# ✈️ Southwest Just Launched Its Best Companion Pass Offer Yet — Plus Lounge Wars, Alaska Cuts & a Transfer Bonus Expiring Soon Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/southwest-just-launched-its-best-companion-pass-offer-yet-plus-lounge-wars-alaska-cuts-a-transfer-bonus-expiring-soon Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/southwest-just-launched-its-best-companion-pass-offer-yet-plus-lounge-wars-alaska-cuts-a-transfer-bonus-expiring-soon.md Podcast: [Miles & Points Daily Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132) Published: 2026-06-03T09:05:24+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.milesandpointsdaily.com/episodes/southwest-just-launched-its-best-companion-pass-offer-yet-plus-lounge-wars-alaska-cuts-a-transfer-bonus-expiring-soon Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/22046df9/b0ced74e.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/episodes/southwest-just-launched-its-best-companion-pass-offer-yet-plus-lounge-wars-alaska-cuts-a-transfer-bonus-expiring-soon Duration seconds: 542 ## Resource Southwest has dropped a massive 90,000-point sign-up bonus on its Priority Card that could get you tantalizingly close to the coveted Companion Pass — but you'll need to act strategically. Alaska Airlines is making a painful cut to its Saver fare earning, while also hiking partner award booking fees by 60%, though one card can save you from that hit. A limited-time 25% transfer bonus on Amex Membership Rewards to Air France KLM Flying Blue is live through June 30, making now a prime moment for Europe trip planners to make their move. The lounge wars are heating up with Nashville International putting out a massive bid, a second Delta One Lounge coming to LAX, and a stunning new Alaska Lounge now open in Portland. Rounding things out, Virgin Atlantic has completed free Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire A350 fleet, and there are several juicy targeted Amex Offers plus a Wyndham summer promo worth registering for now. Subscribe to Miles & Points Daily Newsletter 👉🏼 https://milesandpointsdaily.com/ Thanks to Award Travel Finder for sponsoring this episode! Our Free Travel Tools: Award Travel Finder - Search award flights, hotels & status matches Award Travel Alerts - Get notified when points deals drop Friday Flight Deals - Cheap cash fares & error fares Flight Queue - Airport security & passport control wait times Flight Seatmap - Seat maps with live availability SeatWifi - In-flight WiFi availability, pricing & quality Support us - Chase Chase Business American Express American Express Business Bilt Rewards Capital One Ramp Rakuten ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/episodes/southwest-just-launched-its-best-companion-pass-offer-yet-plus-lounge-wars-alaska-cuts-a-transfer-bonus-expiring-soon/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/southwest-just-launched-its-best-companion-pass-offer-yet-plus-lounge-wars-alaska-cuts-a-transfer-bonus-expiring-soon.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.