Travel giant Thomas Cook today took a huge step towards recovery with a £1.6 billion refinancing of its vast debt pile, just 18 months after the 172-year old company veered close to collapse.
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Thomas Cook fast-tracks shop sales
Saturday 04 May 2013
Travel agent is set to outsource property team to make the most from high street closures
Thomas Cook jet heading for UK makes emergency landing in Bermuda
Wednesday 01 May 2013
A charter passenger jet made an emergency landing Tuesday in Bermuda after the captain reported a possible fire in the cabin, officials in the British island territory said.
Where to go on an affordable, sunny family holiday this summer?
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Q. We are a family of four, including two girls of 12 and 14. Work duties mean we can only go away for a week in August. The girls are determined that we take them abroad this year to experience some sunshine and the thrill of going on a plane! We are at a loss as to where to go. Ideally we want somewhere with culture, shops and a pool, but also with places of historical interest close at hand. Corinne, Ashford, Kent
Am I weird for being a student who hates clubbing?
Friday 05 April 2013
People seem to think that every student likes nothing more than hitting the club of a Friday evening. Eleanor Doughty is tired of that particular cliche...
Angry voters deluge MPs with air tax complaints
Monday 01 April 2013
Ministers have received more than 12,000 complaints from constituents opposing today's hike in air passenger duty (APD), although the Government still opted to push through the rise.
The Great Escape: Busiest travel weekend of the year so far gets off to shaky start
Friday 29 March 2013
In the build-up to Easter, the travel industry has talked up the number of British travellers seeking sun abroad after the coldest March in 50 years
The Great Escape: Britons brave bad weather and travel disruption over Easter weekend
Thursday 28 March 2013
Cross-channel ferry strike has been called off, but roads are expected to be busy this evening and tomorrow morning
Thomas Cook promises hi-tech focus on city breaks after news of agency closures and redundancies
Wednesday 13 March 2013
Thomas Cook promised to become more “high-tech and high-touch” today as it rolled out its turnaround strategy with a bigger focus on city breaks.
Great getaways: Iberian escape, seasonal West Sussex sojourn, Turkish delight and mountain high in Serre Chevalier
Saturday 09 March 2013
Iberian escape
Simon Calder: So Thomas Cook branches are closing - but travellers who book holidays on the internet instead will miss their expertise
Wednesday 06 March 2013
The internet is made for travel, connecting millions of people with billions of combinations of flight seats, hotel beds and rental cars. You can understand anyone with a broadband connection concluding that, as they have access to the same products as the traditional travel agent, they too must be a travel agent.
Egypt hot air balloon company used by Thomas Cook 'was involved in previous crash' 18 months ago
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Pilots and operators say travel company used Egyptian agent that put profits before safety
Thomas Cook investors in new protest on bosses' pay
Thursday 07 February 2013
Investors have flexed their muscles again in a protest vote against Thomas Cook's executive pay.
You've seen them going wild on TV - but is this what student holidays are really like?
Wednesday 06 February 2013
You’d be lying if you said that you’d never woken up the morning after a rough night out, cringing over your wild antics the night before. But what’s worse than being bantered into the ground by all your friends for your drunken frolics? The stone-cold look on your parents' faces when they tap you on the shoulder and tell you they’ve been watching your every mucky move on TV.
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