Did the package holiday die with Thomas Cook?

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Millions of people put their trust in Thomas Cook to deliver their dreams. But before we read the last rites on the package holiday business, Simon Calder considers how we got here

, who democratised leisure travel. The Methodist preacher from Derbyshire refused to accept the conventions and costs that restricted the horizons of working men and women. He industrialised travel, initially chartering an entire train in 1841 and selling each seat at an affordable price, and went on to establish a business that girdled the globe.

 

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Yeah bad idea anyway, yiu will always be ripped off. Better to organize everything yourself...

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