Eleanor Henderson

Covering European rail travel, cross-border tourism, and the practical realities of post-Brexit life on the move.

Eleanor Henderson is a Senior Travel Journalist and European Infrastructure Analyst at Connecting Europe Express. She read Geography at the University of Edinburgh and holds a master’s in Transport and Urban Planning from UCL, with a dissertation on the integration of high-speed rail across the EU. Before moving into independent journalism after Brexit, she spent six years on the staff of a London-based travel and infrastructure title, covering Eurostar, the Channel Tunnel, and cross-border ticketing. At Connecting Europe Express she leads our European Travel Routes and EU-UK Compliance coverage, riding on assignment fifty to ninety days a year. She is based between London and Brussels.

Areas of focus: European rail networks (Eurostar, Interrail, ICE, TGV, sleeper services), cross-border tourism rules post-Brexit, transport infrastructure policy, traveller consumer rights, digital and financial safety on the move.

Languages: English (native), French (fluent), German (working), Spanish (conversational).

Contact: [email protected]