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AGR has reduced the number of blackout dates for award travel in 2008!
No more blackout dates for the entire Thanksgiving week or for two weeks at Christmas plus no more Veteran's Day, Columbus Day, or MLK Day weekend blackouts.

As long as awards stay non-capacity-controlled, I'm happy...^

2008 blackout dates: 18 days
January 2, 2008; February 15, 2008; February 18, 2008; March 21, 2008; March 24, 2008; August 29, 2008; September 1, 2008; November 25 - 26, 2008; November 29 - 30, 2008; December 1, 2008; December 19 - 21, 2008; December 26 - 28, 2008
https://amtrakguestrewards.com/index...ory=offersNews


For comparison, the blackout dates in 2007 were: (57 days)
January 1, 2007-January 2, 2007; January 12, 2007–January 15, 2007; February 16, 2007–February 19, 2007; April 5, 2007–April 9, 2007; May 25, 2007–May 28, 2007; August 31, 2007–September 3, 2007; October 5, 2007–October 8, 2007; November 9, 2007–November 12, 2007; November 20, 2007–November 27, 2007; and December 14, 2007–December 31, 2007