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EUROSTAR TICKET SALES & BOOKING HAVE INCREASED

Sales of Eurostar Leisure Select tickets rose by 22.6% in the first six months of 2008,

compared to the same period the previous year.

The high-speed train operator said overall ticket sales were up 25%, while traveller numbers were up

18% for that period. Growth in traveller numbers was greatest in towns and cities to the north of London -

such as Derby (up 190%) and Nottingham (up 131%), the operator said, helped by passengers opting

for carbon neutral journeys.
The service now offers through fares to the Continent from over 130 British towns and cities.
An 18th daily service will be added in each direction on the London-Paris route from 8 September.
"The impact of rising oil prices on air fares, combined with growing awareness of the much greater environmental

impact of flying, are causing more and more travellers to switch from plane to train," said Richard Brown,

chief executive, Eurostar.
"However, whilst we expect traveller numbers and ticket revenues to continue to rise, it is clear that the wider

economic environment is deteriorating and we expect that the rate of growth will slow in the second half of the year."    
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Eurostar adds more services to meet fast-growing demand from UK regions

--London–Paris trains increased to 18 per day
--Even more services on Fridays – up to 20 trains per day from London
--Rapid growth in demand from towns and cities across the UK

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train operator that links the UK with continental Europe, is adding an 18th

service in each direction on the London – Paris route on Mondays to Thursdays from 8 September 2008.

Eurostar is also boosting weekend services, with up to 20 trains on Fridays from London and Paris and 19 trains

from Paris to London starting from 11 July 2008.
Extra trains are being added to meet the surging demand from travellers wanting to travel by 186mph trains

to the Continent. Eurostar is seeing growth of more than 100% in some regions north of London, as travellers

take advantage of good value through fares, easy connections via domestic rail services to St Pancras International,

and the high frequency of Eurostar trains – with rail providing more flexibility and choice than regional air services.

Travellers are also being attracted by the opportunity to see the magnificently restored St Pancras International –

now one of the grandest railway stations in the world - which besides its amazing architecture offers a wide variety

of shops, bars and restaurants with a truly cosmopolitan ambience.

Eurostar services from St Pancras International travel at 186mph to Brussels, Paris and Disneyland Resort Paris,

with a huge range of connections to more destinations across France, and cities such as Bruges in Belgium,

Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Cologne in Germany.
The addition of extra Euro trains will mean that there is a half-hourly Eurostar service between London and Paris

during the morning and evening peaks, and close to an hourly service throughout the rest of the day.

Eurostar’s Communications Director, Simon Montague, said: “We are delighted at the growing numbers

of travellers from the regions and we will soon be rolling out more through fares with other UK train operators.
The increase in services means we have 24,000 seats available between London and Paris on Mondays to Thursdays,

and 30,000 seats on Fridays. Eurostar advise travellers to book early to get the best deals.”

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