Tag: Amtrak
Increased Bonus Offers on Both BofA Amtrak Guest Rewards Credit Cards
Details of increased bonus offers from Bank of America on both of their Amtrak Guest Rewards credit cards.
Amtrak 2016 limits premium award seats
Today, January 24th 2016, Amtrak’s new award program has gone into effect. You can read about the new program here: Amtrak Guest Rewards 2016...
Should you transfer Chase points to Amtrak?
Monday December 7th will be the last day to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Amtrak Guest Rewards. Should you transfer? If so, how...
Manufacturing Choice. Is it worth it?
Last month I asked “Should I bet on Choice?” Thanks to my Chase Amtrak card (which is now a Freedom card), I had a...
Planning your next Amtrak adventure before its too late
Given the upcoming changes to Amtrak’s Guest Rewards program, I thought it would be fun to point out some sweet spots in their current...
Arches, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Zion, and more via trains, planes, and automobiles
Here it is. Our fantastic trip west to visit four national parks and the Hoover Dam…
Amtrak Wolverine to Chicago
Nine of us (across two families)...
Amtrak Guest Rewards credit card review
First National Bank of Omaha has recently taken over and relaunched the Amtrak Guest Rewards Mastercards. Existing cardholders who had the cards previously issued...
Amtrak’s California Zephyr
I recently traveled west from Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a group of family and friends to visit a number of national parks: Arches, Bryce,...
Should I bet on Choice?
In March, I wrote that the Chase Amtrak card was no longer being offered to new customers. This was disappointing because the credit card...
Amtrak Guest Rewards 2016 — Better than expected. My take and recommendations.
Last week, I travelled with family and friends to a number of national parks: Arches, Bryce, Grand Canyon, and Zion. We used Amtrak points...
Amtrak to tie award prices to ticket prices. Sigh.
In the points & miles world, Amtrak (yes, Amtrak) offers some of the best bang for your buck when it comes to redeeming points. ...
Rail running: pursuing Amtrak status to save on hotels
In a recent post I discussed the end of the Chase Amtrak credit card. The reason most readers should care about this is that...
The Other Way to get cheap Choice points is almost here (Daily Getaways). Should...
Last week I reported that Chase was no longer offering the Amtrak credit card (See: Chase kills the Amtrak card. Why you might care…). ...
Amtrak zombie links found; should you hop on?
UPDATE: Zombie links are now dead.
This morning I wrote that Chase was no longer offering the Amtrak credit card. In that post I explained...
