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One interesting part of the news coverage is that there are 600k customers involved, and only 150k of them are UK holidaymakers. Notice the lack of coverage of
by greglindahl 7y ago
One interesting part of the news coverage is that there are 600k customers involved, and only 150k of them are UK holidaymakers. Notice the lack of coverage of the other 450k?
- msclrhd 7y agoFrom the 05:37 summary: ----- * There are 600,000 Thomas Cook travellers who have been left stuck overseas. * More than 150,000 of those are Britons. -----
- mikejb 7y agoThe guardian is a British newspaper, so there's an understandable focus. An additional factor may be the insurance situation: Some countries require travel organizers to set up insurance for these cases, ensuring that customers can still get back. I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think the UK doesn't have such requirements, which would worsen the situation for them in particular.
- greglindahl 7y agoThis isn't the only article; many US newspapers have also had the same focus.
- dagw 7y agoNotice the lack of coverage of the other 450k? if you read a Swedish newspapers they'll talk about the Swedish customers, read a German newspaper and they'll talk about the German customers and so on.
- buboard 7y agoits quite possible they don't know the origin of the other customers, so nothing to report there
- consp 7y agoThe 10-20k Dutch customers of Neckermann and TC are covered by an equivalent fund for safe voyage home (and possible payout). I guess more countries have some kind of arrangement.