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%%  The LaTeX Graphics Companion, 2ed (first printing May 2007)
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%%  Example 11-3-2 on page 739.
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\documentclass{ttctexa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{207.83385pt}
\StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{colortbl}
\setlength{\extrarowheight}{2mm}  \setlength{\tabcolsep}{2mm}
\newcolumntype{G}{>{\columncolor[gray]{0.8}[0pt][0pt]}c}
\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{l c G c G >{\bfseries}c<{\,\textsterling}}
\hline
  \multicolumn{3}{>{\columncolor[gray]{0.5}}l}{\textsf{LONDON}}
 &\multicolumn{3}{>{\columncolor[gray]{0.5}}r}{\textsf{Price}}
\\[1pt]
\hline
Sydney  & OG4G &Thu Oct 10 &Mon Oct 21 or 28 &11 or 18 days &999\\
        &      &Thu Oct 17 &Mon Oct 21 or 28 & 4 or 11 days &999\\
        & OG7A &Sun Oct 13 &Mon Oct 21 or 28 & 8 or 15 days &999\\
        &      &Sun Oct 20 &Mon Oct 28       & 8 days       &999\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}