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20 July 2005 Sabre Holdings completes acquisition of lastminute.com
29 June 2005 Result of Bondholder Meeting
29 June 2005 Acquisition of lastminute.com plc
12 May 2005 lastminute.com: Half Year Financial Results for the six months to 31 March 2005
13 April 2005 lastminute.com announces a new booking deal with Disneyland Resort Paris
29 March 2005 lastminute.com appoints Stephen Gleadle as Chief Financial Officer
10 February 2005 lastminute.com announces new hotels deal with Best Western Hotels GB
10 February 2005 lastminute.com: Quarter 1 Financial Results for the period ending 31 December 2004
6 January 2005 lastminute.com announces new communications role
25 November 2004 lastminute.com plc: Solid platform for growth and TTV of £1 billion in the year - Full year and Quarter 4 financial results for the period ending 30 September 2004
9 November 2004 lastminute.com appoints Phil Clark as Investor Relations Director
1 November 2004 InterContinental Hotels Group and lastminute.com agree worldwide partnership
26 October 2004 BRIAN COLLIE TO SUCCEED ALLAN LEIGHTON AS NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF LASTMINUTE.COM
13 October 2004 lastminute.com announces new CIO Mike Remedios
4 October 2004 Analyst and Investor day
28 September 2004 lastminute.com strikes new deal with Hilton
17 September 2004 lastminute.com announces new UK business structure
9 August 2004 Further guidance on financial years to 30 September 2004 and 2005
5 August 2004 Solid growth in a challenging environment - lastminute.com today announces Quarter 3 2004 financial results for the period ending 30 June 2004
3 August 2004 BT and lastminute.com deal whets appetite for broadband take up
30 June 2004 lastminute.com plc: Acquisition of lastminute.de
16 June 2004 lastminute.com extends agreement with Thomas Cook
2 June 2004 lastminute.com launches cutting-edge 'DealFinder' service with O2 as first UK mobile network partner
13 May 2004 Strong Quarter with continuing growth - lastminute.com announces Quarter 2 and Interim Results for the period ending 31 March 2004
14 April 2004 Pick up a Eurostar 'flight' on lastminute.com
3 March 2004 lastminute.com plc recommended offer for Online Travel Corporation plc (OTC)
24 February 2004 lastminute.com extends partnership with TheTrainline
16 February 2004 lastminute.com partners iberia.com, Spain's largest online travel site
12 February 2004 lastminute.com announces Quarter 1 Results for the period ending 31 December 2003
19 January 2004 Appointment of Richard Bowden-Doyle as new MD for UK business
14 January 2004 Acquisition of First Option and trading statement
3 December 2003 lastminute.com acquires Med Hotels
20 November 2003 lastminute.com plc - board change
20 November 2003 lastminute.com announces Quarter 4 and Preliminary Results
10 November 2003 lastminute.com selects WorldRes to complement existing hotels offering
16 September 2003 lastminute.com strengthens its position in Spain
3 September 2003 lastminute.com plc - Convertible Bond Issue
21 August 2003 Tesco.com joins forces with lastminute.com to launch new travel site
20 August 2003 lastminute.com appoints new UK marketing director: Vijay Solanki
5 August 2003 Sven Boinet appointed as a non-executive director of lastminute.com plc
5 August 2003 lastminute.com announces Q3 Results for period ending 30 June 2003
4 August 2003 New Chief Operating Officer joins lastminute.com
28 July 2003 lastminute.com launches on 3, the video mobile network
17 June 2003 Agreement with Egg
12 June 2003 lastminute.com launches on Sky digital
28 May 2003 Agnès Touraine appointed as non-executive director of lastminute.com plc
15 May 2003 lastminute.com announces Quarter 2 and Interim Results for the period ending 31 March 2003
7 May 2003 lastminute.com first in Europe to offer interactive flights search on Vodafone Live!
17 April 2003 Result of EGM and Listing of Shares
7 April 2003 lastminute.com and Alitalia sign pan European marketing deal
2 April 2003 BCP gets into lastminute.com's shopping basket
26 March 2003 Proposed acquisition of holiday autos group limited ("holiday autos"), the largest leisure car rental broker in the world
14 March 2003 Exclusive promotion with British Airways and five key hotel partners
12 March 2003 Worldspan signs four year contract with lastminute.com
13 February 2003 lastminute.com joins forces with Theatrenow to create new online theatre offering
6 February 2003 Former MD of thomascook.com appointed as new lastminute.com Group Head of Sales and Marketing
6 February 2003 Appointment of former Walt Disney Head of Technology as lastminute.com CTO
6 February 2003 lastminute.com announces Quarter 1 Results for the period ending 31 December 2002
27 January 2003 lastminute.com launches cinema search facility hosted by the press association.
5 December 2002 lastminute.com announces a partnership with Voyages Auchan to offer last minute deals to French supermarket customers
29 November 2002 Hertz signs supplier agreement with lastminute.com
18 November 2002 lastminute.com plc ANNOUNCES THE £1.0 MILLION PURCHASE of Exhilaration Incentive Management Limited (eXhilaration)
28 October 2002 lastminute.com signs deal for customers to park and fly
16 September 2002 lastminute.com plc - trading update
27 August 2002 Result of EGM and Listing of Shares
22 July 2002 lastminute.com plc - Proposed acquisition of Travelprice.com SA by the issue of up to 34,645,088 new lastminute.com shares of 1p each - Part 1
22 July 2002 lastminute.com plc - Proposed acquisition of Travelprice.com SA by the issue of up to 34,645,088 new lastminute.com shares of 1p each - Part 2
2 July 2002 lastminute.com and thetrainline to cross-sell train tickets and hotel rooms
27 June 2002 lastminute.com launches in Japan
21 June 2002 lastminute.com's new hotels extranet facilitates room booking process for hoteliers
13 June 2002 lastminute.com plc announces the £12.0 million purchase of The Destination Holdings Group Limited (“travel4less”) and an £8.0 million vendor placing
10 June 2002 lastminute.com plc announces a strategic investment and partnership in Germany with LCC24, the online vehicle for Lufthansa City Center.
9 May 2002 lastminute.com announces world's first voice automated hotel reservation system
23 April 2002 BSkyB teams up with lastminute.com
12 April 2002 lastminute.com links up with Rivals
8 April 2002 lastminute.com plc announces the £9.0 million all share purchase of Travelselect.com Limited
4 March 2002 lastminute.com signs four-year contract with COLT to cater for increased customer demand
22 February 2002 lastminute.com and Rapid Travel Solutions continue to innovate through technology
29 January 2002 lastminute.com Japan Joint Venture - statement of intent
22 January 2002 lastminute.com announces strategic partnership with Orange UK for mobile commerce
15 January 2002 lastminute.com to auction holidays on live TV
19 December 2001 lastminute.com teams up with Microsoft to launch personalised .NET Alerts
18 December 2001 lastminute.com launches affordable online lifestyle management service: lastminute.com VIP
11 December 2001 lastminute.com appoints Nigel Beighton as Chief Technology Officer
4 December 2001 lastminute.com and Disneyland Paris establish online travel partnership
28 November 2001 lastminute.com offers even more of U2, Kylie and Robbie Williams thanks to a deal with The Way Ahead Box Office
19 November 2001 AOL Europe And Lastminute.com Signs Major Pan-European E-Commerce And Content Agreement
29 October 2001 lastminute.com and Lufthansa conclude global strategic partnership
25 October 2001 lastminute.com to launch Passport and personalised Messenger tab for Windows XP
23 October 2001 lastminute.com extends lead as one of Europe’s top travel sites
3 October 2001 lastminute.com and Microsoft announce strategic alliance
3 September 2001 lastminute.com selected to join pioneering Voice-Commerce Project
16 August 2001 lastminute.com launches first voice recognition system for hotel inventory control
16 August 2001 lastminute.com brings inspiration, solutions and convenience to 20 million passengers at Heathrow
6 August 2001 lastminute.com extends lead as UK’s top travel site
31 July 2001 lastminute.com launches 'Staying In' section and enters 6 billion GBP+ Food Delivery market
31 July 2001 lastminute.com unveils new and improved site
7 July 2001 Spend a smart summer in the city with lastminute.com
5 July 2001 Board Appointment of David Howell
3 July 2001 lastminute.com and Granada in major sport & leisure initiative
29 June 2001 lastminute.com is leading European travel e-commerce
27 June 2001 lastminute.com and Yahoo! UK & Ireland working together
20 June 2001 Air France and lastminute.com sign a global sales agreement
13 June 2001 lastminute.com and Alitalia sign a pan-European partnership
24 April 2001 lastminute.com launches South African web site with joint venture partner Tourvest
19 April 2001 ONdigital chooses lastminute.com to launch ONnet in the online community
10 April 2001 LibertySurf CTO joins lastminute.com
27 March 2001 Go your own way with a personalised travel guide – from lastminute.com and Booktailor
22 March 2001 lastminute.com signs three month promotional deal with themutual.net
31 January 2001 lastminute.com/Degriftour graded as top travel site in France in industry wide eTourism audit
25 January 2001 lastminute.com expands senior management team and appoints industry veteran to Director of key travel accounts
21 December 2000 lastminute.com and iForce(tm) to deliver Christmas gifts within three hours
6 December 2000 Launch of Voice Recognition System
27 November 2000 Introduction of new technology platform
16 November 2000 Over three million european users now subscribe to lastminute.com's newsletter
13 November 2000 lastminute.com broadens multimedia offering by signing pan-european deal with Onion Interactiva
1 November 2000 Lastminute.com Announces Voice Recognition Partnerships To Create New Customer Portal
23 October 2000 Lastminute.com Completes Acquisition of Degriftour Group
11 October 2000 Allan Leighton Appointed Chairman of lastminute.com
6 October 2000 Nestle and lastminute.com Unveil Multibrand Promotion
5 October 2000 lastminute.com Announces Voice Recognition Service
4 October 2000 Avis Strengthens lastminute.com online car offering
25 September 2000 lastminute.com shareholders approve acquisition of the Degriftour Group
25 September 2000 lastminute.com announces agreement with American Express to offer exclusive deals to cardmembers
21 September 2000 lastminute.com unveils car rental service
14 September 2000 lastminute.com plc appoints Adlink UK to handle online advertising sales
4 September 2000 lastminute.com strengthens position in European Online Market
29 August 2000 Head down under with lastminute.com
17 August 2000 lastminute.com Launches in Australia Using its New Technology Architecture
16 August 2000 lastminute.com Plc Signs WAP Deals with One 2 One and Bouygues Telecom
14 August 2000 lastminute.com acquires Dégriftour Group, France's largest e-commerce company, for £58.9 million, payable in cash and shares
1 August 2000 lastminute.com reaches US customers with Opentable.com deal
31 July 2000 Lastminute.com announces partnership with BeFree.Inc.
12 July 2000 Significant Technology Partnerships for lastminute.com
6 July 2000 lastminute.com signs pan-European agreement with the Qualiflyer Group
4 July 2000 lastminute.com launches m-commerce service with Vodafone
30 June 2000 Hamburg Court decides German law suit against lastminute.com is unfounded
28 June 2000 MD appointment for lastminute.com Scandinavia
26 June 2000 lastminute.com signs significant entertainment industry supplier agreement
16 June 2000 Travelstore brings lastminute.com's leisure offerings to its business travellers
8 June 2000 lastminute.com plc Signs M-Commerce Deals with France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom
2 June 2000 lastminute.com plc to be Exclusive Content Provider for expedia.co.uk's New Channels
31 May 2000 lastminute.com Plc Signs Exclusive Partnership with Flutter.com
23 May 2000 lastminute.com Signs Agreements with Choice Hotels and Utell
8 May 2000 lastminute.com South African Joint Venture
4 May 2000 lastminute.com Signs On-line and WAP Agreements with Excite UK
4 May 2000 lastminute.com launches the UK's first WAP restaurant booking service
12 April 2000 lastminute.com Announces Increase in Supplier Partners and an Agreement with British Midland
10 April 2000 Be Spontaneous, Romantic and Adventurous With lastminute.com and AvantGo
6 April 2000 Netscape Announces Leading International Partners for Netscape 6 Sidebar Feature
31 March 2000 lastminute.com Australia / New Zealand Joint Venture
28 March 2000 lastminute.com Hires Two New Managing Directors to Lead its Expansion in Spain and Benelux.
21 March 2000 New Revenue Stream for lastminute.com plc
21 March 2000 lastminute.com Strikes Pan-European Alliance with AOL Europe
20 March 2000 World Online and lastminute.com announce marketing partnership
14 March 2000 lastminute.com Wins Three Revolution Awards
6 March 2000 lastminute.com announces mobile and digital platform development team
19 January 2000 lastminute.com Launches in Sweden