According to a statement attributed to Eurostar chief executive Nicolas Petrovic, "As a bellwether for the health of the wider U.K. economy, the growing strength of the corporate travel market gives us confidence in the business outlook to the year end." Overall, total quarterly sales revenue increased 10 percent year over year to £207 million (US$334 million) and the number of passengers carried grew by 5 percent. A provider of passenger rail services between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, Eurostar last month announced plans to begin in 2016
twice-daily direct service between London and Amsterdam.