Slight fall in business travel for Eurostar

Eurostar's 2011 results were marked by a slight increase in passenger numbers (+2%), thanks in particular to non-European travellers. Conversely, the proportion of business travellers fell compared with 2010.

The figures released on Thursday by Eurostar show a positive year overall in 2011, thanks to the influx of travellers from outside the European Union, who now account for more than 9% of traffic. Business travel followed the opposite trend, with business travellers abandoning the rail company in 2011 (-3%).