Did you know that you can still book rooms in Thomas Cook’s own-brand hotels, more than a month after the company filed for liquidation? And do you wonder why these hotels are still open for business, though Thomas Cook’s aircraft are grounded, its tours cancelled, its shops sold and its staff redundant? Well, I wondered too. So I did a spot of investigation.
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