Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles and into hotel schemes. Over the years this changed, creating a pyramid of sorts: There .....

Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles .....

11 Jul 202211 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Eurostar offers three classes of travel on its services from London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and beyond, all the way from Standard to Business Premier. In this article I want to look at the .....

Eurostar offers three classes of travel on its services from London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and beyond, .....

15 May 202215 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

This is our review of Business Premier on the Eurostar train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras. After spending a long weekend in Amsterdam it was time to return home, this time in .....

This is our review of Business Premier on the Eurostar train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras. .....

14 May 202214 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments

This is our review of Standard Premier on the Eurostar rail service from London to Amsterdam. Despite living in the catchment area of Eurostar for many years – including when it used to stop at .....

This is our review of Standard Premier on the Eurostar rail service from London to Amsterdam. Despite living .....

6 May 20226 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • 75 comments

This is our review of the Eurostar Business Premier lounge at London St Pancras station. For me, it was my actually my first ever proper visit – and, shockingly, my first ever Eurostar trip .....

This is our review of the Eurostar Business Premier lounge at London St Pancras station. For me, it was my .....

5 May 20225 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

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 .....

What are Club Eurostar points worth? I had pondered this question – without answering it – in .....

13 Apr 202213 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Eurostar reopened the cocktail bars in its London and Paris lounges this week, as well as bringing back its lounge canape collection. Both bars had been closed since the pandemic broke out although .....

Eurostar reopened the cocktail bars in its London and Paris lounges this week, as well as bringing back its .....

7 Apr 20227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

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.  .....

Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner?  Can you transfer the points for .....

6 Dec 20216 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

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 .....

In response to a reader email, I wanted to look today at whether you can transfer Club Eurostar points to a .....

5 Dec 20215 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

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 .....

I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios .....

4 Dec 20214 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

If you have an Accor Live Limitless hotel account, you may have been emailed this week about a 20% conversion bonus if you transfer points in from Club Eurostar. Is this a good deal? Let’s take .....

If you have an Accor Live Limitless hotel account, you may have been emailed this week about a 20% conversion .....

2 Dec 20212 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? What is the best way to use American Express Membership Rewards points? I have written numerous articles before about using American Express .....

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? What is the best way to use American Express .....

22 Nov 202122 November 2021 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Eurostar lounge at Gare du Nord in Paris. It is part of our small Eurostar series this week. You can see our review of Club Eurostar here and our review of the Eurostar .....

This is our review of the Eurostar lounge at Gare du Nord in Paris. It is part of our small Eurostar series .....

27 Sep 202127 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This is our review of the Eurostar lounge at London St Pancras station. It is five years since we last reviewed this lounge, even though I use it at least once per year, so I thought it was worth .....

This is our review of the Eurostar lounge at London St Pancras station. It is five years since we last .....

26 Sep 202126 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments