<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Hawkeye:
I am not familiar with Amtrak's program, but one concern would be the "1,500 Marriott Hotels". Marriott has over 2,000 hotels, so I'm guessing that it excludes many of the top destinations/resorts.</font>
Marriott has 2100 worldwide, but 1500 sounds about right for the US. Still, I agree with your point: find out the fine print about the top properties. Does "U.S." get fine-tuned to "continental U.S." in the fine print? Are there blackout dates, etc.?