FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For 14 July 2004
Commission File Number 0-30358

ebookers plc

(Name of Registrant)

25, Farringdon St, LONDON, EC4A 4AB

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Enclosures:

6-K ebookers wins Lufthansa
Award 12 July 2004 3 Pages

FINAL

ebookers wins top Lufthansa Award

London . July 12, 2004. ebookers plc (Nasdaq: EBKR, LSE: EBR) www.ebookers.com, the pan-European online travel company, today announces that its UK business has received the Top Online/Offline Agent Award from Lufthansa at their Annual Agency Awards.

Further demonstrating ebookers’ strength in long and mid haul travel markets, the award is in recognition of significant increases in sales to long haul destinations including Dubai, Bangkok and Beijing in 2003.

This award follows other successes in May and June, in which ebookers received similar awards from South African Airways and Malaysia Airlines.

Yashish Dahiya, Head of UK Business, comments:

“We are extremely pleased to receive this award which again demonstrates our product strengths in long haul destinations. These are high-margin, high-value sales which enable us to grow our market strength in this area.”

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For further information:

ebookers plc
Oliver Strong +44 (0) 20 7489 2239
oliver.strong@ebookers.com

Cubitt Consulting (UK)
Michael Henman +44 (0) 20 7367 5100
Michael.Henman@Cubitt.com

Financial Relations Board (US)
Bob Leahy
+ 1 212 445 8017
bleahy@financialrelationsboard.com

Notes to Editors

ebookers plc at a glance

- Leading pan-European online travel company.

- Specialising in high margin, high value, long and mid haul travel.

- Umbrella brand ebookers.com, www.ebookers.com.

- Other websites include www.travelbag.co.uk, www.bridgetheworld.com and www.mrjet.com

- Full service including hotels, cars, flights, hotels, cruise, holidays, travel insurance.

- Websites in 13 countries and 9 languages: France, UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Austria, Spain, Switzerland.

- 900 European staff.

- Head office in UK, offices in 9 other European countries

- 700 seat low cost India Business Process Outsourcing facility, New Delhi

- High growth - 5 year CAGR of 147%

- Total transaction value of goods sold:
2003-£521m; 2002-£274m; 2001-£180m; 2000-£102m; 1999-£15m.

- Moved into profitability in 2003*

- 2003 annual adjusted profit* of £1.3m (vs 2002 - loss of £5.2m)

- London Stock Exchange, UK (EBR) and Nasdaq, USA (EBKR).

*Adjusted pre-tax profit is defined as profit on ordinary activities before taxation after adding back exceptional items, amortisation of goodwill, stock compensation expenses/ credits and National Insurance relating to share options payable if employees exercise their share options

Forward Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, increased competition from airlines, our ability to identify, acquire and integrate companies across Europe, our ability to significantly increase our online revenues and sales volumes, including those of acquired non-internet companies including Travelbag Holdings Limited, to maintain and develop relationships with travel suppliers and strategic partners and to attract and retain customers, potential adverse changes in our gross mark up or in commission rates, unforeseen events affecting the travel industry such as international conflicts, terrorist activity or public health crises, a failure of our computer and communications systems, significant risks associated with transferring European business functions to our Indian Business Process Outsourcing facility and with servicing third party clients there, a decline in the supply of merchant airfares available to us, and adverse developments in U.K. or other European governmental regulation or electronic commerce. The foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. When relying on forward-looking statements, readers should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and events, as well as factors described in documents we file from time to time with regulatory authorities in the United Kingdom and the United States, including annual reports on Form 20-F filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and except as required by the rules of the UK Listing Authority, the London Stock Exchange and applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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