Eurostar has opened up its reservation system a little further in advance.  Effective this week, you can now book six months ahead rather than just four months. As few people realise this yet, you .....

Eurostar has opened up its reservation system a little further in advance.  Effective this week, you can now .....

11 Dec 201311 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

American Express has launched a Eurostar promotion covering the quiet post-Christmas period. Recent sales have focussed only on Standard tickets, albeit for as little as £54 return, so it is good to .....

American Express has launched a Eurostar promotion covering the quiet post-Christmas period. Recent sales have .....

5 Dec 20135 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Eurostar is running another public sale from tomorrow (20th) through to December 2nd. However, if you use this link, you have access to the sale before the general advertising starts tomorrow. Here .....

Eurostar is running another public sale from tomorrow (20th) through to December 2nd. However, if you use this .....

19 Nov 201319 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

I have run an interesting series of articles this week, written by Nick Burch, on Eurostar and its various earning and redemption options. If you want to redeem American Express Membership Rewards .....

I have run an interesting series of articles this week, written by Nick Burch, on Eurostar and its various .....

28 Sep 201328 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

This is the final part of our Eurostar series this week, written by Nick Burch. Part 1, comparing the two Eurostar loyalty schemes, can be found here. Yesterdays piece on using Avios points to book .....

This is the final part of our Eurostar series this week, written by Nick Burch. Part 1, comparing the two .....

26 Sep 201326 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is the second part of our Eurostar series this week, written by Nick Burch.  Part 1, comparing the two Eurostar loyalty schemes, can be found here.  Tomorrow he will look at using American .....

This is the second part of our Eurostar series this week, written by Nick Burch.  Part 1, comparing the two .....

25 Sep 201325 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I have been keen to increase the Eurostar coverage on Head for Points for a while, but I haven’t used the service for about five years and was getting a bit rusty. I was delighted when Nick .....

I have been keen to increase the Eurostar coverage on Head for Points for a while, but I haven’t used .....

24 Sep 201324 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

September will see a lot of Eurostar coverage on Head for Points as I have a guest writer who is putting together a series of articles on using Amex Membership Rewards points and Avios to get Eurostar .....

September will see a lot of Eurostar coverage on Head for Points as I have a guest writer who is putting .....

10 Sep 201310 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Eurostar is about to launch a major sale on its Standard Class tickets. The sale goes live in a day or so – it may even be live by the time you read this.  However, members of Eurostar .....

Eurostar is about to launch a major sale on its Standard Class tickets. The sale goes live in a day or so .....

5 Sep 20135 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Avios has, surprisingly quietly, dropped the price of Eurostar tickets booked in Standard Premier class. As you can see here, Standard Premier tickets to Paris, Lille and Brussels now cost .....

Avios has, surprisingly quietly, dropped the price of Eurostar tickets booked in Standard Premier class. As .....

15 Aug 201315 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Eurostar is about to launch a major sale on its Standard Premier class, formerly known as Leisure Select. This gets you a business class seat and an at-seat meal service, albeit of lower quality than .....

Eurostar is about to launch a major sale on its Standard Premier class, formerly known as Leisure Select. This .....

13 Jun 201313 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

A couple of days ago I wrote this long article on how to use American Express Membership Rewards points. A reader pointed out that I had forgotten to mention the ability to transfer Amex Membership .....

A couple of days ago I wrote this long article on how to use American Express Membership Rewards points. A .....

24 Sep 201224 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to articles on their credit cards, but I have never written an overview piece on it. Membership .....

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to .....

18 Sep 201218 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments