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The Times newspaper travel section from July 11, 1981, featuring late holiday booking deals and discount tables

The Times newspaper travel section from July 11, 1981, featuring late holiday booking deals and discount tables

A newspaper clipping from The Times dated July 11, 1981, showing the Travel section edited by Shona Crawford Poole. The article discusses late holiday booking bargains and includes detailed discount tables for various destinations including Greek islands, with companies like Thomas Cook and Global offering reduced prices. This was during the period when Laker Airways was revolutionizing affordable air travel with its Skytrain service.

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