Southwest Companion Pass: Two-for-One Travel
00:00:00.000 | The last tip here is take advantage of the Southwest Companion Pass.
00:00:03.780 | It's one of the best hacks out there because you can earn it without having to even fly the airline.
00:00:08.380 | Obviously, if you don't fly Southwest, it doesn't do you any good.
00:00:11.280 | But you can earn it entirely from credit cards, from credit card welcome bonuses, from shopping portal spend, and stuff like that.
00:00:17.340 | And if you hold a Southwest card, you automatically get 10,000 points towards that status without any spend.
00:00:23.880 | So normally, it would take 135,000 Southwest points.
00:00:27.940 | With a credit card, it takes 125,000 points.
00:00:30.340 | And once you hit Companion Pass, in the year you hit it and the following year, you can nominate a person that you can change, I think, up to three times.
00:00:39.520 | And that person can travel for free with you.
00:00:42.600 | You can confirm it at booking.
00:00:44.160 | And they just have to pay the taxes and fees on the flight.
00:00:46.860 | So we've had this in the past.
00:00:48.740 | And it's not quite two for one because obviously, you have to pay the taxes and fees.
00:00:52.600 | Though domestically, those taxes and fees are $5.60.
00:00:56.220 | So it's pretty close to two for one.