{"id":27180,"date":"2018-09-11T06:06:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=27180"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:18:27","slug":"earn-double-points-amtrak-double-days-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/earn-double-points-amtrak-double-days-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn Double Points with Amtrak"},"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 has announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrakguestrewards.com\/doubledays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a promotion awarding you double points<\/a> for travel between September 17, and November 17, 2018. You need to register for the \u201cDouble Days\u201d promotion, and earning is capped to 4 qualifying segments each day.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrakguestrewards.com\/doubledays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-aspectratio=\"543\/219\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27308 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Amtrak-Double-Days-2018-Promotion.jpeg\" alt=\"Amtrak Double Days 2018 Promotion\" width=\"543\" height=\"219\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Amtrak-Double-Days-2018-Promotion.jpeg 543w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Amtrak-Double-Days-2018-Promotion-300x121.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Key_Terms\">Key Terms<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrakguestrewards.com\/memberpromotions\/register\/10053?code=DoubleDaysFall18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register to receive 2X points<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Promotion is valid on travel from September 17, through November 17, 2018, 11:59:59 PM CST<\/li>\n<li>Select Executive members are automatically registered for the promotion<\/li>\n<li>Earning is limited to four qualifying one-way segments per day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Maximizing_The_Promotion\">Maximizing The Promotion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you plan on taking advantage of the promotion when traveling on Amtrak this fall, remember that Amtrak purchases will code as travel on your credit card. So when purchasing your tickets make sure to use one of the <a href=\"\/credit-cards\/best-credit-card-for-travel\/\">best cards for travel purchases<\/a> to earn a spending category bonus.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This promotion takes a couple of seconds to register, and you are on your way to earning double points this fall. Nothing\u00a0epic here, but double points for a couple of clicks sounds worth it to us.<\/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=\"#Key_Terms\">Key Terms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Maximizing_The_Promotion\">Maximizing The Promotion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amtrak has announced a promotion awarding you double points for travel between September 17, and November 17, 2018. 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