"Go Free" promotion starts Monday
 

Hi everyone -- we're excited to announce the Amtrak Guest Rewards "Go Free" promotion on our Acela, Northeast Regional, Cascades, and Hiawatha services this winter.

* Take three qualifying roundtrips on Acela from January 6 through March 1, 2014, and you'll get one free roundtrip for travel July 1 through August 31, 2014.

* Take two qualifying roundtrips on Northeast Regional from January 6 through March 1, 2014, and you'll get one free roundtrip for travel July 1 through August 31, 2014.

* Take two qualifying roundtrips on Cascades from January 6 through March 1, 2014, and you'll get one free roundtrip for travel March 2 through April 30, 2014.

* Take two qualifying roundtrips on Hiawatha from January 6 through March 1, 2014, and you'll get one free roundtrip for travel March 2 through May 31, 2014.

Starting on Monday, visit AmtrakGuestRewards.com to register. Registration required. Terms and conditions apply.


Anthony Rizos
Program Manager
Amtrak Guest Rewards
Washington, D.C.

thanks for the advance notice. Waiting for T&C.

Cool!

Found I had to login with my AGR account to get the Cascades promo

I'm seeing only the Acela one. Any idea where to find the NEC?

I found it under the left-hand menu (My Promotions -> Suggested Promotions).

Voila! Thanks!

Cool promo!

Are business class add-on fares included in the "minimum spend" or is it just the base coach fare?

Does using Keystone Service between New York and Philadelphia count, or does it have to be a Regional?

It has to be a Northeast Regional train.

Anthony

Do we earn TQP's on the free Acela trip?
 

I bet the answer to this question is "no" but I still thought I would ask: Does the free Acela trip count towards Select Plus status, meaning, do we still get 1k qualifying points for the trip?

I'm not interested in the points for redemption, I'm more interested in re-qualifying for Select Plus next year.

No.

Yes, I can confirm that they are. Recently received promo credit for a ~$40 rail fare + $20 biz class upcharge.

Can anyone share any experiences with redeeming the vouchers earned in similar promotions in the past? It looks like in the past they were being applied as a sort of virtual AGR redemption:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amtra...s-jan-4-a.html
Which implies that the rules would be similar to those of points redemption: that is, blackout dates, but relatively generous capacity controls, no AP requirement, etc. Do we think this is still the way these vouchers are being issued?

Pretty easy to redeem in the past - online booking like with points, no capacity controls. There weren't any July 4th holiday blackout dates in the last couple of years (maybe longer), so that was a moot point up until now.