The comments in the snobby roomette thread had me wondering just how many people actually pay for sleeper accommodations on Amtrak's long distance trains and thus a completely non-scientific poll was born!
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Ditto. Depends on the price. I am not sure how to vote.Sometimes points, sometimes I pay $. It depends.
Sorry, knew I was forgetting something. Based on the preponderance (51%) of trips made.Ditto. Depends on the price. I am not sure how to vote.Sometimes points, sometimes I pay $. It depends.
Because you use money to pay off the charge to your CC?How come an AGR CC isn't on the list? That's how I always pay for my Amtrak trips.
Right, that is how I have planned a couple of LD trips: Looking at a range of days, I find the lowest price roomette going either way, then plan the other leg of the trip as an AGR reward - pretty much whenever I want, since price won't matter.I found a low bucket roomette priced at just $130 over the rail fare thanks to Amsnag.
Ditto!Voted points - if it's cheap, I'll pay, but things haven't been cheap in a while.
What PRR said. On that basis, right now I have 3 paid reservations [2 of 'em to & from Gathering VII] plus one AGR reservation. When I go up and down NEC I never even consider using points to purchase cause it way outside the above ratio.I value AGR points at 2 cents each. For example, when I look at a one-zone roomette trip that would cost 15,000 points, I value the points for that trip at $300. If I can purchase the trip for about $300 or less, then I buy it and save the points. If the cost is more than $300, then I use points.
What PRR said. On that basis, right now I have 3 paid reservations [2 of 'em to & from Gathering VII] plus one AGR reservation. When I go up and down NEC I never even consider using points to purchase cause it way outside the above ratio.I value AGR points at 2 cents each. For example, when I look at a one-zone roomette trip that would cost 15,000 points, I value the points for that trip at $300. If I can purchase the trip for about $300 or less, then I buy it and save the points. If the cost is more than $300, then I use points.
The difference is that the US Treasury doesn't give you bonus AGR miles when you use money (cash). However, if you use your AGR CC, you do get bonus miles. That is what makes the two forms of payment, different.Because you use money to pay off the charge to your CC?