Travel and tourism shares stagnate

There were mainly small falls for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices dropped back slightly. The FTSE 100 index lost 9.1 points to end the day at 5027.2, while the FTSE 250 has a similar session, dropping 15.3 points to close at 7299. Alpha Airports 102.5p NO CHANGE Avis Europe 60.25p UP 0.25p BAA 602p DOWN 3.5p British Airways 276.5p UP 3.25p CNG Travel Group 78p NO CHANGE Carnival 3027p UP 24p CenterParcs 74.5p NO CHANGE De Vere 546.5p DOWN 0.5p EasyJet 225p UP 0.25p ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE EuroDisney 9p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 16.25p NO CHANGE First Choice 174p DOWN 2.25p Hilton Group 300p DOWN 0.75p Holidaybreak 659p UP 6.5p Intercontinental 664p UP 2p Lastminute.com 102.75p DOWN 1p MyTravel 5.75p DOWN 0.125p P&O 319.5p UP 0.5p Rank Group 273.5p DOWN 1.5p Ryanair 413.75p DOWN 2p Stagecoach 113p UP 0.75p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd