Posts Tagged ‘ Thomas Cook ’

For Turkey, the collapse of Thomas Cook was significant because the company was responsible for bringing over a million tourists to the country just from the UK but Germany as well.

Increases were spotted just after the Thomas Cook collapse. A month on and other companies have moved in to fill the gap. That means prices will stabilise or even go down.

The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) and members of the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA), have partnered to launch ‘Barbados Cares’

Is a combination of high street and online is the way forward and that both are needed?

The absence of any flights from UK regions will reduce the opportunities for people to explore the delights of Slovenia

It emerged this morning that John and Irene Hays, the founders and owners of the independent travel agency chain, Hays Travel, has bought all 555 Thomas Cook shops from the receivers.

In the wake of the demise of Thomas Cook, Gambia is now on the lookout for visitors to holiday in the country this coming autumn and winter.

Keep your eyes out for bargains. I am sure there will be some launched over the next month or so.

Today almost the last of the Thomas Cook holidaymakers that were left in their resorts after the company’s collapse arrived home

The “package” holiday is here to stay. At least for a little bit longer and people who say it is on the way out haven’t realised that it has just evolved.

Some passengers are suffering as hoteliers demand money to cover unpaid bills that should have been paid by Thomas Cook.

For some readers they will have already heard and read as much about the demise of Thomas Cook as they would want to know. Those had better look away know then although I would prefer they remain because this story is not really about Thomas Cook but about what we should all be reminded about. The first, surely, is the need to have travel insurance. But, according to some, only about a quarter of travel insurance policies have clauses in them whereby you are paid
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The collapse of Thomas Cook has hit some destinations and only now in the cold light of day are they realising the implications.

At 2am UK time today the end finally came. The board of Thomas Cook called in the liquidators. The oldest tour operating company in the world had ceased business.

By mentioning the name of the company aren’t I just contributing to the doubts that any readers may have about buying a holiday from them?

Thomas Cook Rewards is a scheme whereby customers can earn cash rewards on spending on groceries or clothes which can then be used to go towards their next holiday.

Thomas Cook had agreed that its largest shareholder, the Chinese company Fosun would take over the company. What does it mean for holidaymakers?

Just About Travel gives you the low-down on what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now

Claiming that Thomas Cook is the worst and TUI is the second worst is misleading; they are only the worst amongst a small unrepresentative group.

Maybe Fosun are aware of that and will change things. If not then Thomas Cook will still fall behind the pack.

Companies have to understand that “giving something back” means more than tokenism and that the destinations they offer must also get the benefit of tourism in tangible and investment ways.

To many the company needs a good skake-up. Management ineptitude must be part of the problem as it has for many years

It suggests that British holidaymakers are looking at cheaper destinations and destinations outside the Eurozone and that the big two have been wrong-footed.

It is non-EU countries like Turkey and Tunisia which are proving popular, along with all-inclusive deals as customers “lock-in” costs

Gorillas in Virunga National Park, an Eagle in Potsmouth and a generous gesture from Historic Houses are some of Adrian’s snippets today.

The Times says this morning that there is “turmoil” in the travel industry. It makes a good line but is it true?

Morgan Stanley contend that Thomas Cook and TUI are losing market share to newer entrants.

TUI’s annual report says that it is a “challenging environment in the traditional tour operator business” For us holidaymakers there is little clue as to what destinations will be the hot spots.