Exhibit4.18

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| LeveragedFinance       |  | 3rd Floor 54 Lombard StreetLondonEC3P3AH      |
| TheDirectors           |  | Tel 020 7699 5000                             |
| ebookersplc            |  | Fax 020 7699    2770/3275 |
| FarringdonStreetLondon |  | www.barclays.com                              |
| EC4A4AB                |  | **Barclays**                                  |
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|  | 18thAugust 2003 |
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Dear sirs

We refer tothe Facilities Agreement dated 20th January 2003 from Barclays Bank Plcsetting out the terms and conditions of a £15,000,000 Term Loan,£10,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility and £10,000,000Guarantee Facility to Ebookers plc (the "FacilitiesAgreement").

Capitalised words inthis letter shall have the meanings given to them in the FacilitiesAgreement detailed above.

The Bank agrees to waive thefollowing breaches that have occurred in Financial Covenants as set outin Clause 19 of the Facilities Agreement;

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| FinancialCovenant           |  | Test dates |
| Cash/ Trade Creditors Ratio |  | 31st March 2003, 30th April 2003, 3lstMay 2003 and 30th June 2003. |
| AbsoluteEBIT                |  | 30th June 2003. |
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The terms andconditions of the Facilities Agreement are varied as follows:

1.    Financial Condition (clause 19) is amended as follows;

Clause 19.1.1 – Absolute EBIT

The test amounts for thefollowing test dates are amended to;

|                        |  |                  |           |        |  |  |
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| QuarterlyPeriod Ending |  | Amount (£) |
| 30thSeptember 2003     |  |             | 2,800,000 |   |
| 31st December2003      |  |             | 7,200,000 |   |
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Clause 19.1.3 –Senior Debt/EBlT Ratio

The test amounts for the following testdate is amended as follows:

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| QuarterlyPeriod Ending |  | Amount (£) |
| 31st December2003      |  | 5.35:1           |
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Clause 19.1.5 – Absolute Cashflow

The test amounts for the following test dates are amended to;

|                        |  |                  |           |        |  |  |
|------------------------|--|------------------|-----------|--------|--|--|
| QuarterlyPeriod Ending |  | Amount (£) |
| 30thSeptember 2003     |  |             | 8,750,000 |   |
| 31st December2003      |  |             | 2,700,000 |   |
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Clause 19.4 –Definitions

The definition of"Cash" is amended to include the words"and any un-drawn amount available under Revolving CreditFacility A", following the word"Group" at the end of the sentence.

2.    Financial Indebtedness (clause 20.3.2) is deleted andreplaced by the following clause;

FinancialIndebtedness of the Group at any time in respect of all its financeleases or contracts for hire purchase up to a maximum aggregateliability over the term of the relevant leases or contracts of up to£3,300,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency).

3.    Fee

The Principal Borrower shall pay to theBank;

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| a)  | a facility fee of £35,000 onthe date of acceptance of this letter |

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| b)  | afurther fee of £15,000 in the event that the Borrower fails tocomply with the Absolute EBIT financial covenant test as at 31stDecember 2003 (as detailed above) payable on 31st January 2004 orearlier receipt of the Compliance Certificate for the period ended 31stDecember 2003. |

This letter is a Finance Document asdefined in the Facilities Agreement and Clause 33 in respect ofEnforcement shall apply to the same extent as in the FacilitiesAgreement. Other than set out in this letter, all other terms andconditions of the Facilities Agreement remain unchanged.

Please indicate your acceptance of the above amended termsand conditions by signing and returning the enclosed duplicate of thisletter within 7 days of the date of this letter, together with acertified copy of a board resolution authorising the signing of thisletter on behalf of the Principal Borrower.

The Bank Forand on Behalf of Barclays Bank Plc

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| Signed  | Paul Ambrose |

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| Date  | 18th August2003 |

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The PrincipalBorrower

Accepted for and on behalf of ebookerplc

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| Signed  | /s/ Nigel Addison Smith |

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| Signed  | /s/Dinesh Dhamija |

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| Date  | 20thAugust 2003 |

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