Select 10% Off Coupons & Sleeper Travel

[quadrock]

Hi All,

I would like to use one of my 10% off coupons that I received as a Select member to book a trip containing sleeping car accommodations. I noticed that there is a line stating "Valid for upgrades to Business class seats upon full payment of applicable accommodations charge. Not valid for sleeper accommodations." Does anyone know if:

1) Can I still apply the 10% off towards the coach portion of my fare and pay for the sleeping accommodation? Or does that statement mean that the 10% off cannot be used at all when there is a sleeping accommodation present?

2) What would happen if I booked the trip in coach with the 10% off coupon and then attempted to pay for a sleeping car upgrade?

Thanks in advance for anyone's replies.

 

[BCL]

I believe it means that they can't be used at all if there will be sleeper accommodations. I wouldn't be surprised if they only allowed an upgrade to sleeper accommodations with a payment of the discounted amount.

It might just be easier to book with something like a AAA discount. About the only advantage I see to the 10% welcome discount is that there's no 3-day advanced purchase required.

 

[Bob Dylan]

If you want to book a Sleeper you will pay the Current Bucket charge for the Room and the LOW Bucket Coach Fare minus any regularly offered discounts, such as AAA, Senior, Student, Military etc.

 

[quadrock]

Thank you for the responses. It looks like I will not be using these coupons for the sleeper portion of my trip. Unfortunately, I am not a AAA member so I would not be able to take advantage of that discount either. Not a big deal, I can always utilize those 10% coupons for some Cascades trips I am planning. Does anyone know how they work for business class upgrades (i.e. is the 10% taken off the complete coach+business fare or is it only 10% of the coach fare with me paying the regular business class surcharge that anyone else would)?

Thanks again.

 

[Bob Dylan]

The discount only applies to the Rail Fare ( Coach) so you will pay the Current Bucket for the Upgrade to Business Class in addition to the Rail Fare!