{"id":148796,"date":"2024-10-19T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=148796"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:03:19","slug":"southwest-dining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/southwest-dining\/","title":{"rendered":"All About the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Dining Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for ways to earn more Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards points? In addition to earning points by flying Southwest and through <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/southwest-credit-card\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Southwest credit card<\/a> spending, the Southwest Rapid Rewards Dining Program allows you to earn points at participating U.S. restaurants. Today's post explores the ins and outs of the Southwest dining program.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Southwest_Rapid_Rewards_Dining_Program_Overview\">Southwest Rapid Rewards Dining Program Overview<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_To_Use_Southwest_Rapid_Rewards_Dining\">How To Use Southwest Rapid Rewards Dining<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Signing_up_for_Southwest_Rapid_Rewards_Dining_Step-by-Step\">Signing up for Southwest Rapid Rewards Dining: Step-by-Step<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Best_Credit_Cards_To_Link_to_Your_Southwest_Dining_Account\">Best Credit Cards To Link to Your Southwest Dining Account<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Participating_Restaurants\">Participating Restaurants<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Special_Southwest_Rapid_Reward_Dining_Bonuses\">Special Southwest Rapid Reward Dining Bonuses<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#New_member_bonus\">New member bonus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#First_step_bonus\">First step bonus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Thank_you_bonus\">Thank you bonus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Review_bonus\">Review bonus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Program_restrictions\">Program restrictions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Southwest_Rapid_Rewards_Dining_Program_Overview\">Southwest Rapid Rewards Dining Program Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Southwest Dining allows you to earn up to three points for every dollar spent on dine-in and takeout orders at thousands of participating U.S. restaurants. Signing up costs nothing, and the simple enrollment process takes only a few minutes. Once you've enrolled and linked your card(s), you'll earn points dining at participating restaurants and milestone bonuses along the way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/shopping\/dining-rewards-programs\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Beginners Guide To Using Dining Programs for Easy Points and Miles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_To_Use_Southwest_Rapid_Rewards_Dining\">How To Use Southwest Rapid Rewards Dining<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, you'll need a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Rapid Rewards<\/a> account to enroll in Rapid Rewards Dining. Next, follow our process below to enroll in the dining program. By linking one or more credit or debit cards, you'll enable the program to track your dining spending and award you points accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that when prompted, you must opt into emails and remain opted in to earn the maximum 3X on spending. If you opt out of emails, you'll only earn 1 point per $2 spent.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Signing_up_for_Southwest_Rapid_Rewards_Dining_Step-by-Step\">Signing up for Southwest Rapid Rewards Dining: Step-by-Step<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To enroll in the complimentary program, head to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rapidrewardsdining.com\/join\" rel=\"noopener\">landing page here<\/a>, enter your email address, and choose &#8220;<strong>Get<\/strong> <strong>started<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the next page, you'll enter your name, zip code, Rapid Rewards number, email address, create a password, and then click &#8220;<strong>Join<\/strong> <strong>Rapid<\/strong> <strong>Rewards<\/strong> <strong>Dining<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/549\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-148803 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Dining-Page-2-e1707768202214-300x220.png\" alt=\"information page to complete your profile and sign up\" width=\"750\" height=\"549\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Dining-Page-2-e1707768202214-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Dining-Page-2-e1707768202214.png 697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Southwest Dining<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>The next screen will ask you to link a credit card. You can link multiple credit and debit cards to earn as many points as possible when switching between cards as you pay at affiliated restaurants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/655\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-148858 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/southwest-airlines-rapid-rewards-dining-add-a-credit-card-300x262.png\" alt=\"form to add a credit card to your profile\" width=\"750\" height=\"655\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/southwest-airlines-rapid-rewards-dining-add-a-credit-card-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/southwest-airlines-rapid-rewards-dining-add-a-credit-card-768x672.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/southwest-airlines-rapid-rewards-dining-add-a-credit-card.png 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Southwest Dining<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Once you've enrolled and linked your card(s), Southwest begins tracking your dining spending every time you swipe a linked card, crediting points to your Rapid Rewards account.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Best_Credit_Cards_To_Link_to_Your_Southwest_Dining_Account\">Best Credit Cards To Link to Your Southwest Dining Account<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some credit cards offer extra earning power on dining. For instance, the <a data-ccid=\"2061159\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/chase-ultimate-rewards\/chase-sapphire-preferred\/\">Chase Sapphire Preferred<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/a> offers 3x on dining, while the <a data-ccid=\"4028085\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-gold-card\/\">American Express<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Gold Card<\/a> offers 4x at restaurants worldwide (applicable on up to $50,000 in purchases annually, then 1x ). You should note that linking your credit card to Southwest Dining will most likely un-link that card from any other dining program you may have enrolled in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/best-credit-card-for-dining\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Credit Cards for Dining and Restaurants<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It's also worth noting that the rewards from your credit card and rewards from Southwest Dining stack on top of each other. You can earn points by completing your dining visits and also earn points by swiping the right credit card for extra earnings.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Participating_Restaurants\">Participating Restaurants<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To find out what restaurants are in the Southwest dining program, choose &#8220;Browse Restaurants&#8221; on their landing page:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148832\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/355\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-148832 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Dining-Browse-Restaurants-300x142.png\" alt=\"&quot;how it works&quot; screenshot for earning rewards with Southwest Dining\" width=\"750\" height=\"355\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Dining-Browse-Restaurants-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Southwest-Rapid-Rewards-Dining-Browse-Restaurants.png 716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Southwest Dining<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>You can search for restaurants near you on the next screen or enter your desired destination. You can also filter results by type of food:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174828\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/649\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174828 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Southwest-RR-Dining.png\" alt=\"Southwest Rapid Rewards participating restaurants in Chantilly, VA.\" width=\"750\" height=\"649\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Southwest-RR-Dining.png 2536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Southwest-RR-Dining-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Southwest-RR-Dining-1024x886.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Southwest-RR-Dining-768x664.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Southwest-RR-Dining-1536x1329.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Southwest-RR-Dining-2048x1772.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Southwest Dining<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Some restaurants only offer bonus points on certain days of the week or up to a maximum spending amount per month. You can find this information by clicking on a certain restaurant and reading the fine print.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Special_Southwest_Rapid_Reward_Dining_Bonuses\">Special Southwest Rapid Reward Dining Bonuses<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Southwest also offers multiple milestone bonuses. While this is a great way to earn even more points, keep in mind that bonus points earned do not count towards <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/a-list-elite-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\">A-List or A-List Preferred elite status<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/how-to-earn-southwest-companion-pass\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Companion Pass qualification<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"New_member_bonus\">New member bonus<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Enroll by <strong>January 5, 2027<\/strong>, and earn 500 bonus points. To qualify, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rapidrewardsdining.com\/earn\/new-member-bonus\" rel=\"noopener\">create an online account<\/a> and link your credit and\/or debit cards. Within the first 30 days of joining:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dine at a participating restaurant.<\/li>\n<li>Spend at least $25 in one dine.<\/li>\n<li>Complete an online review.<\/li>\n<li>Earn 500 bonus points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/190\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-186190 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SW-Dining.png\" alt=\"Southwest Dining new member bonus\" width=\"750\" height=\"190\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SW-Dining.png 2114w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SW-Dining-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SW-Dining-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SW-Dining-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SW-Dining-1536x389.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SW-Dining-2048x519.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/dining-rewards-new-member-bonus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Bonuses for New Members in Airline Dining Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"First_step_bonus\">First step bonus<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After you earn the new member bonus, you can earn the first step bonus. Earn a total of 1,500 Rapid Rewards points from dining and completing online reviews to qualify for a one-time bonus of 500 points.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Thank_you_bonus\">Thank you bonus<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After you earn the new member and first step bonuses, for every 1,000 Rapid Rewards points you earn dining and completing online reviews, you'll earn 300 bonus points.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Review_bonus\">Review bonus<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once you've dined and paid with your linked credit or debit card at any participating location, review your experience within 30 days of your visit to earn 10 Rapid Rewards bonus points. You must dine at a participating restaurant or bar and complete the associated post-dine survey within 30 days to earn this bonus. Members can only submit one review for each dining transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Also, members are limited to one restaurant visit per member per participating restaurant or bar per day. The good news is that this is combinable with other Rapid Rewards Dining bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Note that you must opt into promotional emails to receive this bonus.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Program_restrictions\">Program restrictions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you do not complete a dining transaction for 365 consecutive days, your Rapid Rewards Dining point balance will be reset to zero. Also, you should be aware that it can take up to eight weeks for bonus points to post to your account.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Southwest Airlines makes it easy to earn extra points by dining in or getting take-out from participating restaurants. Even though bonus points don't count towards status or Companion Pass qualification, with the many milestone rewards offered, you could easily rack up rewards towards your next vacation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earn extra Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards through the Southwest Dining program. Enrollment is easy and free: Simply link your card, find participating restaurants, and start earning points. With milestone and limited-time bonuses, you&#8217;ll earn even more points towards your next flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":143268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12068],"tags":[12621,12757],"coauthors":[36458],"class_list":["post-148796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-award-programs","tag-earning-strategy","tag-southwest-rapid-rewards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148796"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241052,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148796\/revisions\/241052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148796"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=148796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}