by JimBoylan
As for the old Chase Amtrak MasterCard, mine was replaced with a Chase Freedom Visa card, which currently gives a 5% rebate at Diapers.com!
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Gilbert B Norman wrote:With all of this as preamble for those who are in the plan, how liberal is Amtrak Guest Rewards? It seems like there are a lot here who ride about in Sleepers compliments of the plan. Since I joined the plan, just as I did United's, to expedite the on-line booking process (and I guess to "be one of the boys" around here), and have never redeemed any of my some 15K (if AGR offered a charity for donations, they'd be gone), what do those around here, especially those also in airline and hotel plans, think of AGR generosity, or lack thereof?For airlines I agree with you. Back 15 years ago when I used to fly for business every week and the programs were a bit more generous I'd redeem points often for normal itineraries, but since the last time I redeemed about 5 years ago, and had to fly New York to Cincinnati to Detroit to Duluth at 6:00 am in order to use the points, I don't even look at my airline points anymore. Hotels are definitely better. Rarely do I find a hotel has "sold out" of points rooms, and we'll usually get 4-8 nights per year free, out of 20-30 total. I had mostly done Hilton in the past, but started to move more to IHG when Hilton got less generous a few years ago.
Gilbert B Norman wrote:With all of this as preamble for those who are in the plan, how liberal is Amtrak Guest Rewards? It seems like there are a lot here who ride about in Sleepers compliments of the plan. Since I joined the plan, just as I did United's, to expedite the on-line booking process (and I guess to "be one of the boys" around here), and have never redeemed any of my some 15K (if AGR offered a charity for donations, they'd be gone), what do those around here, especially those also in airline and hotel plans, think of AGR generosity, or lack thereof?All of my sleeper travel (5-6 segments) so far has been on AGR points. I take one every few years, which is enough time to earn the required points to make such a trip.
Literalman wrote:The 12,000 bonus points for signing up for the card require that you spend $1,000 in the first 90 days. So there will be some delay in getting those points: after the first bill is paid? After 90 days? They won't show up as soon as you get the card.My bonus points showed up the same day the bill meeting the $1,000 charge requirement was electronically posted on BoA's web site.