Thomas Cook, world’s oldest travel firm, collapses

The World

Thomas Cook has collapsed — after last-minute rescue talks failed — putting 22,000 jobs at risk and nearly 600,000 people stranded around the world. It’s the end of the British company, which took millions of people on their holiday each year for nearly 180 years. Host Carol Hills speaks to travel expert Simon Calder about how this happened and what this means. 

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