They did it!
For years, up until last month, anyone wanting to connect to wifi in the Business Lounge in Paris had to request an SFR scratch card to reception, with a limited time 20-minute session.
That was hugely time consuming for everyone and often had problems of both quality of service and user experience (which network to connect to, where to put the numbers, who to ask for support, etc…).
The new process is trivial: walk into the lounge, the wifi password of the day is displayed on the reception desk. Sit down, connect, enter password, done.
A small step forward towards pervasive wifi, and we still have a few months to wait for wifi on the train.
I’ve updated the page with my best 5 tips to find cheap Eurostar tickets.
Second hand Eurostar tickets can be purchased and resold on a few web sites. I’ve used this trick several times when my travel plans had to change at the last minute. In most cases I have sold unrefundable tickets that I could not use. In a few cases I have managed to buy last minute tickets when the regular rates had become too expensive.
A few learnings here:
When booking a Eurostar ticket on the Eurostar web site, you can select your seats. This is a very useful feature and after a few trips I have understood a few tipsto enjoy travelling on the Eurostar even more. Continue reading