If you are a member of Eurostar Frequent Traveller or Eurostar Plus Points, you will have received an email yesterday announcing the merger of the two schemes into an, as yet unnamed, new programme. .....

If you are a member of Eurostar Frequent Traveller or Eurostar Plus Points, you will have received an email .....

26 Jul 201726 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Over the weekend we are looking at whether it is worth using your Virgin Flying Club miles as part payment for a booking.  (Short answer: it isn’t). We’ve also looked at ‘part pay .....

Over the weekend we are looking at whether it is worth using your Virgin Flying Club miles as part payment .....

31 Mar 201731 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This is our review of the new Eurostar Business Premier lounge at Gare du Nord in Paris. Every now and then I get to do something fun but slightly odd for HfP – like going to a different country .....

This is our review of the new Eurostar Business Premier lounge at Gare du Nord in Paris. Every now and then I .....

6 Feb 20176 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 32 comments

Anika was in Paris on Friday for a private view of the brand new Eurostar lounge at Gare du Nord. It seems that it could, potentially, be the smartest railway lounge in the world.  It opens .....

Anika was in Paris on Friday for a private view of the brand new Eurostar lounge at Gare du Nord. It .....

3 Feb 20173 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

On Thursday I wrote about how, from January 1st, you will no longer be able to earn or redeem Avios points when booking a package holiday via avios.com. The changes to avios.com redemptions on January .....

On Thursday I wrote about how, from January 1st, you will no longer be able to earn or redeem Avios points .....

19 Nov 201619 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Slightly later than anticipated, for which I apologise, this is the continuation of my review of my recent Eurostar trip to Paris on the new e320 trains. The first part of this report, covering the .....

Slightly later than anticipated, for which I apologise, this is the continuation of my review of my recent .....

1 Jul 20161 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the Business Premier and Standard Premier service on the new Eurostar e320 trains.  Part 1, also published today, can be found here and includes my thoughts on the .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the Business Premier and Standard Premier service on the new Eurostar e320 .....

1 Jul 20161 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to try out the new Eurostar e320 trains on a trip to Paris.  That review will follow in a couple of days. First, however, I got to review the Eurostar lounge at .....

A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to try out the new Eurostar e320 trains on a trip to Paris.  That .....

8 Jun 20168 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

In a day or so I will review my recent trip on one of the brand new Eurostar e320 trains – keep an eye out for it. Today, I wanted to remind you about the ease with which you can use .....

In a day or so I will review my recent trip on one of the brand new Eurostar e320 trains – keep an .....

5 Jun 20165 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief: 10% discount on Etihad flights for Amex cardholders Etihad is offering a 10% discount on flights in all classes to American Express cardholders.   You need to book via this special .....

News in brief: 10% discount on Etihad flights for Amex cardholders Etihad is offering a 10% discount on .....

25 Jun 201525 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Eurostar Frequent Traveller (not to be confused with Eurostar Plus Points, their leisure-based loyalty scheme) announced on Thursday that it was introducing a ‘part points, part cash’ .....

Eurostar Frequent Traveller (not to be confused with Eurostar Plus Points, their leisure-based loyalty scheme) .....

5 May 20155 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its new route to the south of France in May.  Trains will head to Marseilles via stops in Lyon and Avignon – both of the latter have previously .....

Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its new route to the south of France in May.  Trains will head to .....

5 Feb 20155 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

On Saturday I ran through the latest run of American Express cardholder offers – including a generous £50 cashback on a £500 Apple purchase – and surmised that this would be it for the .....

On Saturday I ran through the latest run of American Express cardholder offers – including a generous .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 188 comments

This is my review of our painful day at Disneyland Paris aka EuroDisney. Are you allowed to dislike Disneyland?  I don’t hear many people giving it a hard time.  Although, in retrospect, I .....

This is my review of our painful day at Disneyland Paris aka EuroDisney. Are you allowed to dislike .....

16 Sep 201416 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments