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Eurostar Reports Continued Strong Growth in H1 2011 Sales Revenue and Passenger Numbers Submitted By: Pr-Sending-Enterprises Thursday, 21 July 2011 Eurostar reports continued strong growth in H1 2011 sales revenue and passenger numbers Submitted by: pr-sending-enterprises Thursday, 21 July 2011 Eurostar, the high speed passenger rail service between the UK and mainland Europe, has reported continued strong growth in the first half of 2011. Overall sales revenues increased by 4% from £404 million to £421 million and passenger numbers went up by 3% from 4.6 million to 4.7 million. This year-on-year growth is particularly strong given that in the first half of 2010 Eurostar benefited from increased sales revenues resulting from the ash cloud disruption, during which it ran 70 extra trains and carried 100,000 extra passengers. Excluding the positive impact of the ash cloud disruption on the 2010 figures, underlying H1 2011 sales revenues in fact grew by 12% in comparison with the same period last year. Eurostar is reporting over the first half of the year, leisure sales revenues grew by 8% and leisure passenger volumes were up 4%. Demand for bookings over the summer period is high and over 950,000 passengers travelled on Eurostar in July alone making this a bumper summer for high speed rail travel. As a result, over 20 extra services have been scheduled to run over the summer.* Whilst Eurostar has reported a rise in the overall number of passengers over the last six months, there has been a particular spike in the volume of international travellers. Over the first half of the year the number of international passengers rose by 21% to over half a million travellers. This was driven in part by a strong increase in passengers originating from the US who increasingly see a trip on Eurostar as an integral part of a European tour. Nicolas Petrovic, CEO of Eurostar, commented: "The growth in the number of travellers heading for London earlier in the year has gathered momentum and in the first half international bookings have gone up by over 20 per cent. With 'Royal Wedding fever', London 2012 and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on the horizon, London is highly attractive and remains a 'hot' destination for international visitors." In the first quarter of 2011 Eurostar saw a 9% rise in Business Premier sales revenues and this strong performance continued through the first six months of the year. This uplift is a reflection of the high levels of transactions and activity among businesses operating between the UK and the continent, particularly the financial services sector. Nicolas Petrovic continued: "Over the last six months we have introduced a range of upgrades to our business premier service including guaranteed boarding, new Alain Roux menus and on board taxi booking to ensure that passengers' time on board is as enjoyable and productive as possible." ** Notes to Editors: Page 1 * Eurostar is running 16 extra services on its London to Paris route from the 8 - 31 July on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Seven extra services will run on the London to Disneyland Paris route between 19 July and 27 August and two extra services will run on the London to Brussels route at the end of August. ** Eurostar recently announced a range of enhancements to its flagship 'Business Premier' class to ensure it remains the benchmark for short haul business travel. About Eurostar: Eurostar is the high-speed rail service directly linking the UK to France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel. For travellers choosing Eurostar holidays to Paris, the fastest London to Paris train (http://www.eurostar.com/static/micro_site/eurostar_london_to_paris.htm) journey time is 2 hours 15 minutes, while travelling London-Brussels takes just 1 hour 51 minutes and London-Lille only 1 hour 20 minutes. Eurostar deals (http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/latest_deals.jsp) are also available offering a number of hotels which customers can save on when booked together with travel, including trips to the South of France (http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/destinations/indirect_services/southfrance.jsp), holidays in Paris (http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/latest_deals/disneyland_info.jsp) and trips to Lille and Brussels. Cheap Eurostar tickets (http://www.eurostar.com/static/micro_site/eurostar_faq_en.htm) can also be found online at Eurostar.com. PR Contact: Aude Criqui Senior Press Officer Eurostar Press Office Times House Regent Quarter Bravingtons Walk London N1 9AW 0044 (0)20 7843 5405 www.eurostar.com Page 2 Distributed via Press Release Wire (https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/) on behalf of pr-sending-enterprises Copyright © 1999-2021 ResponseSource, The Johnson Building, 79 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8AW, UK e: [email protected] t: 020 3426 4051 f: 0345 370 7776 w: https://www.responsesource.com.
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