Redeem Points

[Trainut]

I have 52,000 AGR points. I want to travel in 3 zones, bedroom on all legs, with my wife going along. How do I go about booking the trip? It will take 50,000 points, does she go with me at an additional charge, and if so how much and how do I pay?

Thanks in advanced,

Trainut

 

[MrFSS]

I have 52,000 AGR points. I want to travel in 3 zones, bedroom on all legs, with my wife going along. How do I go about booking the trip? It will take 50,000 points, does she go with me at an additional charge, and if so how much and how do I pay?Thanks in advanced,

Trainut

If the 50,000 pays for the bedroom on all the legs you want, then everyone in the bedroom goes for the 50K. No extra charge.

 

[the_traveler]

The AGR award for a bedroom (or a roomette) includes the room and rail fare for either 1 or 2 people. Also keep in mind that the awards are for ONE WAY! (So a round trip award would be 2 awards. Of course, you could always buy the return trip.)

Also remember that if any of your segments include a trip that include Business Class, if your AGR award includes a roomette or bedroom, you're entitled to travel Business Class. (You may have to ask for it.)

Example - You get a 3 zone bedroom award from PVD-SAN. You travel PVD-WAS-CHI-LAX-SAN. On the WAS-CHI and CHI-LAX segments, you have a bedroom. But on the PVD-WAS and LAX-SAN trains, these offer Business Class - you can get Business Class tickets for these trains!

 

[Cascadia]

The AGR award for a bedroom (or a roomette) includes the room and rail fare for either 1 or 2 people. Also keep in mind that the awards are for ONE WAY! (So a round trip award would be 2 awards. Of course, you could always buy the return trip.)
Also remember that if any of your segments include a trip that include Business Class, if your AGR award includes a roomette or bedroom, you're entitled to travel Business Class. (You may have to ask for it.)

Example - You get a 3 zone bedroom award from PVD-SAN. You travel PVD-WAS-CHI-LAX-SAN. On the WAS-CHI and CHI-LAX segments, you have a bedroom. But on the PVD-WAS and LAX-SAN trains, these offer Business Class - you can get Business Class tickets for these trains!

Thank you for this! I did not know about the Business Class available on the routes without roommettes when you book a roommette award. That might make a difference for me sometime if I start my trip on the Cascades here and connect to the CS or the EB.

 

[Joel N. Weber II]

The AGR award for a bedroom (or a roomette) includes the room and rail fare for either 1 or 2 people.

Can't that be three people if you like the idea of stuffing the roomette or bedroom too full?

 

[rimmiqs]

The AGR award for a bedroom (or a roomette) includes the room and rail fare for either 1 or 2 people.

Can't that be three people if you like the idea of stuffing the roomette or bedroom too full?

Yes

 

[Rail Freak]

The AGR award for a bedroom (or a roomette) includes the room and rail fare for either 1 or 2 people. Also keep in mind that the awards are for ONE WAY! (So a round trip award would be 2 awards. Of course, you could always buy the return trip.)
Also remember that if any of your segments include a trip that include Business Class, if your AGR award includes a roomette or bedroom, you're entitled to travel Business Class. (You may have to ask for it.)

Example - You get a 3 zone bedroom award from PVD-SAN. You travel PVD-WAS-CHI-LAX-SAN. On the WAS-CHI and CHI-LAX segments, you have a bedroom. But on the PVD-WAS and LAX-SAN trains, these offer Business Class - you can get Business Class tickets for these trains!

Thank you for this! I did not know about the Business Class available on the routes without roommettes when you book a roommette award. That might make a difference for me sometime if I start my trip on the Cascades here and connect to the CS or the EB.

How many points would you need for a trip like that?

 

[the_traveler]

The AGR award for a bedroom (or a roomette) includes the room and rail fare for either 1 or 2 people. Also keep in mind that the awards are for ONE WAY! (So a round trip award would be 2 awards. Of course, you could always buy the return trip.)
Also remember that if any of your segments include a trip that include Business Class, if your AGR award includes a roomette or bedroom, you're entitled to travel Business Class. (You may have to ask for it.)

Example - You get a 3 zone bedroom award from PVD-SAN. You travel PVD-WAS-CHI-LAX-SAN. On the WAS-CHI and CHI-LAX segments, you have a bedroom. But on the PVD-WAS and LAX-SAN trains, these offer Business Class - you can get Business Class tickets for these trains!

Thank you for this! I did not know about the Business Class available on the routes without roommettes when you book a roommette award. That might make a difference for me sometime if I start my trip on the Cascades here and connect to the CS or the EB.

How many points would you need for a trip like that?

If you were asking about my fake example of PVD-SAN, it would be 10,500 for coach (but no business class), or 35,000 (for a roomette) or 50,000 (for a bedroom).

But there is a trick (via a loophole h34r: ) to lower the points needed - but it includes 1 extra day and night in coach and many extra rail miles !