Eurostar prospers thanks to best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code"
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Britons are once again flocking to use Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service linking London and Paris, in part thanks to the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" that is largely set in the French capital, the company said.
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The first high-speed rail link between France and Germany began scheduled services Sunday, slashing travel times and marking a major step towards a truly pan-European rapid transit network. via Raw Story
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Best-selling book The Da Vinci Code is banned in Lebanon after Catholic leaders deemed it offensive to Christianity.
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Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service linking Britain, France and Belgium, marked its 10th year with balloons flying and free cake for passengers but with still no profitability.
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European equities rose on Thursday, helped by encouraging corporate results and strength in the financial sector. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 1.3 per cent to 1,486.10.
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Dicaprio starring action thriller Blood Diamond takes the top spot at the UK box office.
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Some of Europe's biggest train companies are teaming up to compete directly with airlines.
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If Pope Benedict hopes his first book will sell like Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", he wound up with the right U.S. publisher.
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A Eurostar train shattered the record for the quickest rail journey between Paris and London on Tuesday, using a new high-speed track that shaved some 30 minutes off the previous fastest time.
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Euro Disney (EDLP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) shares leapt on Wednesday after the French theme park operator clinched a long-awaited deal to restructure its
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Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks looks set to star in an adaptation of Dan Brown&#39;s best-selling mystery novel, The Da Vinci Code.
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Moviegoers gave their blessing to the &quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; over the weekend, spending an estimated &#36;77 million to see the Tom Hanks religious thriller.
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"These initiatives will help underpin the long-term success of the business between 2008-2012"  The final installment of the Harry Potter series is on track to break previous sales records as its British publisher, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, revealed Thursday that export orders are already 17 percent ... via KCBY-TV Coos Bay
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Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar said Wednesday that it carried a record 7.27 million passengers in 2004, up 15 percent from 2003.
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U.S. sales of the seventh and final  Harry Potter volume hit an estimated 8.3 million in the first  24 hours, confirming its place in the history books as the  fastest-selling book ever.
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The train is becoming an attractive option for business travelers in Europe.
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An American bestseller, much of it set in Paris, has given the French tourist industry an unexpected boost as readers flock to the places mentioned in it to see for themselves the paintings and buildings in the book.