Last year, Eurostar and Thalys, the French train company merged to form ‘Eurostar Group’, the largest high-speed rail franchise in Europe. Both companies were already majority owned by .....

Last year, Eurostar and Thalys, the French train company merged to form ‘Eurostar Group’, the .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

News in brief: Heathrow pulls back on threat for Christmas capacity caps Heathrow is attempting to calm concerns from airlines and passengers over short notice capacity caps over the busy Christmas .....

News in brief: Heathrow pulls back on threat for Christmas capacity caps Heathrow is attempting to calm .....

12 Nov 202212 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

We’ve just returned from 12 days in the Middle East over half term. This turned out to be the most complex ‘miles and points’ trip I’ve ever arranged, coming together over a .....

We’ve just returned from 12 days in the Middle East over half term. This turned out to be the most .....

2 Nov 20222 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 205 comments

Some recent press coverage elsewhere (eg Business Traveller here, by the ever-excellent Alex McWhirter) has drawn attention to the huge spike in Eurostar ticket prices since the pandemic eased. This .....

Some recent press coverage elsewhere (eg Business Traveller here, by the ever-excellent Alex McWhirter) has .....

30 Sep 202230 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 145 comments

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, Raffles, Fairmont, Pullman etc, has launched a promotion with Club Eurostar. The Accor and Club Eurostar partnership works .....

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, Raffles, Fairmont, Pullman etc, .....

20 Jul 202220 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

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 • 22 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 • 74 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