customers: Brought down by a variety of factors, including crushing debts and online competition, the 178-year-old travel agency that helped pioneer the package tour ceased operating in the middle of the night, according to Nine News Australia. Its four airlines stopped carrying customers, and its 21,000 employees in 16 countries lost their jobs. To improve your experience update it here News World Thomas Cook bankruptcy fallout 150,000 British tourists still stranded By Associated Press7 49am Sep 24, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail The sudden collapse of British tour company Thomas Cook and its network of airlines and hotels is continuing to sow chaos for hundreds of thousands of travellers and businesses around the world Monday. British passengers with Thomas Cook wait in queue at Antalya airport in Antalya, Turkey, Monday Sept. 23, 2019. Overall, about 600,000 people were traveling with Thomas Cook as of Sunday, though it was unclear how many would be left stranded, as some regional subsidiaries were in talks with local authorities to continue operating. AP/AAP The company's failure rippled across the tourism industry, particularly around the Mediterranean, with travellers uncertain how they would get home, hotels worried they wouldn't get paid, guests afraid they wouldn't be allowed to check out without settling their bills, and resorts hit with cancellations.
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