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Pressure off Thomas Cook as it secures £100m loan

21.10.11
Crisis torn travel firm Thomas Cook earns some breathing space, negotiating a new £100 million bank loan that should see it through the winter... more

Russian gold-digger glowing amid talk it will attract admirer

21.10.11
Petropavlovsk was glittering on the mid-tier index leaderboard today amid reheated talk the gold-digger could attract an admirer and bullish predictions for the yellow metal... more

Kieran Gibbs gets knocked down but he gets up again

18.10.11
Despite his injury-hit career, Arsenal defender aims to graduate from the Gunners 'left-back academy' that produced Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy... more

City Spy: Tipsters wrong-footed to a Man

30.09.11
Our army of clairvoyant City analysts is proving to be as impeccably briefed as ever. ... more

Junk or not, this fund is well worth a small punt

29.09.11
It's not been the best week to chat to fund managers. Share prices have been shooting up and down faster than a vicar's nightshirt. Yet there remains something reassuring about talking to people who look after billions of pounds of your and my money when all about are panicking... more

Debt crisis at Thomas Cook sees jobs cut, divi scrapped

29.09.11
The crisis at Thomas Cook deepens as the embattled travel group ditchs its dividend payment in a bid to preserve cash and protect a damaged balance sheet... more

Sara Lee ex-chief takes the chair at Thomas Cook

21.09.11
Struggling holiday operator Thomas Cook appoints a former boss of US food manufacturer Sara Lee as chairman in a bid to turn around its fortunes... more

Strong figures for TUI Travel

10.08.11
Owner of Thomson Holidays piled the pressure on arch rival Thomas Cook, with a strong set of figures and news that it is doing well in the UK... more

UK's no holiday for TUI as Brits cut back

10.05.11
Just how much tougher the UK consumer is finding life than his opposite number in continental Europe is laid bare in figures from TUI Travel... more

Families to pay £160 extra on holidays: Travel giants add fuel surcharges on flights

02.03.11
Thousands of families will have to pay an extra £160 or more for overseas holidays after travel giants announced fuel surcharges on flights... more

Thomas Cook's Royal Wedding escape plan

08.02.11
Holiday giant Thomas Cook is banking on an extra 100,000 unpatriotic holidaymakers fleeing the country to escape the Royal Wedding this year... more

OFT targets Thomas Cook’s travel shops Co-op merger

03.12.10
Shares in Thomas Cook slide as the Office of Fair Trading says it wants to examine the planned merger of its High Street shops with those of the Co-op... more

Travelling right — why TUI would be my First Choice

02.12.10
There are several good reasons why TUI Travel justifies its premium valuation over arch-rival Thomas Cook... more

Thomas Cook set for sunnier outlook after a tough year

01.12.10
Analysis: Seldom can Thomas Cook have had to do battle with so many negatives... more

Thomas Cook arms for tough times with Co-op takeover

08.10.10
Holidays giant Thomas Cook braced itself for increasingly tough conditions in the UK travel market as it launched a 'landmark' takeover of the Co-operative Group's travel shops... more

Upbeat TUI Travel celebrates a recovery in bookings

05.10.10
Thomson Holidays firm TUI Travel gains bragging rights over fierce rival Thomas Cook after a recovery in UK bookings and growing demand for its all-in-one Holiday Village resorts... more

Falcone a Harbinger of doom as he bails out of Inmarsat

05.10.10
Inmarsat was the leper that no one wanted to touch on the Footsie for the second day running ... more

Shares portfolio: Summer sun shines on Thomas Cook

05.08.10
At the height of summer, Thomas Cook is getting in the holiday mood with an optimistic report on its shares... more

Thomas Cook eyes German targets

17.06.10
The boss of travel agency Thomas Cook says the group is shopping for takeover opportunities in Germany to fuel its expansion... more

Parents hit out as holiday reps cleared over children's gas deaths

05.05.10
Parents of a brother and sister who died from carbon monoxide poisoning said they were 'beyond disappointment' after a Greek court cleared their tour company of any wrongdoing... more

Head to Barbados - beyond those beaches

18.03.10
Once a hideaway for the elite, this Caribbean island has a new wave of hotels and a thriving restaurant scene, says Kate Simon... more

There's hope to be found in Cape Town

02.12.09
Contrast rules in South Africa's most iconic city, from stark Robben Island to the latest luxury hotel for the V&A Waterfront, says Jo Fernández... more

Sorry, but don't expect a Dubai holiday discount, says Thomas Cook

30.11.09
Thomas Cook today offered a ray of hope for Dubai, claiming the emirate’s attractions as a tourist destination will help it to ride out the financial crisis... more

Morgan Stanley casts cloud over Thomas Cook and Tui

20.11.09
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were among the heaviest blue-chip fallers today after one broker decided that their outlook was far from sunny... more

England fans planning trip of a lifetime to World Cup 2010

10.09.09
Travel agents report surge in bookings to watch England in the World Cup after Fabio Capello's team booked its place in South Africa... more

The sun shines for Thomas Cook despite major shareholder’s woes

09.06.09
Thomas Cook shares enjoyed a day in the sun today despite its controlling shareholder filing for bankruptcy protection ... more

Chinese cheer for miners

01.06.09
Hopes of an imminent recovery in the world's third-biggest economy have breathed fresh life into commodity prices today ... more

AIG seeks £7.8bn in aircraft leasing sale

06.01.09
Transport: The airline leasing company that oils the wheels of the global aviation industry is up for sale in an increasingly desperate attempt by its parent AIG to raise up to $10 billion... more

Travel trio ponder a merger of airlines

28.08.08
Three of Europe’s biggest travel firms, including Britain’s Thomas Cook and TUI, are considering merging their low-cost airlines in Germany... more

Trains into London now slower than in 1987 - or is just a ruse?

12.08.08
Rail passengers face slower train journeys into London than 21 years ago... more


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