Almost 170 former Thomas Cook shops now open
Lisa - Oct 14, 2026
Hays Travel has opened more ex-Thomas Cook shops, with the figure now standing at 168.The company, run by John and…
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Entrepreneur outlines plans to bring back ‘Don’t Just Book It’ slogan
Lisa - Oct 14, 2026
The businessman who wants to bring the slogan Don't Just Book It back to life is in talks with investors…
Ex-Thomas Cook sales manager joins Great Rail Journeys
Lisa - Oct 14, 2026
Great Rail Journeys has appointed Helen Sutton as its new business development manager.She joins from Thomas Cook where she has…
The Gambia Experience adds flights from Manchester
Lisa - Oct 14, 2026
The Gambia Experience has added a new winter flight from Manchester in response to demand.The service, to Banjul, will run…
Reflecting on the ABTA Convention in Tokyo
Bev - Oct 14, 2026
It's been a week since the start of the ABTA Convention in Tokyo and the majority of delegates are now…
Hays Travel recruits over 1,700 former Thomas Cook staff
Lisa - Oct 14, 2026
Hays Travel has hired 1,761 former Thomas Cook staff so far, with 123 former Thomas Cook agency shops trading over…
Brightline offering agents 20 percent commission
TravelMole Editorial Team - Oct 11, 2026
Brightline Rail is tapping the travel advisor community to boost ridership across Florida.Brightline, which is soon to be rebranded to…
MPs to quiz Fontenla-Novoa and Green over Thomas Cook collapse
Linsey McNeill - Oct 11, 2026
Thomas Cook's former chief executives Manny Fontenla-Novoa and Harriet Green will be quizzed by MPs investigating the company's collapse. However,…
Barrhead Travel confirms plans to open up to 100 more shops
Linsey McNeill - Oct 11, 2026
Glasgow-based Barrhead Travel has ambitions to more than double the size of its UK retail network following the collapse of…
Kelly Cookes to join Advantage in new board role
Linsey McNeill - Oct 10, 2026
Former Freedom Travel Group general manager Kelly Cookes has joined Advantage in the newly-created board role of leisure director. Cookes…
How will Hays Travel succeed where Thomas Cook failed?
Linsey McNeill - Oct 10, 2026
When the news broke early today that Hays Travel had snapped up Thomas Cook's entire UK network of 555 shops,…
Some Thomas Cook shops ‘extremely profitable’ say new owners
Linsey McNeill - Oct 10, 2026
Hays Travel says only a small minority of the 555 Thomas Cook shops it acquired this week were unprofitable. In…
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