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October 16th, 2009 | 
Author: UK holidaymakers heading to the continent on cheap Eurostar breaks helped boost sales over the summer.
The Channel Tunnel high speed train company said that the £59 return offers triggered an 8% rise in passenger numbers. That’s despite a weak pound chipping the value off European breaks and short holidays for British travellers.
While Eurostar’s overall passenger volumes for the nine months of the year so far are 0.9% down at 6.9 million, the firm said that revenues were almost 7% ahead of the previous year in the third quarter.
Eurostar said the 11% growth in outbound passengers outstripped a 7% increase in travellers inbound from Europe, with 2.6 million travellers using the Eurostar service between July and September.
There were also signs of recovery in the business market with a slight rise in the number of travellers on business orientated Eurostar breaks.
Chief executive Richard Brown said:
In recent weeks a number of our major corporate clients have eased their business travel restrictions. Although it is early days, this may be a sign of an upturn.
Prices are likely to be keener for Eurostar breaks passengers next year with other companies able to to run similar high speed services through the Tunnel to destinations in Europe.
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Tags: breaks, Channel Tunnel, Eurostar, Eurostar Breaks, eurostar service, high speed train, holiday, passenger, short holidays, train | 
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I live in London and when I’ve finished my college course, I’d like to get a job and save up for my boyfriend and I to go to Paris for the weekend.
Some of the prices I’ve seen are outrageous (nearly £400 for two days) and I know nothing about booking a holiday. Help!
Paris is not a weekend affair for couples but for louveures (lovers).
Let the boyfriend pay for yourself to go alone or for the two of you to go together. Either way you go to Paris. Though, it is commendable you
want to go dutch (you treating), I find it uneventful that you pay for the trip.
Perhaps go half, 50/50,right down the middle,including to the hotel/motel room. Boyfriend shouldn’t have any problem tipping, paying for meals for two (2),tourism,car rental and souvenirs. However, clothing, shoes and accessories are the girlfriends’ department.
Check with travel agencies,for various prices.Cheap Tickets, book the reservations months in advance. (Go to www.cheaptickets.com)…
Fill out the form over the internet to get prices that way.
Adieu and Bon voyage!
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Tags: Art, cheap tickets, clothing, couples, department, holiday, Hotel, internet, London, motel room, Paris, tourism, tourism car rental, travel, weekend, weekend break |
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Well as promised here is the video documenting my recent road trip around Europe. For two weeks I would have a whistlestop tour of five capital cities spending the majority of my time in hostels.
Each video will be dedicated to a new destination regardless of how many days I spend.
After completing a nightshift at Colchester Gen Hospital by catch the train to London Liverpool Street before using the underground service to get St Pancras where the first photos are taken. In my opinion the Eurostar and the train network in general is a superior way to travel. It is far more comfortable, quick and efficient than flying.
The Eurostar will take us all the way to Brussels in Belgium, from their we would use our inter-rail travel pass to take the train to the town of Brugge.
Bruges really is a lovely place to visit and comes highly recommended. While choosing our accommodation in England the most important criteria we look at were the previous reviews. One such place that got very good reviews was Andres bed-and-breakfast. While I was in a centralised as many of the other places we looked at we felt the positive reviews of other visitors was worth the extra time needed to travel into the centre of the town.
After enjoying Bruges for two days and thoroughly appreciating Andres help and advice we made our way to next destination, Berlin.
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What’s the best way of booking a holiday to Disneyland Paris with my baby son? I want to stay at the New York Hotel on site and go for 2 nights next Feb, is it cheaper to book last minute? How do I get hold of these ‘vouchers’ I keep seeing advertised? Does anyone know? Thanks
P and O are offering a free Disneyland ticket with bookings. See details here: http://www.ferrytime.co.uk
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Tags: Cheapest, disneyland, disneyland paris, Eurostar, holiday, Hotel, last minute, Paris |
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A video tour of a Eurostar Holiday to southern France. View the video in high definition at http://www.travelguru.tv and find exclusive offers on this holiday and many others.
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Tags: Annecy, channel, destination, Dordogne, Eurostar, France, guru, holiday, Lake, Languedoc, Paul Gogarty, Provence, Roussillon, south, train, travel, travelguru, TV, video |
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