Two online travel agents and a hotel group have said they will "relax" an agreement, which the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was concerned prevented other online travel agents from selling discounted rooms.
120 million travellers could have improved consumer rights when booking holidays in future, under European Commission proposals to extend package holiday protection.
Travellers to the US are being warned not to fall for copycat Esta sites after one of Boris Johnson's senior aides paid more than five times the normal price for one to accompany the London mayor on a visit to San Francisco.
The price of petrol and diesel has edged back up over the last month, with diesel drivers getting a worse deal than petrol users, according to figures from the AA.