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I want to check my assumptions with the folks here. I have been reading these boards for quite a while and would like to know if I have got my plan correct (more or less).
I am an AGR member altho infrequent traveller, have a few points, but always do at least one trip a year from Michigan to KCY. I decided to apply for and got the Amtrak World card. When the card arrives I plan to use it to book my trip for this summer (2 persons in sleeper). Cost for the trip will be enough to trigger the 20,000 bonus points. I also get 3x points from BofA card for booking the Amtrak travel and 2x points for my rental car and hotel, correct? And when I book the trip I will get 2 AGR points from Amtrak per dollar spent on my part of the trip only , so I want to make sure that I am the first person on the reservation in order to get credited with the sleeper cost.
In effect getting 5x points for my portion of rail fare (3 from BofA & 2 fromAGR) and 3x points for my grandson from BofA + 20,000 bonus points and whatever 2x points for car/hotel from BofA. Liking the thought of this year's trip paying for next year's trip (minus the annual fee). Not sure if grandson can get his own AGR account, he's only 7 and website says 13 and over for online AGR account setup, but perhaps one needs to talk them on the phone for younger ones.
As a relative newbie any insights/suggestions would be appreciated.
I am an AGR member altho infrequent traveller, have a few points, but always do at least one trip a year from Michigan to KCY. I decided to apply for and got the Amtrak World card. When the card arrives I plan to use it to book my trip for this summer (2 persons in sleeper). Cost for the trip will be enough to trigger the 20,000 bonus points. I also get 3x points from BofA card for booking the Amtrak travel and 2x points for my rental car and hotel, correct? And when I book the trip I will get 2 AGR points from Amtrak per dollar spent on my part of the trip only , so I want to make sure that I am the first person on the reservation in order to get credited with the sleeper cost.
In effect getting 5x points for my portion of rail fare (3 from BofA & 2 fromAGR) and 3x points for my grandson from BofA + 20,000 bonus points and whatever 2x points for car/hotel from BofA. Liking the thought of this year's trip paying for next year's trip (minus the annual fee). Not sure if grandson can get his own AGR account, he's only 7 and website says 13 and over for online AGR account setup, but perhaps one needs to talk them on the phone for younger ones.
As a relative newbie any insights/suggestions would be appreciated.