Sept 24 (Reuters) - British holiday group Saga SAGA.L reported a 5% fall in first-half adjusted pretax profit on Wednesday, due to financing costs, but said that forward travel bookings for the second half of the year was strong.
The company reported adjusted pretax profit of 23.5 million pounds ($31.73 million) for the six months ended July 31, compared with 24.8 million pounds a year ago.
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(Reporting by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
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