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Update: The registration and booking window has closed. Eligible travel must be completed by July 1, 2026.
If you've been looking for an easy way to grow your Rapid Rewards balance by flying, listen up. Southwest Airlines just launched a new offer for double bonus points, but you'll need to act fast since the ultra-short booking window is about to close.
Here’s what to know about this promotion and how to register.
Earn 2X Bonus Points on Southwest Flights Through July 1
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Southwest Airlines promotion offering bonus points. And even though a new one just launched, it won’t be around for long.
This new offer awards double Rapid Rewards points when you register and book qualifying flights by April 12, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT, then complete your travels by July 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT.
For this offer, a qualifying flight is a “one-way revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city, including any intermediate stops and or connections, or a round-trip revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal.”
You’ll earn double points on the base fare, excluding taxes and fees. That means twice the standard earnings rates:
- Choice Extra: 14X points per dollar (28X total)
- Choice Preferred: 10X points per dollar (20X total)
- Choice: 6X points per dollar (12X total)
- Basic: 2X points per dollar (4X total)
Per the terms and conditions, there’s no maximum number of bonus points you can earn from this promotion, so you can book multiple flights after registering to maximize your earnings.
Related: The Ultimate Guide to Earning a Southwest Companion Pass
Key terms
- Earn double Rapid Rewards points when you register and book by April 12, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT, and travel by July 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT.
- Travel booked or flown before registering for this promotion is not eligible.
- Qualifying flights include those operated by Southwest Airlines and paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers, gift cards, flight credits, or Cash + Points.
- For Cash + Points bookings, points are earned only on the portion of the base fare paid in U.S. dollars.
- Bonus points are awarded in addition to standard flight earnings through Rapid Rewards and do not count toward A-List, A-List Preferred, or Companion Pass qualification.
- Bonus points will post within 72 hours after completing your trip.
Related: Southwest Cash + Points: Is It Worth Using?
Our Take
Who doesn’t love bonus points? Even if you’re not thrilled with all the recent changes at Southwest Airlines, it’s still possible to rack up plenty with this offer, and the airline still delivers solid value for award flights. Just be sure to register and book eligible flights by the April 12, 2026, deadline so you don’t miss out.
Looking for other ways to earn bonus Southwest points? Check out these current Southwest card offers:
$99Rates & Fees
- 2X points per $1 spent on Southwest® purchases
- 2 points for every $1 you spend at gas stations and grocery stores on the first $5,000 in combined purchases per anniversary year
- 1X point per $1 spent on all other purchases
$229Rates & Fees
- 4X points per $1 spent on all Southwest® purchases
- 2X points per $1 spent at gas stations and restaurants
- 1X point per $1 spent on all other purchases
$299Rates & Fees
- 4X points per $1 spent on Southwest® purchases
- 2X points per $1 spent at gas stations and restaurants
- 2X points per $1 on hotel accommodations booked directly with the hotel
- 2X points per $1 spent on rideshare
- 1X point per $1 spent on all other purchases
For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card (Rates & Fees), Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card (Rates & Fees), and Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card (Rates & Fees)
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Did you get the dates right in this? This article was posted 30 minutes ago, but the dates say you must book by June 18 which was 6 days ago.
Ah, there are a couple of promotions that have already closed that we included in this post for reference. The only promotion that’s currently available is the bonus points for flights within Hawaii – but we will continue to update this post as other promotions are added.
I tried to register for the 5X points today and it didn’t work call Southwest and they weren’t able to help me they couldn’t figure it out so try again in 48 hours anyone else seen this?
I had no problem doing it just now. Good luck.
I seems very easy via promotions to earn a companion pass or get one extended (due to COVID extensions). There is little reward to those of us that earn the points each year to qualify.
I messaged southwest about having to use “your company travel program” they confirmed we can book directly on their website and still qualify.
Whoa! That’s huge!
Good offer, I’d of course go for the companion pass over the points
Flying 2 roundtrips will present more a challenge to more people nowadays.
So a transcon roundtrip with connections in both directions will qualify for the first promo?
Unfortunately not. A one-way is defined as a journey from an origin to a destination. I added this restriction from the terms and conditions to the post above for clarity: ” A qualifying one-way flight for this promotion is a one-way revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city, including any intermediate stops and/or connections on Southwest Airlines.”
The 5K offer sounds intriguing. One RT from our local airport with a connection each way, would bring in an extra approximate $75 worth of points, in addition to the points gained from the actual flight, with the current low SW prices, could provide a return worth much of the cost of the trip!
I think I would go for the points, not much flying in my future.