Thomas Cook Peterlee
Thomas Cook UK & Ireland is the second largest leisure travel group in the UK with around 19,000 employees and is part of Thomas Cook Group plc (www.thomascookgroup.com)
Thomas Cook UK & Ireland has a network of more than 800 high street stores (Thomas Cook and Going Places), a leading website (www.thomascook.com) and some of the world’s favourite travel brands.
These brands include Airtours, Club 18-30, Cresta, CruiseThomasCook, Direct Holidays, Elegant Resorts, Essential Travel, Flexibletrips, flythomascook.com, Gold Medal, hotels4u.com, Manos, Medhotels, Neilson, Netflights.com, Pure Luxury, Sentido, Style Holidays, Sunset, Sunworld Holidays Ireland, Swiss Travel Service, The Big Reunion, The Big Snow Festival, Thomas Cook, Thomas Cook Essentials, Thomas Cook Signature, Thomas Cook Tours and Thomas Cook Sport.
The Company’s airline, Thomas Cook Airlines, operates a fleet of 44 aircraft and flies from various regional airports to destinations worldwide.
Thomas Cook offers a range of financial services, including foreign exchange, the Thomas Cook Cash Passport (a prepaid currency card), the Thomas Cook Credit Card, the ‘what’s the rate’ foreign currency app for Android phones and iPhones and a wide range of travel insurance policies. It is regulated for its travel insurance, which is underwritten by its insurance division, White Horse Insurance Ireland Ltd. Thomas Cook in the UK is the world’s leading retailer of the Cash Passport prepaid currency card.
An Official Supporter of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, Thomas Cook is the exclusive partner for UK short breaks and trips to the Games. Thomas Cook’s London 2012 packages will go on sale in Spring 2011 and will include accommodation, transport and event tickets.
Its leading publishing division offers a comprehensive portfolio of more than 300 independently authored travel guidebooks to 150 worldwide destinations.
