Amex Platinum – Eurostar fast track check-in?

[rs132]

Hi all, I am aware that Plat gives lounge access with Eurostar – can you also get access to the business/carte blanche check in line?

Thanks

[sloth]

No

[jayjay]

Sadly not – just the lounge, St Pancras has a nice cocktail bar on the upper floor

[simdog]

jayjay wrote:

Sadly not – just the lounge, St Pancras has a nice cocktail bar on the upper floor

Definitely do this, when I went there I spent the first 20 minutes (disappointed) not knowing there was an upstairs. Walked up the stairs and was much better.

[Ash]

Can you take guests in? Scenario is 2 econ or prem efon tickets booked with my platinum. Partner has supplementary platinum, but neither ticket purchase will go through her card.

[elguiri]

Ash wrote:

Can you take guests in? Scenario is 2 econ or prem efon tickets booked with my platinum. Partner has supplementary platinum, but neither ticket purchase will go through her card.

It doesn’t matter how you bought the tickets, you need to show your ticket and amex platinum card with the same names on them to be let into the lounge.

Young children can be let in at the bouncer’s discretion, but no guests.
Nothing to say you can’t fill up your bags with cans etc and take them to your travel companion sitting directly outside the lounge…however this might be messy if you try it with the bowls of cereal. They do have takeaway coffee cups though.

[NigelHamilton]

Ash wrote:

Can you take guests in? Scenario is 2 econ or prem efon tickets booked with my platinum. Partner has supplementary platinum, but neither ticket purchase will go through her card.

A ticket booked in your partner’s name, will allow her to enter the lounge, if she turns up with her supplementary platinum. You need two cards to get two people in (i.e. no card allows a guest). No need for the tickets to be booked by her.

[acm]

On the same Amex/Eurostar topic, does anyone know if transferred Amex points to Club Eurostar count as “Earned” points?

[sloth]

acm wrote:

On the same Amex/Eurostar topic, does anyone know if transferred Amex points to Club Eurostar count as “Earned” points?

they do yes, as do points transferred from a partner’s Eurostar ac (if that’s an options available to you)

[ed_fly]

sloth wrote:

acm wrote:

On the same Amex/Eurostar topic, does anyone know if transferred Amex points to Club Eurostar count as “Earned” points?

they do yes, as do points transferred from a partner’s Eurostar ac (if that’s an options available to you)

It doesn’t look like my recent Amex MR transfer counted as earned points. My status remains ‘classique’ with a target of 400 points to move to ‘advantage’ despite transferring a big chunk of MR points.

[sloth]

ed_fly wrote:

sloth wrote:

acm wrote:

On the same Amex/Eurostar topic, does anyone know if transferred Amex points to Club Eurostar count as “Earned” points?

they do yes, as do points transferred from a partner’s Eurostar ac (if that’s an options available to you)

It doesn’t look like my recent Amex MR transfer counted as earned points. My status remains ‘classique’ with a target of 400 points to move to ‘advantage’ despite transferring a big chunk of MR points.

yeah sorry, I misread Earned as stop points expiring…

[acm]

sloth wrote:

ed_fly wrote:

sloth wrote:

acm wrote:

On the same Amex/Eurostar topic, does anyone know if transferred Amex points to Club Eurostar count as “Earned” points?

they do yes, as do points transferred from a partner’s Eurostar ac (if that’s an options available to you)

It doesn’t look like my recent Amex MR transfer counted as earned points. My status remains ‘classique’ with a target of 400 points to move to ‘advantage’ despite transferring a big chunk of MR points.

yeah sorry, I misread Earned as stop points expiring…

Damn, I’m about 400 away from Carte Blanche this way and was hoping to push myself over before Feb.