Chase Amtrak Mastercard
#1
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Washington State
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Chase Amtrak Mastercard
Currently Chase is offering a measly 12000 bonus points when you sign up for a new Mastercard.
How or where is the best way/website to find out when a better offer comes along? I do read
many of the blogs that update people on airline and hotel deals but can't recall any of those
mentioning an Amtrak CC offer. If anyone has some insights to share with me on how best to be
alerted to a new deal I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks in advance.
How or where is the best way/website to find out when a better offer comes along? I do read
many of the blogs that update people on airline and hotel deals but can't recall any of those
mentioning an Amtrak CC offer. If anyone has some insights to share with me on how best to be
alerted to a new deal I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks in advance.
#3
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That would be http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...er-thread.html
#4
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 668
My understanding is that Chase and AGR split the first-use bonus points. So if the bonus is 12,000 points, each of them puts in 6,000 points. This matters because apparently for the better offers AGR will only deposit the points if you're targeted.
I'm not 100% certain about this, but the 32,000 offer is targeted, so if you apply you may only get the 16,000 miles from Chase while AGR refuses to deposit their 16,000 into your account. Still that's better than 12,000, so it's worth a shot.
I just applied for the 32,000 because I have a bunch of Amtrak travel coming up in the next 4-5 monthts (10 trips or more). I was declined but am hoping I can get through for reconsideration. I've done so many other CC signups in the past 6 months it doesn't surprise me, but those were all for airline miles that I only need for vacation, whereas the Amtrak travel I have to do one way or the other, and I'd prefer to save the money if possible.
I'm not 100% certain about this, but the 32,000 offer is targeted, so if you apply you may only get the 16,000 miles from Chase while AGR refuses to deposit their 16,000 into your account. Still that's better than 12,000, so it's worth a shot.
I just applied for the 32,000 because I have a bunch of Amtrak travel coming up in the next 4-5 monthts (10 trips or more). I was declined but am hoping I can get through for reconsideration. I've done so many other CC signups in the past 6 months it doesn't surprise me, but those were all for airline miles that I only need for vacation, whereas the Amtrak travel I have to do one way or the other, and I'd prefer to save the money if possible.
#5
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Outstanding follow up by you three. I will call Chase tomorrow and inquire about the card code mentioned
on the 30K offer. If they say it is still valid I will go with that one since the other for 32K doesn't
indicate the promotion code.
Really appreciate all your very valuable comments!
on the 30K offer. If they say it is still valid I will go with that one since the other for 32K doesn't
indicate the promotion code.
Really appreciate all your very valuable comments!
#6
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 162
Outstanding follow up by you three. I will call Chase tomorrow and inquire about the card code mentioned
on the 30K offer. If they say it is still valid I will go with that one since the other for 32K doesn't
indicate the promotion code.
Really appreciate all your very valuable comments!
on the 30K offer. If they say it is still valid I will go with that one since the other for 32K doesn't
indicate the promotion code.
Really appreciate all your very valuable comments!
#7
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 668
The AGR card is actually a great card to have, even without any bonus points. If you regularly ride Amtrak the points are generally more lucrative than airline points (since redemptions cost way less in terms of points), so there's great value in that. Add in the fact that there's no annual fee and it's a great credit card to have. The bonus points are just the icing on the cake.
#8
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Yep. Would be interested in hearing your experience with this, as it there are very few recent reports (and I've looked on other forums as well).
The AGR card is actually a great card to have, even without any bonus points. If you regularly ride Amtrak the points are generally more lucrative than airline points (since redemptions cost way less in terms of points), so there's great value in that. Add in the fact that there's no annual fee and it's a great credit card to have. The bonus points are just the icing on the cake.
The AGR card is actually a great card to have, even without any bonus points. If you regularly ride Amtrak the points are generally more lucrative than airline points (since redemptions cost way less in terms of points), so there's great value in that. Add in the fact that there's no annual fee and it's a great credit card to have. The bonus points are just the icing on the cake.
#9
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And let me also point out that this forum is regularly visited and read by AGR personnel.
#10
Join Date: Jun 2011
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I don't have personal experience with this one. I've just read reports that you need to well-document any targeted promotions as sometimes Amtrak will even forget that they targeted you and give you fewer points than they should have.
#11
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anyway they wish. Don't see how Amtrak could influence Chase to renege on their own
promotional ad.
#13
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Does anybody know what credit score you ought to have to even bother applying for the card? I travel Amtrak frequently, so I'd like to get it, but graduate school bills put my credit rating lower than I'd like it to be.
Anybody know what the cutoff seems to be?
Much obliged.
Anybody know what the cutoff seems to be?
Much obliged.
#14
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Does anybody know what credit score you ought to have to even bother applying for the card? I travel Amtrak frequently, so I'd like to get it, but graduate school bills put my credit rating lower than I'd like it to be.
Anybody know what the cutoff seems to be?
Much obliged.
Anybody know what the cutoff seems to be?
Much obliged.
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#15
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: Amtrak Select
Posts: 333
On our first statement it clearly stated that we got the 8K points from them. But only 6K total (3K from chase, 3K from AGR) showed up in his agr account. They stated that since he wasn't elible for the promo he could only get the total of 6K points. I have so many AGR points that it wasn't worth fighting over.
EDIT: I should add that with the AGR mastercard, the points show at the bottom of your Chase statement and then flow over to AGR. So it is AGR who is maintaining your point balance at all times, not chase.
Last edited by amamba; Aug 25, 2011 at 6:51 pm Reason: clarity