Club Eurostar devalues – let’s look at what is changing
Three years after a major relaunch which saw your points balance lose a lot of value, Club Eurostar has announced another devaluation. Details should be dropping into your inbox today (Thursday). The...
View ArticleBits: Eurostar launching direct Antwerp trains, Gatwick launches parking robots
News in brief: Eurostar to launch direct services to Antwerp Eurostar has, very quietly, opened up new direct international services from London to Antwerp. Antwerp is already accessible via...
View ArticleCan you transfer Club Eurostar points to someone else?
Inspired by a reader email, I wanted to look at whether you can transfer Club Eurostar points to a friend or family member. A bit of background Club Eurostar is, since a restructuring in 2024, the...
View ArticleEurostar half price premium sale – with a good upgrade option
Eurostar is running a ‘50% off’ sale exclusively for its Eurostar Plus and Eurostar Premier cabins. Eurostar Plus is the middle cabin, which has the same seat as First Class (ie Eurostar Premier) but...
View ArticleReview: How does Club Eurostar work?
This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much coverage on Head for Points, mainly because it doesn’t run many promotions and we are generally...
View ArticleHALF PRICE SALE: Eurostar Plus vs Eurostar Premier – what’s the difference?
Eurostar offers three classes of travel on its services from London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Lille, Rotterdam and beyond, all the way from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Premier. This weekend, as...
View ArticleBits: good JetBlue Boston and NYC deal, the ideal airport lounge chair?,...
News in brief: JetBlue launches attractive US East Coast deals JetBlue has been trying to shake up the market between Europe and New York / Boston. Using single aisle Airbus A321LR aircraft – also...
View ArticleYou can transfer points between Club Eurostar and ALL Accor – but should you?
ALL Accor has a little known partnership with Club Eurostar. As there are very few ways of earning Club Eurostar points apart from taking a trip, I thought it was worth a closer look at the Accor...
View ArticleNews: Hotel Indigo Gloucester opens, Marriott / Ethiopian partner, Eurostar...
More news in brief: IHG’s Hotel Indigo opens in Gloucester Gloucester gained its first luxury boutique hotel this week with the opening of a 129-room Hotel Indigo. It is part of the £100m+ Forum...
View ArticleClub Eurostar has launched a big reward seat sale – worth an Amex transfer?
Eurostar has launched a big Club Eurostar redemption sale. All reward seats are discounted by 20%. This isn’t as generous as the 40% offer which ran in February 2024, but: that offer was partly done,...
View ArticleEurostar orders a fleet of double decker trains with plans to add Frankfurt...
There has been a lot of noise in the past two years from new operators pitching cross-channel train services to rival Eurostar. This follows a British-French declaration to support the development of...
View ArticleGet a 50% bonus on Accor transfers to Club Eurostar – it’s surprisingly decent
ALL Accor has launched a 50% points transfer bonus into Club Eurostar. Don’t stop reading – unlike 90% of Accor transfer bonuses, this one is good. I might even jump on it myself. As regular readers...
View ArticleWhich airlines let you convert their miles into Accor Live Limitless hotel...
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 with the...
View ArticleBits: huge Eurostar ‘50% off’ premium sale, beware your OneKeyCash expiring
News in brief: Eurostar launches a huge ‘50% off’ sale for premium seats Eurostar has launched a new promotion, and it is well worth a look. If two to nine people travel together (so no joy for solo...
View ArticleInteresting Hertz car rental deal with Club Eurostar launched
Club Eurostar doesn’t have a lot of partners. The only ones of scale are Hertz, Accor and American Express Membership Rewards. A new Hertz offer has just launched and it is surprisingly generous. At...
View ArticleBits: Zipcar / Avios deal ends, got unused BA eVouchers?, Hertz / Eurostar deal
News in brief: Zipcar and Avios end their partnership ‘Pay by the hour’ car rental company Zipcar is ending its partnership with Avios on 30th June. Whilst I was still on the Avios earning plan, it...
View ArticleClub Eurostar has launched a big reward seat sale – worth an Amex transfer?
Eurostar has launched a big Club Eurostar redemption sale. All reward seats are discounted by 20%. This isn’t as generous as the 40% offer which ran in February 2024, but: that offer was partly done,...
View ArticleWhat are Club Eurostar points worth? We do the maths
What are Club Eurostar points worth? 18 months ago Club Eurostar had a relaunch which doubled the cost of free trips – albeit with a higher earning rate going forward and a status bonus for elite...
View ArticleGet a 50% bonus on Accor transfers to Club Eurostar – it’s surprisingly decent
Hotel loyalty scheme Accor Live Limitless (Novotel, ibis, Sofitel, Mercure, Raffles, Fairmont etc) has a lot of transfer partners. Whenever we write about them, we usually say ‘this is worth knowing...
View ArticleGet 10% off many midscale Accor hotels in Europe until June
Last year, Club Eurostar teamed up with Accor to offer a 10% discount on many of its hotels in Europe. The offer has just been extended by a further three months. I ran a few examples and the...
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