Eurostar introduces credit card charge
Eurostar has introduced a £3 charge for all credit card bookings.
It claims the charge is significantly lower than any of its airline competitors.
At the same time it has scrapped its £5 booking fee for all ticket reservations made through its UK-based call centre.
This means travellers can book by telephone for the same price as booking via the Eurostar website.
All bookings by debit card remain free.
Commercial director Nick Mercer said: “We’re scrapping the fee for booking through our British call centre in order to give travellers even better value and service.
“The costs levied by credit card companies are out of our control and we are having to pass these on, but we want travellers to have the choice of avoiding extra charges and thus all debit card bookings will remain free.â€
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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