We owe the invention of commercial travel to a woodturner turned temperance activist turned commercial tourism tycoon named Thomas Cook. Here is his story.

Walking tours today are the same as they were 25 years ago—in fact, they’re much like when Thomas Cook led his first tour in the 19th century. However, change is on the horizon—and it’s coming fast.

Operation Matterhorn completed a total of 70 flights on the second day of operation, as the CAA continues to repatriate stranded Thomas Cook customers. There are plans for 70 flights to return 16,500 ...

Though Mount Vesuvius is ever a-seething and a-smoking, timid tourists do not fear to ascend, when told that the funicular railway is owned and run by Thomas Cook & Son. In fine, where Cooks will take ...

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - French holiday resort operator Club Mediterrannee is in talks to sell its Jet Tours unit to European travel operator Thomas Cook , French newspaper La Tribune said on Monday.