Double Days 2024?

[scrollmaster]

Has Amtrak announced if Double Days offered in 2024? I haven't seen anything in my emails which is how I usually find when Double Days offered. Wife & I traveling early May thru late June and much of that on Amtrak LD trains. We are also planning a shorter fall trip departing late September/early October. I never make Select Executive but usually manage to keep Select Plus and still need TCQ points.
The May/June booked already with points. If Double Days were available is it worth rebooking to get them?

 

[AmtrakBlue]

My guess, if they have it again, it will be announced this week. Possibly Wednesday, the first day of spring.

 

[joelkfla]

Has Amtrak announced if Double Days offered in 2024? I haven't seen anything in my emails which is how I usually find when Double Days offered. Wife & I traveling early May thru late June and much of that on Amtrak LD trains. We are also planning a shorter fall trip departing late September/early October. I never make Select Executive but usually manage to keep Select Plus and still need TCQ points.
The May/June booked already with points. If Double Days were available is it worth rebooking to get them?

I don't think it's necessary to book during the promotion period. As I understand it, you just need to register for the promotion and travel during the promotion period. Points are earned when you travel, not when you book. And IIRC, earned TQP's were not doubled, just base points.

 

[fairviewroad]

I got an email yesterday advising me to register for double points "now through May 21." Not sure if it's targeted, but a family member got it too.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

I also got it

 

[joelkfla]

I got an email yesterday advising me to register for double points "now through May 21." Not sure if it's targeted, but a family member got it too.

Thanks for the heads up.

The website just says you must be an AGR member, so it seems it's available to anyone, with or without email invitation.

Just click My Promotions on your AGR account page.

 

[TinCan782]

The website just says you must be an AGR member, so it seems it's available to anyone, with or without email invitation.

How would you get points if you weren't an AGR member? Perhaps it would include an urge to sign up!

 

[AmtrakBlue]

How would you get points if you weren't an AGR member? Perhaps it would include an urge to sign up!

I think he meant anyone who is already an AGR member. But, yeah, it's a nice selling point to get people to sign up.

 

[City of Miami]

So does double days mean if I'm registered and I spend $800 to travel this weekend that I'll get 6x points? That is: 2x from fnbo+ 2x from AGR doubled? If it does I think I'll go to Atlanta.

 

[TinCan782]

So does double days mean if I'm registered and I spend $800 to travel this weekend that I'll get 6x points? That is: 2x from fnbo+ 2x from AGR doubled? If it does I think I'll go to Atlanta.

EDIT to correct: 2 or 3x from FNBO (NOT doubled) plus 2x X 2 = 4 points from Amtrak. So, 6 or 7 points total depending on which card you have.

 

[City of Miami]

A total of 5X. The FNBO points are separate from AGR points. The promotion does not double the FNBO points.

Doesn't fnbo customarily give 2 agr points for each $ spent on Amtrak and 1 pt/$ for everything else charged (except dining which is also 2 pts/$).

 

[daybeers]

It depends which fnbo card you have. The paid card gets 3x points on Amtrak.

 

[TinCan782]

It depends which fnbo card you have. The paid card gets 3x points on Amtrak.

Yes, but FNBO points are NOT doubled. Only Amtrak awarded points for travel. The original post was regarding Double Days promotion by Amtrak.

 

[trimetbusfan]

So does double days mean if I'm registered and I spend $800 to travel this weekend that I'll get 6x points? That is: 2x from fnbo+ 2x from AGR doubled? If it does I think I'll go to Atlanta.

This would be correct. 2 points per dollar from FNBO, then 4 more points per dollar from AGR. So a total of 6 points per dollar.

Keep in mind the FNBO points hit when your statement arrive vs the Amtrak points will hit when you travel (and in order to get the 4x points per dollar you need to travel during the promo period).