Eurostar Group will be the official travel partner of The British Olympic Association, the National Olympic Committee behind Team GB, providing its travel to Paris for the Olympic Games next year.
“We are all preparing to welcome our customers to these unforgettable moments in Paris in 2024,” said says Gwendoline Cazenave, CEO of Eurostar Group. “The Paris Games aim to be the greenest ever, we are therefore delighted to support British Olympians by offering them the most sustainable journey possible between London and Paris. We are all proud in the Eurostar Group to ‘take the team to victory’. Carrying the Olympic team on our trains encourages all of us to give our very best.”
Andy Anson OBE, CEO of the British Olympic Association said: “Performance is always at the heart of our planning and this partnership means we can provide our Olympians with the comfort, flexibility, and excellent service that Eurostar Group always offers. I therefore extend a warm welcome to Eurostar Group and look forward to our collaboration.”
Eurostar Group aims to be the backbone of sustainable travel in Europe and is proud to support Team GB reduce its carbon footprint whilst travelling to the Continent and back.
It has also committed to support ParalympicsGB with its travel plans to provide the most sustainable and appropriately accessible transport options for athletes and looks forward to confirming these arrangements shortly.
Eurostar was the official transport provider for French and Belgian athletes during the London 2012 Olympic Games and will continue to provide transport for the Belgian and Dutch Olympians and Paralympians to Paris this year too.
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