That's correct. My problem is that I get so many points from the card, I never spend $1,000 on actual travel. In the beforetimes, my spouse would travel all over the world and expense her business class flights onto our joint Amtrak card and then get reimbursed. I rarely dropped under 100,000 points. Now if I could just get some credit for her zoom meetings...
By the way, I don't think the Select benefits are really all that exciting.
- Two Single-Visit Passes to Amtrak lounges
- Two One-Class Upgrade Coupons
- Two coupons for 10% off Amtrak travel
- 25% Select point bonus on Amtrak travel
- Priority call handling
- Select-exclusive discounts and bonus offers from our program partners
The passes and upgrades are ok, I guess, but I usually get into the lounge with my sleeping car ticket anyway. The upgrade coupons are okay for business class, but business class doesn't usually cost that much more anyway, and the *one* free soda is a joke compared to airline BC. I'd rather sit in the quiet car than BC with all the expense account types on the phone.
I rarely travel Acela so the BC/FC upgrade isn't useful for me. Likewise, since I'm burning points most of the time, the 10% off and 25% bonus don't help.
If I was in a position to frequently spend my own cash on Amtrak travel, I guess it would be worth it.
Now if I could use the Select to upgrade to a room...