What are Club Eurostar points worth? I had pondered this question – without answering it – in various articles, including this one on which is the best American Express Membership Rewards points redemption. Back in December 2019, I finally sat down and looked – objectively […]
Club Eurostar
In December 2017, Eurostar relaunched its two loyalty schemes - Eurostar Frequent Traveller, aimed at the business traveller, and Eurostar Plus Points, aimed at the leisure market - as Club Eurostar. Club Eurostar is explained in detail in the articles below.
Our articles also show how to redeem for free Eurostar travel using Eurostar points or American Express Membership Rewards points.
You receive free entry to Eurostar lounges if you take out the American Express Platinum charge card. Our review of the American Express Platinum card is here.
What are Club Eurostar points worth? We do the maths – adding in the new fees
10 August 2020 By 11 Comments
Club Eurostar is adding a £32 fee to all redemptions – but is also giving five month status extensions
5 August 2020 By 35 Comments
Club Eurostar is making some changes to how it operates in response to the hit to the business caused by coronavirus. The good news, from a loyalty perspective, is that Club Eurostar will be extending your status by five months. Your new end date should […]
Lounge news: Aspire lounge at Luton Airport opens 4th August, Eurostar lounges open 3rd August
24 July 2020 By
News in brief: Aspire’s Luton Airport lounge due to open on 4th August The Aspire lounge as London Luton Airport is due to re-open on 4th August. The good news is that the lounge has been completely refurbished. It originally closed in late January, with […]
Eurostar cancels its dedicated ski services to France for 2020
19 July 2020 By
Eurostar has cancelled its dedicated ski services to France for 2020. Last month, we reported that Eurostar has cancelled its services to the south of France. These were the trains heading to Lyon, Avignon and Marseille. As well as cancelling the services for 2020, Eurostar […]
Eurostar cancels services to the south of France – Lyon, Avignon, Marseille – until 2022
27 June 2020 By
Eurostar has announced that it is dropping its direct Summer service to Lyon, Avignon and Marseille. What was more surprising is that, as well as cancelling all trips for 2020, it has also wiped the schedule for Summer 2021. It’s obviously not the end of […]
Why transferring hotel points to a friend is good (but transferring airline miles is bad)
23 June 2020 By
Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner? Can you transfer the points for free? In most cases, the answer is ‘Yes’. Airline schemes are not like this. Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to […]
Can you transfer Club Eurostar points to someone else?
19 June 2020 By
In response to a reader email, I wanted to look today at whether you can transfer Club Eurostar points to a friend or family member. A bit of background …. Club Eurostar replaced Eurostar Frequent Traveller and Eurostar Plus Points just over two years ago. […]
You can swap points between Club Eurostar and Accor Live Limitless – but should you?
14 June 2020 By
Accor Live Limitless has a little known partnership with Club Eurostar. As there are very few ways of earning Club Eurostar points apart from using their services, I thought it was worth a closer look. You can convert American Express Membership Rewards points to Club […]
Can you convert Club Eurostar points to Avios?
2 June 2020 By
I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios points. The answer is yes, you can, but there are two snags: it is a bit fiddly, and more importantly ….. you will lose a lot of […]
Earn double or triple Club Eurostar points on all routes
24 February 2020 By
Eurostar has launched a new bonus Club Eurostar points offer which could prove very lucrative. If you book between 21st and 29th February, for travel in March, you will receive: double Club Eurostar points in Standard Class and triple Club Eurostar points in Standard Premier I […]
Earn double Club Eurostar points on Eurostar trains to the Netherlands
17 February 2020 By
The good news for anyone travelling between London and Amsterdam or Rotterdam is that DIRECT Eurostar return trains are about to start running. Eurostar has been running from London TO Amsterdam and Rotterdam for a while now. However, due to on-going work constructing immigration facilities, […]
What are Club Eurostar points worth? We do the maths.
27 December 2019 By
What are Club Eurostar points worth? I have pondered this question – without answering it – in a couple of recent articles, including this one from two weeks ago on which is the best American Express Membership Rewards points redemption. Whenever I write about Club […]
What is the best use of American Express Membership Rewards points?
12 December 2019 By
I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles and hotel points. I have pulled together both of these strands in this updated article on how to make the best use […]
Get double Club Eurostar points on train trips this Autumn!
8 October 2019 By
Club Eurostar launched a double points promotion yesterday as part of its partnership with Le Club AccorHotels. As we covered here, you can transfer Accor points into Club Eurostar, and Club Eurostar points into Le Club AccorHotels. I don’t recommend it, because you lose value, […]
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