Thomson, which is owned by Tui Travel, had been due to take delivery of its first Dreamliner in February.

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Other popular stocks on loan were Tui Travel and mining companies like Vedanta and car parts suppliers like Valeo.

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Introduction of a new currency would take at least four months, experts approximate and a full supply of drachma would not be immediately available throughout the country, according to TUI Travel, the biggest tour operator in Europe.

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TUI, a big travel group, has declared that it will not reveal its 2003 results until it holds its annual press conference on March 31st.

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It seems cynical to encourage people to travel, says Stefanie Rother, a spokeswoman at TUI, before adding that it would be terrible if an economic disaster followed the flood.

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