Eurostar sees growth in leisure traffic
Eurostar today reported a good start to the year with continued growth in sales revenues and passenger numbers.
In the first quarter of the year, sales revenues rose by 7% from £197 million to £211 million on the back of an increase in passengers to 2.24 million from 2.15 million in the same period last year.
Growth was driven by an increase in leisure travel, said the train operator, as business travel was broadly flat.
Chief executive Nicolas Petrovic said: "The year got off to a strong start with sales revenues and passenger numbers on the up.
"Our core destinations continue to be a big draw for passengers but we have also seen particularly good take-up of our Amsterdam fares as passengers are increasingly keen to try out new leisure destinations by high speed rail."
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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