Chase allows you to earn a bonus on the same Southwest credit card every 24 months. You can close your Southwest credit card after you've held it for 12 months if you don't feel like you're getting value from it, and then restart the entire two credit card Companion Pass strategy outlined above. Alternatively, if you have lots of friends or a spouse to refer to Southwest credit cards then those referrals can be enough to keep your Companion Pass for another cycle. You will have to continue paying the credit card annual fee in this case, but may still find it better than closing and re-opening credit cards.