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How to book Eurostar tickets using Amex Membership Rewards points
With the new Eurostar loyalty scheme, Club Eurostar, now fully operational (my thoughts are here) – and with American Express Membership Rewards still onboard as the only Club Eurostar transfer partner...
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Bits: Eurostar announces Amsterdam start date – with a catch, railcards for...
News in brief: Eurostar announces start of Amsterdam services Eurostar has confirmed that its long-delayed service to Rotterdam and Amsterdam will begin on 4th April. There will be two trains per day...
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Bits: Club Eurostar redemptions to Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Qatar hits...
News in brief: Club Eurostar adds online redemptions to Amsterdam and Rotterdam Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its services to the Netherlands on 4th April. Redemption seats on the new routes...
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Bits: Kent to get direct trains to Luton Airport, double Eurostar points to...
News in brief: Kent to get direct trains to Luton Airport Parkway from May The new and much delayed changes to the Thameslink rail network in London are about to begin in earnest. This official...
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We travel on the inaugural Eurostar service to Amsterdam!
On Wednesday 4th April Eurostar launched its new route from London to Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Passengers can now travel from St. Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal in 3 hours and 41 minutes. On paper this...
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How I got good value for my Amex points with a short-notice Club Eurostar...
I need to be in Paris for two days at the end of June, returning home on a perennially expensive Friday evening. As my hotel is only three metro stops from Gare du Nord it made sense to take the train...
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Bits: 30% off Eurostar Standard Premier, bonus Accor points at Fairmont /...
News in brief: 30% off Eurostar Standard Premier tickets Until 16th July, Eurostar is running a 30% off sale in Standard Premier. Standard Premier is, for most people, the sweet spot for Eurostar...
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Bits: Amazon Prime Day offers, Eurostar St Pancras staff striking on 28th
News in brief: Amazon Prime Day continues all day Tuesday Amazon Prime Day has returned for the fourth time, with big discounts on many items all day today. You need to be an Amazon Prime member to...
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Bits: Eurostar opening a London lounge cocktail bar, Etihad launches Acqua di...
News in brief: Eurostar to open a cocktail bar in the London lounge The highlight of the huge new Eurostar Business Premier lounge in Paris is the cocktail bar, which is open every evening and serves...
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Bits: join me at Loyalty Summit and Frequent Traveller Awards Europe,...
News in brief: Join me at Loyalty Summit and the Frequent Traveller Awards Europe Thursday 20th September sees a new travel loyalty conference in London called Loyalty Summit. Held at the Hyatt...
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Why transferring hotel points to a friend is good (but airline miles are bad)
Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend. It is usually a terrible deal. The price is often only modestly cheaper than buying miles outright but no new miles are...
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You can now swap points between Club Eurostar and Le Club AccorHotels – but...
Le Club AccorHotels has announced a new partnership with Club Eurostar. I was a little surprised to see this but I shouldn’t have been. As the biggest hotel group in France and with a big UK presence,...
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