Channel Tunnel rail firm Eurostar enjoyed a record rise in ticket sales during the last 12 months, the company today revealed.
Sales were up 12 per cent to £518 million in 2006, Eurostar said, with passenger numbers rising five per cent to almost eight million.
The firm is thought to have benefited from the severe travel disruption that hit UK airports in the latter half of last year due to heightened security restrictions and weather-enforced delays.
And Eurostar chief executive Richard Brown said: "We expect 2007 to be another good year, with events such as the Tour de France in July and the Rugby World Cup in the autumn already generating strong demand in the groups market."
Mr Brown also explained that the marketing link-up between the firm and Hollywood blockbuster The Da Vinci Code had proven a draw for international customers.
Later this year Eurostar's UK hub will move from Waterloo International to St Pancras, cutting journey times between London and Paris by 20 minutes to two hours 15 minutes.
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