I woke up to an email from Amtrak letting me know that you will receive double points on all train rides March 18th through May 18th. This is for any route, no exclusions! You must register for this promotion. The terms do not state whether registration must be done by travel date or not, but… Read full article

This is just a quick reminder that through March 16th, you can earn up to a 30% bonus when purchasing Amtrak points. This is a promotion that is probably run a few times a year (at least every other month I’d say) and one that I’ve taken advantage of in the past. Purchase: 1,000 –… Read full article

Amtrak is running another promotion where you will receive a up to a 30% bonus on all points purchased through March 16, 2013. This is a promotion that is probably run a few times a year (at least every other month I’d say) and one that I’ve taken advantage of in the past. Purchase: 1,000 – 4,500 points… Read full article

Earlier today I posted that if you take 2 roundtrip (or 4 one-way) Northeast regional Amtrak trips during the promotional dates, you’ll get 1 free roundtrip regional ride (or 2 one-ways) to use this summer. For those of you who prefer the Acela over the Regional train, reader B commented that there was another version… Read full article

Amtrak just announced a new promotion where if you take two roundtrip trips on the Northeast regional train between January 7 and March 2, you’ll earn one free roundtrip to use this summer between July 1 and August 29. You must register for this promotion PRIOR to travel. The terms are pretty straight forward, and… Read full article

Amtrak has just announced another elite status level for the even more so frequent travelers. This “Select Executive” status is available to those train riders who earn 20,000 Tier Qualifying Points in a calender year. Benefits will include: 100% tier point bonus on Amtrak® travel Select Executive Earned Upgrades Unlimited access to ClubAcela®, Amtrak Metropolitan… Read full article

Amtrak is running another promotion where you will receive a 30% bonus on all points purchased through December 31, 2012. This is a promotion that is probably run a few times a year and one that I’ve taken advantage of in the past. I am limited to Northeast travel on Amtrak where the cost of… Read full article

I am almost 100% better from being sick last week, so I must admit, I was slacking ever so slightly. In that case, I wanted to make you all aware of these deals and promotions that I haven’t yet blogged about: Free Coffee at Starbucks! TODAY Monday October 15 between 4-6pm, you can get a… Read full article

This is a quick post, but starting today you will receive double points on all Amtrak travel through November 16th. A pretty straightforward promotion in my opinion. During the promotion time period you will earn 4 points per $1 spent on Amtrak travel, 1,000 points with each Acela Express Business class trip, and 1,500 points for a… Read full article

For a limited time, Amtrak is giving AAA members an additional 10% off their train travel on select routes on top of the 10% off one would typically get with their AAA membership. They are calling it the “10 Plus 10 Discount.” You must book your travel online through September 15 for travel September 16… Read full article