The Metropolitan
OBS Chief
My Select Package arrived today. Got me a slick new mint/clear membership card, the two luggage tags (which are nice, but the fasteners seem a little unscecure) and the ever coveted upgrade coupons, which I HOPE will come in handy on a Saturday BOS-BAL Acela trip in March. The restrictions on the back seem quite contradictory and complicated. I recall mention that these upgrades used to be able to be snagged 2 days in advance, but this coupon mentions ONE HOUR as the window of opportunity. It also mentions that reservations can not be made on Amtrak.com, which is where mine were done.
The obviousness of the program as a reward for Acela riders becomes apparent in the Welcome pamphlet that ONLY has photos of Acela trainsets in the slice of life shots it includes. Nowhere is an Amfleet, Superliner, or Talgo to be seen.
One other little thing mentioned as "new" are 'experience' reward opportunities. These range from 10,000 points for a "PGA Tour Ticket to Golf" or "Ski Experience" to a whopping 1,300,000 points to be able to be redeemed for packages to National Sporting Events: The Super Bowl, World Series, Final Four, Masters, or US Open Tennis. Ironically, these packages include deluxe hotel, tickets, and other goodies, but NOT transportation.
The obviousness of the program as a reward for Acela riders becomes apparent in the Welcome pamphlet that ONLY has photos of Acela trainsets in the slice of life shots it includes. Nowhere is an Amfleet, Superliner, or Talgo to be seen.
One other little thing mentioned as "new" are 'experience' reward opportunities. These range from 10,000 points for a "PGA Tour Ticket to Golf" or "Ski Experience" to a whopping 1,300,000 points to be able to be redeemed for packages to National Sporting Events: The Super Bowl, World Series, Final Four, Masters, or US Open Tennis. Ironically, these packages include deluxe hotel, tickets, and other goodies, but NOT transportation.