Originally Posted by
xyzzy
You can transfer 1:1 to Amtrak and then from there 1:2 to Hilton. Beware, though, that Amtrak only allows 25k miles to be transfered out per year per account unless you're an Amtrak Select (elite) member. Amtrak award tickets themselves are quite a good deal.
Completely agree. Amtrak tickets can be some of the best VALUE awards out there. 20k AGR points can get you many long haul 2-zone tickets (one way sleeper car) that would be priced at $1000 plus. And that covers 2 people. So for 40k AGR points roundtrip you could go from Chicago to Seattle, Portland, San Fran or L.A. and back, all meals included. That's 10k less than 2 coach tix on CO, but of course you'll need to be living the life of riley to have the little over 2 days each way travel time...