1.   Among the three airlines in the Amtrak program, only Midwest Express allows its frequent-flier points to be redeemed for train travel.

2.   Players can either redeem their points right away for small prizes or accumulate their tokens or tickets for prizes as large as TV sets, he said.

3.   Points can be redeemed for prizes, like gift certificates to Barnesandnoble.com.

4.   Schools can redeem the points for computers and software.

5.   The points can be redeemed for prizes.

6.   The points can be redeemed for books, music, movie tickets, and a host of other items.

7.   The points can be redeemed for items like free or discounted game tickets or team jackets.

8.   In the last week of December I went to the American Express office to redeem my points for the mobile phone.