Eurostar Taps U.S. Tourist Return as Terror Concerns Ease
- Number of Americans increased 17% in first 10 weeks of 2017
- Rebound follows loss last year as passenger numbers slumped
Passengers board a Eurostar train.
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Eurostar International Ltd. said American tourists are returning to Europe as concerns about terrorist attacks ease, with the number of U.S. travelers on its Channel Tunnel express trains up 17 percent so far this year compared with the same period in 2016.
Demand for business travel has also picked up, particularly in the U.K., where bookings were 4 percent higher in the first 10 weeks, Eurostar said Thursday after posting a 25 million-pound ($31 million) loss for 2016, versus a 34 million-pound year-earlier profit.