Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
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. Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend but it is usually a terrible deal. The price […]
Category: Club Eurostar
Can you transfer Club Eurostar points to someone else?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
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 Frequent Traveller and Eurostar Plus Points almost exactly four years ago. We don’t give it much coverage on Head for Points, […]
Can you convert Club Eurostar points to Avios?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios points. The answer is yes, you can, but there are two snags: it is a bit fiddly, and more importantly ….. you will lose a lot of value How do you convert Eurostar points to Avios? You […]
Should you transfer Club Eurostar points to Accor Live Limitless for the 20% bonus?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
If you have an Accor Live Limitless hotel account, you may have been emailed this week about a 20% conversion bonus if you transfer points in from Club Eurostar. Is this a good deal? Let’s take a look. You can find full details of the Eurostar to Accor transfer bonus on this special page of […]
What is the best use of American Express points?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles and hotel points. I have pulled together both of these strands in this article on how to make the best use of your Amex […]
Review: the Eurostar lounge at Paris Gare du Nord station
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Eurostar lounge at Gare du Nord in Paris. It is part of our small Eurostar series this week. You can see our review of Club Eurostar here and our review of the Eurostar London St Pancras lounge here. One of the lesser known benefits of American Express Platinum is […]
Review: the Eurostar lounge at London St Pancras station
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Review: the Eurostar lounge at London St Pancras station
Review: how does Club Eurostar work?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. I took a Eurostar trip last week and wrote fresh reviews of the lounges at London St Pancras and Paris Gare du Nord. I thought I would turn it into a short Club Eurostar series, starting today with this overview of the scheme. The […]
Bits: free Deliveroo Plus, good Eurostar bonus points deal, new IHG buy points offer
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get free Deliveroo Plus if you have Amazon Prime If you have the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card, you will be benefitting from 2 x £5 monthly credits towards Deliveroo orders. This is worth £120 per year if used in full. (If Deliveroo is not in your area, there is a […]
Is it still worth using Amex points for Club Eurostar redemptions?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Since Avios and Nectar became partners, there have been a few casualties. Many of these were amongst American Express Membership Rewards redemption partners, because their redemptions no longer make any sense. To remind you …. 1 American Express Membership Rewards point transfers into ….. 1 British Airways Avios, which since 21st January transfers into (via […]