Thursday Giveaway: 10,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards Points
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.
Offer expired March 9, 2014.
Well, the big United devaluation finally went into effect earlier this week, and the next major one is Southwest's Wanna Get Away redemption devaluation set to take place March 31, 2014, when you'll need to redeem 70 points per $1 instead of the current 60 points per $1.
So for this week's Thursday Giveaway, I wanted to help one lucky reader top up his or her account with 10,000 Rapid Rewards points to help squeeze in a last redemption or two before devaluation day.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me where you'd use your Rapid Rewards points to go and why. Maybe its on one of the airline's newly announced international routes. Or perhaps its to take a vacation to visit family, or to use on a positioning flight to catch an international award on another airline. Whatever it is, tell me how you'd put these points to use by 5pm ET on Monday, February 10 to be eligible. You can only enter once. The winner will be chosen at random and announced next week. Good luck!
Also check out this post for ideas on Maximizing Southwest Rapid Rewards Points Pre-Devaluation.
And the Winner of Last Week's Prizes of Delta SkyClub Passes Are...
With the news that Delta would be jacking up its membership fees over $200 as well as restricting Amex Platinum and Delta Reserve® Credit Card from American Express access to their lounges to cardholders alone, and that the airline would be testing out some new amenities including premium food and beverage options and services like manicures and shoe-shining at select club locations over the next couple, I wanted to award two lucky readers two Delta Sky Club passes each so that they can test out these amenities for themselves. All you had to do to enter was leave a comment on my post telling me what your favorite lounge amenity of all time is.
We got hundreds of entries with some great call-outs including spas, wine cellars, chocolate croissants and the simple convenience of free WiFi, so thanks everyone for contributing. Our two winners chosen at random are:
Joseph: "Heineken on open self serve tap at the KLM Club in Amsterdam"
And...
George: "The showers at the Cathay Pacific Arrival Lounge at HKG. I know showers aren't a special amenity really, but after getting off a 15+ hour flight, the showers feel pretty awesome. Great espresso there too!"
Those are indeed two awesome lounge amenities and ones that exemplify why lounge access is not only convenient, but fun. So thanks to everyone who entered, and good luck in this week's giveaway!
TPG featured card
Rewards
| 2X miles | 2 miles per dollar on every purchase |
| 5X miles | 5 miles per dollar on flights and vacation rentals booked through Capital One Business Travel |
| 10X miles | 10 miles per dollar on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Business Travel |
Intro offer
Annual Fee
Recommended Credit
Why We Chose It
The Capital One Venture X Business Card has all the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card has to offer and more. It offers an incredible welcome bonus and requires an equally impressive spend to qualify. In addition, the card comes with premium travel perks like annual travel credit.Pros
- The Capital One Venture X business card has a very lucrative welcome offer.
- In addition, the card comes with many premium travel perks such as an annual $300 credit for bookings through Capital One Business Travel.
- Business owners are also able to add employee cards for free.
Cons
- The card requires significant spending to earn the welcome offer.
- Another drawback is that the annual travel credit can only be used on bookings made through Capital One Business Travel.
- LIMITED-TIME OFFER: Earn up to 400K bonus miles: 200K miles when you spend $30K in the first 3 months, and an additional 200k miles when you spend $150k in the first 6 months
- Earn unlimited 2X miles on every purchase, everywhere—with no limits or category restrictions
- Earn 10X miles on hotels and rental cars and 5X miles on flights and vacation rentals booked through Capital One Business Travel
- With no preset spending limit, enjoy big purchasing power that adapts so you can spend more and earn more rewards
- Empower your teams to make business purchases while earning rewards on their transactions, with free employee and virtual cards. Plus, automatically sync your transaction data with your accounting software and pay your vendors with ease
- Redeem your miles on flights, hotels and more. Plus, transfer your miles to any of the 15+ travel loyalty programs
- Every year, you'll get 10,000 bonus miles after your account anniversary date. Plus, receive an annual $300 credit for bookings made through Capital One Business Travel
- Receive up to a $120 credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck®. Enjoy access to 1,300+ airport lounges worldwide, including Capital One Lounge locations and Priority Pass™ lounges, after enrollment
- Enjoy a $100 experience credit and other premium benefits with every hotel and vacation rental booked from the Premier Collection
- This is a pay-in-full card, so your balance is due in full every month
Rewards Rate
| 2X miles | 2 miles per dollar on every purchase |
| 5X miles | 5 miles per dollar on flights and vacation rentals booked through Capital One Business Travel |
| 10X miles | 10 miles per dollar on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Business Travel |
Intro Offer
Earn 200K miles when you spend $30K in the first 3 months, and an additional 200K miles when you spend $150K in the first 6 monthsLIMITED-TIME OFFER: Earn up to 400K bonus milesAnnual Fee
$395Recommended Credit
Credit ranges are a variation of FICO® Score 8, one of many types of credit scores lenders may use when considering your credit card application.740-850Excellent
Why We Chose It
The Capital One Venture X Business Card has all the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card has to offer and more. It offers an incredible welcome bonus and requires an equally impressive spend to qualify. In addition, the card comes with premium travel perks like annual travel credit.Pros
- The Capital One Venture X business card has a very lucrative welcome offer.
- In addition, the card comes with many premium travel perks such as an annual $300 credit for bookings through Capital One Business Travel.
- Business owners are also able to add employee cards for free.
Cons
- The card requires significant spending to earn the welcome offer.
- Another drawback is that the annual travel credit can only be used on bookings made through Capital One Business Travel.
- LIMITED-TIME OFFER: Earn up to 400K bonus miles: 200K miles when you spend $30K in the first 3 months, and an additional 200k miles when you spend $150k in the first 6 months
- Earn unlimited 2X miles on every purchase, everywhere—with no limits or category restrictions
- Earn 10X miles on hotels and rental cars and 5X miles on flights and vacation rentals booked through Capital One Business Travel
- With no preset spending limit, enjoy big purchasing power that adapts so you can spend more and earn more rewards
- Empower your teams to make business purchases while earning rewards on their transactions, with free employee and virtual cards. Plus, automatically sync your transaction data with your accounting software and pay your vendors with ease
- Redeem your miles on flights, hotels and more. Plus, transfer your miles to any of the 15+ travel loyalty programs
- Every year, you'll get 10,000 bonus miles after your account anniversary date. Plus, receive an annual $300 credit for bookings made through Capital One Business Travel
- Receive up to a $120 credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck®. Enjoy access to 1,300+ airport lounges worldwide, including Capital One Lounge locations and Priority Pass™ lounges, after enrollment
- Enjoy a $100 experience credit and other premium benefits with every hotel and vacation rental booked from the Premier Collection
- This is a pay-in-full card, so your balance is due in full every month

