Market round-up: It's a little chilly for donning your birthday suit but that has not stopped Travelzest — which owns Britain’s biggest naturist holiday group Peng Travel — from attracting attention... more
London's best-performing blue-chip was Tui Travel on renewed talk that its biggest shareholder is weighing up a bid for the rest of the package holidays group... more
Iceland's volcanic ash cost TUI Travel £90 million, but its boss claims worried customers are flocking to book all-inclusive packages in case the ash returns... more
TUI Travel is losing between £5 million and £6 million a day as flights remain grounded across much of the Continent because of the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland... more
Thomas Cook says summer bookings have picked up across all of its major markets and is confident it will perform in line with its expectations for the full-year... more
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were enjoying a blue-skies scenario today as they led the market higher. TUI Travel sported a rise of 8.7p to 265.3p while Thomas Cook added 6.7p at 251.7p as steps were being taken to clear a large overhang of stock ... more
The fall in the pound against the euro cost TUI Travel £30 million this year but the holidays group is still optimistic it will have a good summer ... more
Leisure: The annual summer holiday is a necessity despite the tough economic climate - but Britons are taking shorter flights in search of the sun... more
Lloyds TSB may be picking up HBOS, the UK’s biggest mortgage provider, for a song but not everyone in the City believes its shares are a worthwhile investment... more
With shares in Thomson holiday group TUI Travel and in Thomas Cook soaring on the back of the failure of their smaller rival XL, the irony of one particular share recommendation for the companies appeared to be lost on many in the City... more
It's not just the pound that is feeling the heat from the credit crunch and looming recession, the stock market, in case you hadn’t already noticed, is also suffering... more
Ill-effects of the credit squeeze are starting be felt by consumer-related companies as investors fret about the shrinking amounts of cash in our pockets and purses.... more
The great British holidaymaker will not be stopped as TUI Travel, the home of the package holiday, says that sales are rising and business is healthy... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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