apply — just the numbers. Confirm the current annual fee on Chase's page before you decide.
Recurring credits & Southwest perks
These are the benefits that make the fee worth a second look — each one pulled from Chase's own page and dated June 1, 2026. Click "view source" on any line to verify it.
| Benefit | What you get | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7,500 anniversary bonus points | 7,500 Rapid Rewards points every account anniversary | view source |
| 25% back on in-flight purchases | 25% back on Southwest drinks and Wi-Fi | view source |
| Complimentary preferred seat at booking | Free preferred seat selection at booking | view source |
| Extra legroom seat upgrade | Free Extra Legroom seat upgrade within 48 hours of departure (where available) | view source |
| 2,500 tier-qualifying points (TQPs) per year | Earn 2,500 TQPs each year toward A-List status faster | view source |
| DoorDash quarterly credit | Up to $10 off each quarter on DoorDash | view source |
| Pay Yourself Back | Redeem points for statement credits on select purchases | view source |
Travel protections & everyday coverage
| Benefit | What you get | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Baggage delay insurance | Reimbursement up to $100/day for delayed luggage | view source |
| Lost luggage reimbursement | Coverage if your checked luggage is lost | view source |
| Auto rental coverage (secondary) | Secondary car rental insurance | view source |
| Purchase protection | Covers new purchases against damage or theft (up to $500/claim) | view source |
| Extended warranty protection | Extends eligible manufacturer warranties by one year | view source |
| Roadside assistance | Roadside help available (service-call cost not covered) | view source |
| No foreign transaction fees | No extra fees on international purchases | view source |
| Refer a Friend | Earn bonus points (up to 100,000/year) for referring friends | view source |
The gotchas
The honest caveats most pages skip. None are dealbreakers on their own — just know them before you apply.
- •Value is tied to Southwest. The travel credit, anniversary points and in-flight perks only matter if you actually fly Southwest. If you don't, almost none of the recurring value applies.
- •Some perks have conditions. The Extra Legroom upgrade is subject to availability within 48 hours of departure, and credits like DoorDash are capped per quarter. Read the fine print so you don't expect more than the cap.
- •The $229 fee is real. The card's anniversary points and seat perks are not dollar credits, so they are not included in the annual total. If they'd go unused, a no-fee card is the safer pick.
- •Points value depends on redemption. Southwest points are most useful for Southwest flights. We list what the card gives you and leave the per-point valuation to you.
What we left out — and why
We only list benefits we could verify against Chase's own published page. A few things you might expect to see, we deliberately didn't include:
- •Per-dollar points earning rates. The card's category multipliers (how many points you earn per dollar on Southwest, dining, transit and everyday spend) weren't part of our verified source set for this page. Rather than print rates we couldn't confirm here, we point you to Chase's page for the current earning structure.
- •The current sign-up bonus. Welcome offers change frequently and are offer-specific, so we don't list a number that could be stale by the time you read this.
- •Companion Pass details. Southwest's Companion Pass is a program feature tied to points and flights earned, not a fixed card perk, so we leave its qualification rules to Southwest's own page.
How we built this page
Every benefit above is extracted from Chase's own published Southwest Priority page by our automated pipeline, stored with its source link, and dated. We take no commission from any card issuer and link to no application offers, so nothing on this page is shaped by what a card company pays us — because none pays us anything. If a number here is wrong, it's because Chase changed their page or our pipeline misread it; either way, our methodology explains how to check, and the source links let you verify every line yourself.
Updated August 2, 2026: our annual totals now exclude percentage-back offers and multi-year credits, which are listed separately with their real cadence. This lowers some totals and reflects money you can actually collect in a single year.
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