Thomas Cook agent: The British government is committed to its British tourists in Egypt
Hossam El-Shaer, chairman of the Chamber of Travel and Tourism Companies and Agencies and agent of Thomas Cook in Egypt, stated that the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a British government body, will organize the departure of the tourists of the British company Thomas Cook who are in Egypt, each according to their own departure date.
He added that the company has sent a letter to hotels stating that it will be the guarantor of all dues and that no amounts should be requested from the tourists, noting that there are currently 1,600 tourists in Hurghada.
El-Shaer noted that the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism is communicating and coordinating with the British Embassy in Cairo to check on all the British tourists of Thomas Cook UK who are in Egypt, as they complete their trips and until they return to their country.
He explained that the company that declared bankruptcy is Thomas Cook in England only, stressing that the company's other branches in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland and the Scandinavian countries are operating normally and separately from Thomas Cook UK, and that the numbers expected from these companies through the end of 2020 amount to about 250,000 tourists traveling to Egypt.
The head of the Chamber of Companies and Thomas Cook agent revealed that the bookings made through the bankrupt company in England up to next April have been cancelled, amounting to only 25,000 tourists, noting that the numbers expected for 2020 amount to 100,000 tourists.
The British company Thomas Cook had declared bankruptcy in the early hours of today after discussions between shareholders and financiers failed to produce an agreement, with the company's debts reaching 1.7 billion pounds sterling.
