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	Podcast:		The Risktory Podcast
	Episode:		Whatever Happened to... Thomas Cook
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:15:21
	Publish Date:		2020-03-09 10:30:03
	Description:		Coming up on this week’s episode, I am going to look at the 2019 collapse of Thomas Cook, a 178 year old veteran of the travel industry that, seemingly, disappeared overnight. Like all corporate collapses, the seeds of Thomas Cook’s destruction were sewn long before the final coup de grace. Ill-thought through acquisitions. A ‘bloated retail footprint’. An inability to keep up with the increasing commoditization of the travel market. In the end, the collapse of Thomas Cook was less than an overnight collapse, and more of, what website skift.com calls ‘a disaster played out in slow motion’. The Risktory Podcast is created, written, produced and hosted by Jacinthe A Galpin. Soundtrack (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org) Alan Spiljak – Clouds Alan Spiljak – Forgotten Alan Spiljak – Light blue Alan Spiljak – Empty days Alan Spiljak – Stars above Alan Spiljak – Not the end Alan Spiljak – Sun Alan Spiljak – Flying away Alan Spiljak – Time Alan Spiljak – Fantasy in my mind Bibliography https://www.cityam.com/timeline-thomas-cooks-humble-beginnings-to-a-billion-pound-collapse/ https://time.com/5683934/thomas-cook-travel-collapse/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46452374 https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/thomas-cook-collapse-travel-abta-corporate-finance-failure-mark-tanzer-a9146851.html https://skift.com/2019/09/30/debt-egos-and-bad-decisions-how-thomas-cook-failed-to-adapt-to-a-new-era-of-travel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cook_Group Equipment I use RODE NT USB Bundle Pack (mic, tripod and boom arm included) - https://amzn.to/37OZI6T Adobe Audition - https://amzn.to/2OjXchn * Disclosure: These links are Amazon.com affiliate links. If you use them to make a purchase, the Risktory Podcast will earn a commission. Keep in mind that we link these companies and their products because of their quality and relevance to this week’s episode, and not because of the commission we receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you. Thank you for your ongoing support of the Risktory Podcast.
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