Thomas Cook is currently owned by the Polish travel technology company eSky Group , which bought the Thomas Cook brand and online business (excluding its China operations) from China’s Fosun Tourism Group in 2024.

Who owns Thomas Cook now?

  • As of late 2024 and into 2026, the Thomas Cook brand and its UK/European online travel agency business are owned by eSky Group, a Polish digital travel platform.
  • The Chinese operations of Thomas Cook were not part of this sale and remain with Fosun-related interests.

Quick history of recent ownership

  • Thomas Cook collapsed and went into liquidation in September 2019 after failing to secure a rescue deal, ending nearly 178 years of operations as a traditional tour operator.
  • Later in 2019, Chinese conglomerate Fosun bought the Thomas Cook brand and related intellectual property and relaunched it as an online-only travel agency in 2020.

What exactly did eSky buy?

  • eSky acquired the Thomas Cook brand and its online travel agency operations in markets such as the UK and parts of Europe, giving Thomas Cook access to eSky’s flight inventory and tech platform.
  • The deal explicitly excluded Thomas Cook’s business in China, which continues separately under Chinese ownership.

Is Thomas Cook still operating?

  • Yes, Thomas Cook now operates as an online travel agency (no large physical shop network), offering package holidays and dynamic packages via its website rather than high-street stores.
  • UK high-street branches that used to carry the Thomas Cook name were largely taken over by Hays Travel after the 2019 collapse and are not part of the current Thomas Cook owned by eSky.

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