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The Founder of Holidays - Thomas Cook

Many people don't know that an Englishman invented regular travel holidays.

An enterprising, 32-year-old gentleman named Thomas Cook began, without realizing it, a company that has since become known as the world's best-known name in travel. However, it all started with a simple, yet pleasant one-day railway jaunt one fine summer day in 1841, at the cost of a mere shilling.

That first excursion was arranged mainly as a way for local temperance supporters to travel from Leicester to a meeting in Loughborough. A special train was arranged and on July 5, 1841, roughly 500 passengers boarded the open railway cars for the 12-mile journey.

That single incident served as a launching point in which Cook desired to help his native Britons to see the best his country had to offer, as well as worldwide destinations that formerly had been reserved only for the rich.

The company, which today has blossomed to incorporate more than one thousand office locations around the world, has grown to be the most popular tourist agency, not only for Britons, but for travellers from around the world.

Today, Thomas Cook UK Ltd is the third largest travel company in Britain and Ireland and also owns its own airline.

Since its inception, Thomas Cook travel offices have sprouted up in hundreds of locations in the United Kingdom as well as major cities and destinations around the world, including South American offices in Brazil and Costa Rica, as well as Australia and Sardinia. Its airline is comprised of two dozen airplanes and the travel company also offers Thomas Cook stores, hotels and financial services.

Thomas Cook travel services offer seven-day service and the best in customer communications that allow travellers to 'build their own' holidays using the company provided database of destination flight schedules, hotel reservations and other amenities.

Today, Thomas Cook UK Ltd is owned by Thomas Cook AG, and has since become the second largest travel group in Europe and the third largest in the world. As one of the few truly vertically integrated travel groups in the world, Thomas Cook offers all-inclusive travel components for its clients, including airline, hotels, and tour operators, retailers and media offerings. Such a unique construction of a company allows clients greater benefits such as lower prices and travel products and services. Since 1996, the Thomas Cook UK Ltd travel company has continued to expand after purchasing interests in additional airlines, travel shops and tour operating groups.

Whether you're planning a domestic or global vacation package, make your first and last stop Thomas Cook. The perception of its founder, as well as his goals, still stand this burgeoning company in good stead as they seek to offer clients the best when it comes to travelling near or far.

With such a history of ingenuity behind her exciting growth, Thomas Cook has certainly earned the reputation of being one of the best travel agencies in the United Kingdom and is fast becoming a worldwide name in countries on the other side of the world.

Back on that warm July day in 1841, Thomas Cook may not have realized what he started, but he could be proud of where his dreams and desires took him.