Eurostar, the high speed rail service between the united kingdom and mainland Europe today reported an encouraging begin to the year with growth in sales revenues through the first three months of the year.  When compared with an identical period in 2012, sales revenues grew by 1% to £213 million (£211 million Q1 2012), while passenger numbers remained stable year-on-year at 2.23 million (2.24 million Q1 2012). Solid performance in challenging environment The ongoing economic uncertainty throughout Europe continues to steer business travel patterns chiefly as many organisations maintain an in depth eye on corporate travel budgets.  However, regardless of a protracted period of unseasonably cold and iciness the ongoing resilience of Eurostar’s leisure travel market has helped deliver the cast performance in Q1 reported today. Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive...
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