Rapid Rewards points with two Southwest cards

[mrteacher]

Last spring I opened the Southwest Plus card and earned the 50,000 signup bonus. Now, I am considering opening up a SW Premier card.

I still have around 10,000 rapid rewards point that I earned from the Plus card.

My question is, if I open up the Premier card and earn the 50,000 signup bonus, will those points post to my current rapid rewards account, or be placed in a new rapid rewards account?

Thanks!

[kpd905]

You are given the chance to enter your Rapid Rewards number when you sign up for a new card, otherwise they would create a new number for you.  So put in your number and they'll all be in one account.

[mrteacher]

Perfect!

If I were to cancel one or both of the cards before using the RR points that I earned from the sign-up bonus, would I be at risk of losing some or all of the RR points? I am assuming not, but I wanted to double check. I'd likely apply for the Premier, cancel the Plus, and then after completing the sign-up bonus on the Premier, cancel that too. However, I will likely not have used all of the points by that time.

[kpd905]

Your miles are linked to your Southwest account, not your credit card.  However, if you have no activity for 24 months, the points will expire.

There are a few ways to create activity:  Book a flight, use a Southwest credit card for any charge, or go through the Rapid Rewards shopping mall and make a purchase (https://rapidrewardsshopping.southwest.com/).

I know United will notify you by email if you get close to having your miles expire, but not sure if Southwest does the same.