There are lies damn lies and statistics and Peel amongst others are guilty of using their interpretation. What doesn't lie is the fact that Thomson make a profit on all holidays it sells from Teesside. Their problem is dealing with the Management who they don't trust and who they have had serious problems in the past. The same people are trying to woo Thomson but Thomson are happy to sit where they are at present and see what develops whilst putting a decent amount of money into the bank with little effort or risk.