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lastminute.com is the UK’s leading online travel & leisure retailer, with over 1.65 million visitors per week, and provides customers with the best ways to make their free time go even further. Time is precious after all!

Whether it’s planning an exotic escape to the Maldives, jetting off to Marrakech, or maybe planning a great night out in the UK, lastminute.com has it all and at great value prices.

lastminute.com offers its customers the opportunity to book flights, tickets, hotels and more through a one stop shop. From adventuring in the mountains to relaxing beach breaks, spa stays, theatre trips and dining, there really is something for everyone.

At lastminute.com we're proud of our extended family of brands that offer you the widest choice of products possible. From holidays to hotels, car hire to business travel, our brands specialise in providing all the travel options you'll ever need.

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  • lastminute.com is the most popular travel and leisure site in the UK with around 1.65 million people logging on every week to bag the best deals
  • lastminute.com has sold 750,000 airline tickets to 1300 destinations worldwide in the last year – that’s the equivalent of packing off the whole of Glasgow abroad
  • We have 62,000 hotels available on our site worldwide
  • Every 15 minutes someone books their holiday
  • Every 60 seconds someone sleeps in a hotel bed booked on our site
  • In 2009 our top five most popular destinations include: Barcelona, Amsterdam, Prague, Paris and New York
  • Our most popular airline route is still Heathrow to John F Kennedy airport in New York with 12,000 people travelling there annually
  • In 2008 lastminute.com’s customers offset £141,561 through the double award-winning carbonwise scheme (an average of 15% of our customers set off their carbon footprint, which equates to nearly 50,000 tonnes)). This is equivalent to every household in the UK turning its lights off for more than 71 minutes
  • We sold 1.5 million theatre tickets in 2009. A theatre ticket sells every 26 seconds
  • lastminute.com is the largest independent retailer of West End theatre tickets, selling one in 9 of every seat sold.
  • Wicked, Lion King, Benicassim Festival, Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical & Sister Act are the top five lifestyle products sold on lastminute.com
  • The fastest selling show on lastminute.com was Robbie Williams in 2005, 12,000 tickets sold in 9 minutes
  • lastminute.com has sold 750,000 airline tickets to 1300 destinations worldwide in the last year – that’s the equivalent of packing off the whole of Glasgow abroad
  • Most popular event outside theatre every year is Benicassimin Festival (Spanish music festival)
  • A Spa Break sells every 3.3 minutes
  • We offer over 350 fun experiences ranging from shark diving to chocolate making, to hot air balloon flights

Awards: e-consultancy Innovation Awards 2008
Innovation in Multi-Channel Marketing

lastminute.com won the e-consultancy Innovation in Multi-Channel Marketing award for its revolutionary fonefood application, which allows users to search and book more than 6,000 restaurants in 12 countries on mobile phones. The awards were judged by a panel of online experts from leading digital companies including Google, Organge, Apple and training and events e-comerce consultancy e-consultancy.

Awards: (Travel Weekly) Globe Travel Awards 2008
Category Winners: Favourite European Short Break Provider

lastminute.com scooped the consumer award of Favourite European Short Break Provider. The award was voted for by readers of Associated Newspapers collection of titles, which includes the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

Awards: BT Online Excellence Awards 2007
Category Winners: Best Travel Website

lastminute.com landed the prestigious BT Online Excellence Awards 2007 Best Travel Website. A panel of expert judges choose the shortlisted websites from 5,000 nomination, before more than 27,000 online consumers voted for their favourite sites.

Awards: British Travel Awards 2007
Category Winners: Favourite Online Retailer

lastminute.com retained its Favourite Online Retailer title at the British Travel Awards. The award, voted for by the consumer, was also won by lastminute.com in 2006.

Awards: Travolution Awards 2007
Category Winners: Lifetime Achievement Award for lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman

lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman pocketed Travolution Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award, at 38 years old, for being at the forefront of change in both the distribution of travel products through the web and the overhaul of the industry’s traditional buying cycle.

Awards: Travelmole Web Awards 2007
Category Winners: Best Online Agency

lastminute.com scooped the Travelmole Web Awards’ Best Online Agency Award due to its industry-leading design and functionality. The site’s search engine optimisation and use of technology were also praised.

Awards: Agent Achievement Awards 2007
Category Winners: Travel Innovation of the Year

Carbonwise picked up its first award of 2007 at the prestigious Agent Achievement Awards for its innovative approach to limiting climate change. UK vice-president John Bevan is pictured receiving the award.

Awards: Eurostar 2007
Category Winners: Top Online Sales Partner 2007

lastminute.com scooped Eurostar’s Top Online Sales Partner Award for the second time, due to its dedicated Eurostar pages and on-site promotions that have led to phenomenal sales of the cross-Channel service.