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Tour operators: Take-off or grounded? (14 Oct)

In this new travel and tourism resource, we look into the performance of the major tour operators, analyse the impact of XL Group's failure and ask if there is any room for new entrants in the travel industry.

Short-selling (19 Sep)
Traders engaging in the practice of short-selling shoulder the blame for the turmoil on the financial markets as regulators in the United States and the UK move to impose a temporary ban to stabilise the financial markets. We explain the situation and what short-selling is.

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In the News Monthly Quiz (06 Oct)
The latest In the News Monthly Quiz is now available. Test your knowledge of events that happened over September and see how many you can get correct.

Retail Travel 2 (29 Sep)
Rather than being arranged to suit suppliers, increasingly the travel and tourism industry is led by the consumer. All this market power has provided a major challenge to travel agents. Find out more about the key drivers in travel retailing here.

Series	Date	Subject
Mind your Business	14 May	The Brain and Choice »
At your Leisure	28 May	Life in Mars? »
Wanna Argument?	13 Nov	Making Room for Water »
Research Project	07 Nov	The Business of Making Music »
Problem Based Learning	07 May	Takeover Mania? »

New: Help for Banks (14 Oct)
As expected some of the banks that were eligible for support as part...

Banking (13 Oct)
The announcements by the government last week with regard to the...

Monetary Policy - Part 1 (10 Oct)
Today was meant to be a day when we reported on the decision of the...

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