Thomas Cook staff and European tourist trade left reeling after collapse
(The Guardian Greece)

Former staff waiting for pay plan to take protests to Tory conference, and Greek hoteliers face a EUR500m hitStaff from Thomas Cook are to hold protests at this week´s Tory party conference in Manchester and later at Downing Street over the government´s decision not to step in and save the company from liquidation.Staff were due to get their monthly salaries on 30 September but are instead among Thomas Cook´s creditors, and it is now unclear when they will be paid. Some 150,000 UK holidaymakers are being repatriated at taxpayers´ expense following the demise of the world´s oldest tour operator. On 28 September, a further 16,700 customers were set to be flown home. Continue reading...