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'Absolutely gutted': demise of Thomas Cook wrecks travelers' plans
Holidaymakers hit by the collapse of Thomas Cook, the world's oldest tourist firm, desperately scrambled for information on Monday on how to get home, as Britain mounted its largest repatriation effort since World War Two.
British travel firm Thomas Cook collapses, stranding hundreds of thousands
The world's oldest travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.
Reduced travel demand concerns Greek tourism
Concerns are growing about serious turbulence in Greek tourism after warnings by Thomas Cook and easyJet that the reduced demand for travel services would have consequences on their financial results.
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German bookings for Greek holidays fell 9 pct in January
New worrying signs from Germany are causing concern about the course of tourism in Greece this year, as holiday market experts at European research company GfK say that the number of bookings from Greece's biggest market posted a big annual drop in January.
Thomas Cook to open four own-brand hotels in Greece
British holiday company Thomas Cook Group Plc plans to open a further 20 own-brand hotels by the end of 2019 including six in Spain, four in Greece and three in Turkey, as it responds to competition from online travel agencies.
Tourists from Europe with more Consumer Rights from July 1
Business Review - The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has announced that as of July 1, travellers booking package holidays will enjoy stronger consumer rights.
The new EU rules enhance the protection for 120 million holidaymakers this summer.
Thomas Cook to target more image-conscious audience
Thomas Cook is abandoning its raucous "Club 18-30" brand to target an image-conscious audience wanting more stylish holidays, the British tour operator said on Thursday.
Thomas Cook, set up in 1841 and a pioneer of package holidays, said demand for holidays in Turkey, Greece and Egypt would help it meet forecasts this year.
Thomas Cook holiday demand falls as wary customers delay booking
British holiday company Thomas Cook said customers were delaying booking holidays, uncertain of making plans as they see previously popular destinations such as Turkey as less safe.
Time to say 'the king is naked' in tourism
Nobody doubts that the two bomb attacks which occurred two months apart in Istanbul were targeting tourists. In the first one, German tourists and in the second one Israeli and Iranian tourists lost their lives. The tourism sector, experiencing the deepest crisis in its history, is receiving blow after blow.
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Time to say 'the king naked' in tourism
Nobody doubts that the two bomb attacks which occurred two months apart in Istanbul were targeting tourists. In the first one, German tourists and in the second one Israeli and Iranian tourists lost their lives. The tourism sector, experiencing the deepest crisis in its history, is receiving blow after blow.
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