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In the United States today more than a third of all plane tickets are bought on the web, thanks in great part to the fact that 68% of the country’s 328 million inhabitants use the internet – according to www.internetworldstats.com – and that the credit card has become almost as ubiquitous as the wristwatch. In stark contrast, across the Middle East, only 8.2% of roughly 261 million inhabitants use the internet and many people have never seen a credit card. But despite this world of difference, Mitri Kurban, a partner of Lebanon’s Kurban Travel, is convinced that now is the time to launch a Middle East online travel booking agency – appropriately named uflyonline.com. A revamped concept Uflyonline – the website – has actually been around for a couple of years. But it has kept a distinctly low profile, operating behind the existing travel agent Kurban Travel. So, although you