Thomas Cook

British travel company crumbles leaving thousands stranded

(ABC News) — The U.K. government has launched the biggest peacetime repatriation of its citizens after the collapse of travel company Thomas Cook left over 150,000 Brits unable to return home and over 20,000 jobs at risk across the globe. (photo courtesy: Rui Vieira/AP) Thomas Cook, the world’s oldest travel company, ceased trading on Monday morning with immediate effect and…

Tour company Thomas Cook collapses, 150,000 people stranded

FILE – In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo a Thomas Cook plane taxis on the runway at terminal one of Manchester Airport, England. More than 600,000 vacationers who booked through tour operator Thomas Cook were on edge Sunday, wondering if they will be able to get home, as one of the world’s oldest and biggest travel companies teetered on…