Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Via IADGR8 on Twitter, there’s a no annual fee version of the Amtrak Platinum Select MasterCard, that comes with a 15,000 point bonus. Last year, Amtrak partnered with Bank of America for their new credit cards and 2 versions were … [Continue reading]

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Prior to this year’s changeover in the Amtrak Guest Rewards program, I booked myself a speculative ticket on the Southwest Chief train from Chicago to Los Angeles to lock-in lower points under the old rate. I received an email today from … [Continue reading]

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Yesterday, with the assistance of Vice Preside Joe Biden, Amtrak unveiled it’s plan for the next generation of high speed rail to hit the Northeast Corridor – the stretch between Washington DC and Boston, and points in between. This train … [Continue reading]

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! As many are aware, AAA members get a standard 10% off most Amtrak fares so long as they purchase 3 days in advance. Now through May 15, however, customers can get 10% off the already discounted AAA fares, which is actually … [Continue reading]