TSSA News Release

The new company’s commitment to savings of £75 million a year may lead to widespread closures among Going Place or Thomas Cook shops, said union assistant general secretary Manuel Cortes.

“We are due to discuss the merger with Thomas Cook this week and we obviously welcome their commitment to improve service to customers. Clearly, we need to know in detail what impact these changes will have on our members.

“But we do have fears that this may lead to shops closing on the High Street with warnings coming from senior management sources that the main impact of any job cuts will be here in the UK. That can only mean one thing, fewer shops with fewer jobs for our members and less choice for customers.

“This is what we want to sit down and talk to the company in detail about. The holiday market is changing fast with the growth of the internet and we do not want to see less choice for customers because of this.”