You're not the first person who wondered that. I belong to several airline FF programs, and some do not get much activity from me. Each will send out a warning in advance of miles expiring. it's true that Amtrak's three-year time for points expiring is very liberal, but it sure would be nice if they would send out some kind of tickle before nuking your points.Just curious. Why doesn't Amtrak give you a countdown warning about points about to expire? 15,000+ points (husband's) zeroed out. Ouch.
Good question. Here's another: Why didn't hubby ride a train - free even - for over three years?Just curious. Why doesn't Amtrak give you a countdown warning about points about to expire? 15,000+ points (husband's) zeroed out. Ouch.
Free travel does not reset the AGR clock. Only paid travel does that.Good question. Here's another: Why didn't hubby ride a train - free even - for over three years?Just curious. Why doesn't Amtrak give you a countdown warning about points about to expire? 15,000+ points (husband's) zeroed out. Ouch.
And that's where AGR is more conservative than domestic airlines I've flown where virtually any activity at all (free travel, paid travel, and non-travel points earning/using) reset the clock.Free travel does not reset the AGR clock. Only paid travel does that.
If that's the case he could inquire if there is any exception for expiration during active military duty.If this is the same Jody I'm thinking of, her husband was in Iraq for a period of time. That would explain why he hasn't traveled for a while.
Good point! :lol:Just as a tip for others, as long as you have the Chase AGR MasterCard your points won't expire.
No, there isn't. You have to pull up your transactions, open-up the time frame to include three years, and look to see when your last paid travel trip took place. Pretty lame.Is there really no place on Amtrak's AGR site where it spells out the date your points are set to expire?!
It's been a constant complaint on the Flyertalk Amtrak forum which AGR monitors.Maybe that is something that can be suggested as an improvement over to the folks at AGR. It does seem like it would be appopriate to let members know when their points expire.
Sounds like a useful service for folks who use multiple accounts irregularly. Is this sort of third party middleman access authorized by Amtrak? I don't care if something like AmSnag breaks their rules because it's not tied to my account and the worst than can happen is I discover the pricing was wrong when I go to buy the tickets. But in the case of a discrepancy with my points I don't want to risk Amtrak's wrath if they happen to find out my account was accessed in an unauthorized way.In the meantime, until AGR does something, if one is actually worried about having points expire, be they Amtrak or any other rewards program, one can sign up for a free service called AwardWallet. One registers with them and they monitor all activity for all of your awards accounts, giving you a one page glance at the status of every account; showing total points, latest updates, and expiration dates amongst other things. And they will send you an email reminder that you've got points about to expire if you don't do something to stop it. They also offer Apps for smartphones so that you can access your info from your phone too, as opposed to your computer via a web browser.
Well there is nothing in Amtrak's T&E that prohibits it. And it's not a data mining service, which is something that Amtrak does prohibit, as they don't look at every AGR account, only those for people who have given permission for their accounts to be monitored.Sounds like a useful service for folks who use multiple accounts irregularly. Is this sort of third party middleman access authorized by Amtrak? I don't care if something like AmSnag breaks their rules because it's not tied to my account and the worst than can happen is I discover the pricing was wrong when I go to buy the tickets. But in the case of a discrepancy with my points I don't want to risk Amtrak's wrath if they happen to find out my account was accessed in an unauthorized way.In the meantime, until AGR does something, if one is actually worried about having points expire, be they Amtrak or any other rewards program, one can sign up for a free service called AwardWallet. One registers with them and they monitor all activity for all of your awards accounts, giving you a one page glance at the status of every account; showing total points, latest updates, and expiration dates amongst other things. And they will send you an email reminder that you've got points about to expire if you don't do something to stop it. They also offer Apps for smartphones so that you can access your info from your phone too, as opposed to your computer via a web browser.
How secure is this and how trustworthy is AwardWallet? I feel uncomfortable at the prospect of just handing over any/all of my frequent traveler numbers and PINs/passwords...In the meantime, until AGR does something, if one is actually worried about having points expire, be they Amtrak or any other rewards program, one can sign up for a free service called AwardWallet. One registers with them and they monitor all activity for all of your awards accounts, giving you a one page glance at the status of every account; showing total points, latest updates, and expiration dates amongst other things. And they will send you an email reminder that you've got points about to expire if you don't do something to stop it.
Well of course no one can guarantee anything 100% these days, but I'd say that they're very secure. I've been with them for over 6 months now myself without incident. And since you don't provide other personal information, things like address & phone to them, it would make it harder for anyone to do things if they did have a breech.How secure is this and how trustworthy is AwardWallet? I feel uncomfortable at the prospect of just handing over any/all of my frequent traveler numbers and PINs/passwords...In the meantime, until AGR does something, if one is actually worried about having points expire, be they Amtrak or any other rewards program, one can sign up for a free service called AwardWallet. One registers with them and they monitor all activity for all of your awards accounts, giving you a one page glance at the status of every account; showing total points, latest updates, and expiration dates amongst other things. And they will send you an email reminder that you've got points about to expire if you don't do something to stop it.
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