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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 4 Dec 2009 02:20:57 +0000Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:44:27 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/travel-leisure(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e87a9aa-e066-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e87a9aa-e066-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlStandard Life, which has a 2.8% stake in Mitchells & Butlers, issues a statement in support of the pub operator's board in its public feud with Joe Lewis, its biggest shareholderFri, 4 Dec 2009 02:20:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c79499c8-dfe0-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c79499c8-dfe0-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.htmlSales at the brewer's managed pubs rose 3.1% over the past eight weeks but it maintains a cautious outlook amid the impending VAT rise and continued high unemploymentThu, 3 Dec 2009 18:23:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/02529342-dec1-11de-adff-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/02529342-dec1-11de-adff-00144feab49a.htmlRonald Lauder is planning a $2bn venture with the city government to manage and revamp the Russian capital's hotel business in time for the Winter Olympics in 2014Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:12:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f87d33cc-de66-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f87d33cc-de66-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.htmlThe battle between M&B and its major shareholder intensifies after the pub group appoints its preferred choice as chairman and calls on representatives of Joe Lewis to quitTue, 1 Dec 2009 22:14:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/96005136-deaf-11de-adff-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/96005136-deaf-11de-adff-00144feab49a.htmlThe pub group will be waiting anxiously to see what Joe Lewis, the company's largest shareholder, will do next after the board's battle with him escalatedTue, 1 Dec 2009 20:17:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/787aa4e8-de5c-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/787aa4e8-de5c-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.htmlGiven pre-recession doom and gloom, the results from Europe's big two companies seem pretty remarkable Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:12:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b687c80-de4c-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b687c80-de4c-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.htmlThe UK tour operator gave an upbeat assessment of next year's prospects, saying its fears about unemployment had abated and booking patterns were showing promising signsTue, 1 Dec 2009 12:54:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5535c12-de53-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5535c12-de53-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.htmlThe pub group targets more pub purchases after snapping up seven M&B pubs for £12.7m and revealing profits doubled in the first six months of the yearTue, 1 Dec 2009 09:23:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6b5f174-dd86-11de-9f8b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6b5f174-dd86-11de-9f8b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe tour operator will refinance its €1.8bn loan facilities by next summer that its chief executive hopes would leave the group with a mixture of debt, maturing at different intervalsTue, 1 Dec 2009 03:16:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/30fad2a4-de03-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30fad2a4-de03-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.htmlCultural institutions are turning to the internet to sell products and extend their brandsTue, 1 Dec 2009 00:06:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/df6a34f0-ddff-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df6a34f0-ddff-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.htmlSands China, which operates the Las Vegas group's three casinos in Macao, fell as much as 15 per cent in its trading debut in Hong Kong in spite of a rebound in the broader marketMon, 30 Nov 2009 22:45:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f03b4f2-dd1b-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f03b4f2-dd1b-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlQuestions over the extent of influence that Joe Lewis wields over Mitchells & Butlers are likely to resurface this week after it emerged that the Bahamas-based billionaire had prompted the pubs operator to abandon talks with Archie Norman over becoming chairmanSun, 29 Nov 2009 19:40:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f9fff64-db8b-11de-9424-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f9fff64-db8b-11de-9424-00144feabdc0.htmlThe corporate travel group sees tentative signs of recovery as companies rekindled overseas face-to-face meetings, particularly in growth areas such as the Far EastSun, 29 Nov 2009 11:18:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/53e204ea-dd4f-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/53e204ea-dd4f-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlThis week*s collapse of Borders UK may have caught consumers by surprise but for many within the industry it was simply the most visible sign yet of fundamental shifts...Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/07bf4cec-db3a-11de-9023-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisurehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/07bf4cec-db3a-11de-9023-00144feabdc0.htmlThe hapless basketball team still await their first on-court victory of the season, but they at least scored a critical legal win this weekFri, 27 Nov 2009 22:17:56 +0000