Travel Stockwatch

Amid falling markets, there was little cheer for travel and tourism shares yesterday. The FTSE 100 share index fell 15 points to close at 4330, while the broader-based FTSE 250 dropped 50 points to end the day at 5664.3. Among the 250 companies on that index, lastminute.com was the worst performer yesterday, dropping another 16.5p to 213.5p after a broker’s “sell” advice. The share price has now dropped around 100p in recent weeks, but the shares are still 107 per cent more valuable than at the start of the year. Alpha Airports 77p NO CHANGE BAA 472.25p DOWN 2p British Airways 227.5p DOWN 1.75p Carnival 2192p DOWN 38p De Vere 400.5p UP 4.5p EasyJet 284.5p DOWN 0.5p Ebookers 375p DOWN 28p EuroDisney 30.5p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 43.25p UP 0.75p First Choice 135.5p DOWN 0.5p Hilton Group 218.25p DOWN 2p Holidaybreak 521.5p UP 4.5p Intercontinental 542.75p DOWN 6.25p Jarvis Hotels 147p NO CHANGE Jury’s Doyle 699.13p UP 6.57p Lastminute.com 213.5p DOWN 16.5p MyTravel 13.25p DOWN 1.25p P&O 238.5p DOWN 5.5p Queens Moat 8.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 276.75sp DOWN 2.25p Ryanair 452.46p DOWN 2.91p Stagecoach 77.5p DOWN 3p TBI 68.5p NO CHANGE