Eurostar sees ‘robust’ rebound for corporate travel

Worldwide prepare operator Eurostar has seen a “strong” restoration in enterprise journey as bookings reached 70 per cent of pre-Covid ranges in Could and June.

The corporate mentioned that enterprise journey had returned “sooner than anticipated” in the course of the first six months of 2022, regardless that Eurostar is simply operating at 75 per cent of its pre-pandemic timetable between the UK and continental Europe.

Francois Le Doze, Eurostar’s chief industrial officer, added: “We’re assured that this development will proceed after the summer season interval, with September historically marking a busy month for company journey.”

Eurostar additionally launched the outcomes of a survey which discovered that 78 per cent of company travellers have been anticipating to take both extra or the identical variety of enterprise journeys between the UK and Europe as they did in 2019.

The restoration in enterprise demand for Eurostar’s London-Paris providers has been quickest amongst French and US corporations, particularly for sectors corresponding to banking, luxurious and consultancy. 

Bookings from managed company accounts for Eurostar have additionally elevated by 40 per cent between 2019 and 2022.

The prepare operator mentioned that greater than 20 per cent of company shoppers have been now mandating prepare journey the place it was a sensible possibility as a result of it was a extra sustainable type of transport. 

Greater than half of travellers (56 per cent) additionally acknowledged that selecting extra sustainable journey choices for work journeys was extra necessary than it had been pre-Covid.