{"id":158866,"date":"2024-04-06T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=158866"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:55:11","slug":"amtrak-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/amtrak-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Amtrak Promotion Offers Double Points on Spring Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Amtrak is yet another rewards program to earn points with, and now members have a promotion to earn double points through May 21, 2024. For those who take trains out of pleasure or obligation, here's how you can earn double rewards for the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Amtrak_Double_Points_Promotion\">Amtrak Double Points Promotion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Amtrak Guest Rewards is the simple name of Amtrak's loyalty program. After joining, members earn 2 points per dollar spent on train travel. Furthermore, members earn 25% bonus points with business class travel and 50% bonus points with Acela first class.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/451\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-158888 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Amtrak-2X-Points-Promotion.jpg\" alt=\"Amtrak 2X Points Promotion\" width=\"750\" height=\"451\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Amtrak-2X-Points-Promotion.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Amtrak-2X-Points-Promotion-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Amtrak-2X-Points-Promotion-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Amtrak-2X-Points-Promotion-768x462.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through <strong>May 21, 2024<\/strong>, members can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/DoublePoints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">register to earn <strong>double points<\/strong><\/a> on train rides. Note the offer states this is for double base points, so it's uncertain if the 25% or 50% bonus for business class and first class travel are doubled. Members can also use an Amtrak credit card, such as the <a data-ccid=\"223\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/offer\" =_blank target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amtrak Guest Rewards<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Mastercard<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> or <a data-ccid=\"222\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/offer\" =_blank target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amtrak Guest Rewards<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Preferred Mastercard<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>,\u00a0to earn points on Amtrak purchases. With this promotion, you will earn 6 points per dollar spent with the Amtrak Guest Rewards Card (2 base points from the travel booking, 2 bonus points with this promotion, and 2 bonus points with the card) and 7 points per dollar with the Amtrak Guest Preferred Card (it offers 3x on Amtrak spending).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/travel\/do-amtrak-points-expire\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Do Amtrak Guest Rewards Points Expire?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Key_terms\">Key terms<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/DoublePoints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for this Amtrak promotion<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Book and complete Amtrak travel by <strong>May 21, 2024<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Earn <strong>double base points<\/strong> on the travel.<\/li>\n<li>This is on top of the points earned by Amtrak cardholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We've seen a few offers from Amtrak recently, including <a href=\"\/travel\/buy-amtrak-points\/\">buying Amtrak points with a 30% bonus<\/a> and <a href=\"\/credit-cards\/amtrak-credit-card\/\">solid welcome bonuses on Amtrak credit cards<\/a>. As such, Amtrak is quickly becoming a worthwhile program to join if you like traveling by train. I've personally had great experiences traveling with Amtrak.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to check out all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/promotions\/deals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deals Amtrak is currently offering<\/a> to ensure you get the best price and rewards on your train travel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Amtrak_Double_Points_Promotion\">Amtrak Double Points Promotion<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Key_terms\">Key terms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amtrak is yet another rewards program to earn points with, and now members have a promotion to earn double points through May 21, 2024. 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