Press Releases

Press Releases

Recent press releases are listed below. For media enquires regarding Thomas Cook please email: pressoffice@thomascook.com

27 July 2010 - All is not lost – follow England at the cricket, rugby, grand prix and golf with Thomas Cook Sport
- With the football World Cup over, sports fans can now turn their attention to supporting national teams and heroes at major sporting events both in the UK and around the world.

27 July 2010 - Thomas Cook becomes world’s biggest selling retailer of Cash Passport™ prepaid currency cards.
- It’s official – Thomas Cook in the UK is the world’s biggest selling retailer of Cash Passport prepaid currency cards. Seen by many as the modern alternative to travellers’ cheques, more and more holidaymakers in the UK are opting for the Thomas Cook Cash Passport to carry their currency abroad.

26 July 2010 - Warm up on a winter escape with Direct Holidays
- To help beat the winter chill, the UK’s leading direct sell tour operator Direct Holidays has launched its new Winter Sun brochure for 2010/11, offering holiday makers £50 off every holiday booked before the 30th September 2010.

26 July 2010 - Holiday fun to relieve airport boredom with Thomas Cook Airlines
- Thomas Cook Airlines has become the only airline to get the holiday started early with an extra special and unique welcome for families this summer as they check in for and board their flights at Manchester and Gatwick airports.

23 July 2010 - Thomas Cook Blackwood opens its new doors to Cardiff City stars.
- Thomas Cook’s Blackwood store celebrated a move to new premises this morning when it hosted some of Cardiff City’s star players at an exclusive in-store signing.

16 July 2010 - Thomas Cook kick starts school holidays with a 5 day summer sale
- Families looking for a great value getaway can now save hundreds of pounds on their summer holiday in Thomas Cook’s 5 Day summer sale.

16 July 2010 - Thomas Cook Clydebank opens doors to new store
- Staff at Thomas Cook’s Clydebank store celebrated their re-opening this Saturday, following a summer revamp that has seen the merger of Thomas Cook’s two South Clyde Shopping Centre stores to create one big store at more central premises within the centre.

15 July 2010 - Escapades returns with stand-alone brochure for 2010/11
- Popular youth brand, Escapades, has launched its first stand-alone brochure for three years, aimed at customers between the ages of 17-35.

13 July 2010 - Top performing Hyde store rewarded with trip to Cyprus
- Hyde’s Going Places store staff were rewarded with an all-expenses paid four night trip to the Olympic Lagoon Resort in Cyprus earlier this month in recognition of being the top performing store from the travel agent’s network of over 70 stores nationwide.

12 July 2010 - A heavenly holiday fit for the perfect lifestyle
- According to research released by Sky Broadband this week, the key for many to a 'happy ever after' lifestyle is one exotic long haul holiday a year, with the top destinations of choice being New York, Australia, Maldives and Seychelles.

12 July 2010 - One month to go to Premier League football - Thomas Cook Sport's match breaks on sale now
- With the World Cup over, football fans have just over a month to wait until the Premier League starts, so now’s the time to secure seats at this season’s key games with a Match Break from Thomas Cook Sport.

6 July 2010 - Thomas Cook Signature launches new America brochure
- Thomas Cook Signature’s new America brochure launches on Thursday 8th July, offering an increased selection of city breaks, multi-centres, excursions and self-drive options for customers to choose from between 01 August 2010 – 31st December 2011.

6 July 2010 - Teresa Walsh joins the club
- Thomas Cook UK & Ireland is pleased to announce the appointment of Teresa Walsh as the new Managing Director of Club 18-30. Teresa, formerly Sales & Marketing Director at Hotels4u.com and medhotels.com, took up her new role from 1 July 2010.

5 July 2010 - Going Places Oldham puts on its running shoes
- On Sunday 11th July, Going Places Oldham’s store manager Alison Wild and sales consultants Vicky Collier and Lisa Bradley will strap on their running shoes and take on the 5km ‘Race for Life’ run in Manchester.

5 July 2010 - Local cruise specialist wins 'ace' National Travel Award