Thomas Cook
@thomascook
English founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son (1808–1892)
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1808–1892
About
Thomas Cook (1808–1892) was an entrepreneur. They were born in Derbyshire.
In context
Thomas Cook Group was founded in 1841 and closed in 2019, after 178 years. Among the 62 other hospitality industry companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 66 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Contribution
Thomas's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.
Companies
- Thomas Cook Groupdefunct British global travel companyFounder · hospitality industry · Peterborough, United Kingdom · Founded 1841
- Thomas Cook and SoncompanyFounder · financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · London, United Kingdom · Founded 1849
- Thomas Cook (India) LimitedIntegrated travel and travel-related financial services companyFounder · tourism · Mumbai, India · Founded 1978