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EU probe says travel websites rip off consumers

One in three European travellers are misled or ripped off by websites selling airline tickets, according to the EU

Enterprise Inns wins right to Reit status

News that Enterprise Inns got the go-ahead to convert to a real estate investment trust lifted a beleaguered pub sector

Business big shot: Ted Tuppen

Ted Tuppen, the Enterprise Inns chief, has quietly worked to enact the biggest change to the pub trade since Beer Orders

Enterprise Inns wins right to Reit status

The UK Treasury has told the the tenanted pub company it is eligible to convert into a real estate investment trust

The rising appeal of staying at home

With the euro at record highs and airports suffering negative publicity, prospects for UK holiday parks look promising

Center Parcs plans Ireland expansion

The leisure group has pinpointed Ireland as its next location after it opens its new £200m site in Bedfordshire in 2010

Malaysian Tycoon Ananda Krishnan reaps £120m from sale of Excel

Krishnan has banked a £120m profit in five years from rescuing Excel, the giant exhibition venue in London’s Docklands

BT prepares to launch its answer to the Blackberry

Blackberry-style device will let you send and receive e-mail and access the internet on the go

Merlin tops up London attractions with aquarium

The visitor attractions operator behind Madame Tussauds has acquired the London Aquarium in County Hall for an undisclosed sum

Government calls house on bingo VAT

Bitter blow as Number 10 rejects 2,000-signature petition to scrap double-taxation anomaly

GCap's Capital 95.8 falls to fourth place

Britain's largest commercial radio group saw its key London station fall behind Bauer's Kiss 100 for the first time

Rose to sell £100,000 karaoke stake

Sir Stuart Rose, chief executive of Marks & Spencer, is to sell his stake in Martha Lane Fox's karaoke business after boardroom row