Nov 8 (Reuters) - TripAdvisor Inc's shares sank about 19% in premarket trade on Tuesday, a day after the online travel firm reported a weak quarterly profit and flagged a slowdown in revenue in the current quarter.

Shares of the company were trading at $19.17 before the bell and were on course to open at their lowest level since August.

Currency fluctuations, primarily in euros, shaved off revenue growth by about 11 percentage points during the third quarter, compared with a year earlier.

Higher marketing expenses also dragged down TripAdvisor's results, with the company posting adjusted profit of 28 cents per share for the third quarter versus analysts' average expectations of 38 cents per share, according to Refinitiv data.

U.S. travel booking firms are spending heavily on marketing to get more people to book flights and accommodations on their apps and websites, as they look to cash in on a post-pandemic boom in tourism.

TripAdvisor's selling and marketing costs jumped 58% to $234 million during the quarter, and the company said it expects marketing spend in the fourth quarter to yield benefits next year.

The firm also flagged that its revenue is set to rise in low-single digits compared with 2019 levels, implying a modest slowdown from third quarter.

The outlook comes after vacation rental company Airbnb Inc last week forecast holiday-quarter revenue could fall short of market expectations, saying a strong dollar had started to pressure its business and that bookings would moderate.

"We are optimistic about the long-term opportunities in travel, despite a recovery path that is likely to remain uneven by month and by specific revenue line, and less reliably consistent relative to pre-pandemic," TripAdvisor said on Monday.

The company also beat revenue estimates, helped by sustained demand for travel and dining. Its shares have fallen about 13% this year, outperforming peers Expedia Group Inc, B

Nov 8 (Reuters) - TripAdvisor Inc's shares sank about 19% in premarket trade on Tuesday, a day after the online travel firm reported a weak quarterly profit and flagged a slowdown in revenue in the current quarter.

Shares of the company were trading at $19.17 before the bell and were on course to open at their lowest level since August.

Currency fluctuations, primarily in euros, shaved off revenue growth by about 11 percentage points during the third quarter, compared with a year earlier.

Higher marketing expenses also dragged down TripAdvisor's results, with the company posting adjusted profit of 28 cents per share for the third quarter versus analysts' average expectations of 38 cents per share, according to Refinitiv data.

U.S. travel booking firms are spending heavily on marketing to get more people to book flights and accommodations on their apps and websites, as they look to cash in on a post-pandemic boom in tourism.

TripAdvisor's selling and marketing costs jumped 58% to $234 million during the quarter, and the company said it expects marketing spend in the fourth quarter to yield benefits next year.

The firm also flagged that its revenue is set to rise in low-single digits compared with 2019 levels, implying a modest slowdown from third quarter.

The outlook comes after vacation rental company Airbnb Inc last week forecast holiday-quarter revenue could fall short of market expectations, saying a strong dollar had started to pressure its business and that bookings would moderate.

"We are optimistic about the long-term opportunities in travel, despite a recovery path that is likely to remain uneven by month and by specific revenue line, and less reliably consistent relative to pre-pandemic," TripAdvisor said on Monday.

The company also beat revenue estimates, helped by sustained demand for travel and dining. Its shares have fallen about 13% this year, outperforming peers Expedia Group Inc, B

Fresh from his starring role in the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, secret agent James Bond is getting his own TV channel. The latest espionage thriller Skyfall is heralded in by every Bond film being screened on new channel Sky Movies 007 in October. Live and Let Sky!

Or should that be The Sky Who Loved Me? Or maybe For Your Sky Only... Anyway, it's the 50th anniversary of the release of first Bond film Dr No on 6 October, so the new 007 channel will show the films of Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.

In a display of technology that would make Q jealous, you'll be able to watch Bond on your computer or laptop, or on your iPhone, iPad or Android phone while chasing wrong'uns in exotic locales. That's thanks to Sky Go if you have a Sky satellite subscription, or new online service Now TV if you don't.

Blond Bond Daniel Craig dons his dinner jacket for a third time in Skyfall, directed by American Beauty helmer Sam Mendes and also starring Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem in a fright wig. The sky falls in cinemas on 26 October here in the UK and will appear on Sky Movies in 2013. Gadget fans can look forward to a new Q dishing out deadly technology to Britain's favourite secret agent, include a handprint-protected Walther PPK. Check out the full trailer below:

The Bond channel will show every major Bond film: the full series produced by EON, from

She was eliminated on Monday night's episode of MasterChef. 

And Tati Carlin has explained the kind of pressure the contestants are really under when filming the show.  

She told  following her elimination: 'I'm quite okay working under pressure but it's different when you're working under pressure with the time. Time was our enemy.'