For the last half-dozen years I've focused on racking up points, mostly with monthly trips on Capital Limited between DC and Pittsburgh. Now that I'm approaching retirement, and acquired a Guest Rewards Mastercard, I'm salivating to redeem them.
But here's the question: I can't easily find a site that explains the basic rules for redemptions. Obviously, all else being equal, I'd want to trade in my points for longer and/or costlier trips. But I can't even find a simple zone table. (Something like the one at http://thepointsguy.com/2014/09/is-the-amtrak-guest-rewards-mastercard-worthwhile/, which was obviously pasted from some AGR site, but where?) The tantalizingly-titled https://www.amtrakguestrewards.com/zonemap doesn't even have a map, just redirects to the usual sparse info. Sure, I can use my rewards when I book travel; but how do I know I'm following the best "strategy"....i.e., should I pay for a particular trip with points or continue saving them for a bigger splurge?
On this forum I see various mentions of AGR 1.0 and 2.0, but I don't even know which applies to me, or where to find out.
Thanks in advance for tips.
But here's the question: I can't easily find a site that explains the basic rules for redemptions. Obviously, all else being equal, I'd want to trade in my points for longer and/or costlier trips. But I can't even find a simple zone table. (Something like the one at http://thepointsguy.com/2014/09/is-the-amtrak-guest-rewards-mastercard-worthwhile/, which was obviously pasted from some AGR site, but where?) The tantalizingly-titled https://www.amtrakguestrewards.com/zonemap doesn't even have a map, just redirects to the usual sparse info. Sure, I can use my rewards when I book travel; but how do I know I'm following the best "strategy"....i.e., should I pay for a particular trip with points or continue saving them for a bigger splurge?
On this forum I see various mentions of AGR 1.0 and 2.0, but I don't even know which applies to me, or where to find out.
Thanks in advance for tips.