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Saturday, September 28, 2019

Thomas Cook staff and European tourist trade left reeling after collapse

Former staff waiting for pay plan to take protests to Tory conference, and Greek hoteliers face a €500m hit Staff from Thomas Cook are to hold protests at this week’s Tory party conference in Manchester and later at Downing Street over the government’s decision not to step in and save the company from liquidation. Staff were due to get their monthly salaries on 30 September but are instead among Thomas Cook’s creditors, and it is now unclear when they will be paid. Some 150,000 UK holidaymakers are being repatriated at taxpayers’ expense following the demise of the world’s oldest tour operator. On 28 September, a further 16,700 customers were set to be flown home. Continue reading...


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