Short upcoming trip

[penfrydd]

Planning a round trip from Brattleboro, VT to NYP and back. Questions:

1. If I want to use points, do I have to do it way in advance?

2. Can I use points to purchase a business class seat, or do points automatically put you in coach and then business is an upgrade. If so, it's not worth it for this trip.

Thanks

 

[Ryan]

1. If there is a seat on the train, you can get it on points at any time.

2. No, you can book a coach seat or business class seat on points. There's no "crossing the streams" with points and upgrades.

 

[the_traveler]

IMO, an award trip from Brattleboro to NYP is not worth it, especially if there is more than 1 passenger. Unless you have an excess of points you want to get rid off, or if you can't afford the fare for the trip and you have to be there!

A trip is either 4,000 in coach or 6,500 points in BC EACH WAY and PER PERSON! So it would cost 8,000 points or 13,000 round trip per person. If 2 are traveling, it's 16,000 or 26,000 points for the trip. For that amount, you could go to say to Miami or Atlanta in either a bedroom or Roomette with a bed and all meals for both for LESS! (Plus you will get BC to either NYP or WAS.) Or you can go to ELP, ABQ, DEN or WPT in a Roomette for 2 in a Roomette for less than the above BC cost or a little more than the above coach cost.

But the choice is totally your own.

 

[SubwayNut]

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