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Thomas Cook today said business remains strong as its customers prove unwilling to give up their week in the sun or on the slopes. Europe's second-biggest travel agent is also benefiting from the demise of rival operators such as XL.

The group is confident of meeting full-year expectations as its decision to cut capacity pays off. Its UK arm has already sold 43% of its holidays for this summer, so has 10% fewer holidays to sell than last year.

It also trimmed seasonal losses for the three months to the end of 2008 to £27.4 million, from £57.3 million a year earlier.

But Thomas Cook added that the strength of the euro has made sun-seekers look beyond the single-currency countries.

The group's shares jumped 3¼p to 205½p.