\n Thomas Cook ph\u00e1 s\u1ea3n, CEO Peter Fankhauser ph\u1ea3i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn th\u1ed1t l\u00ean r\u1eb1ng: “\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng bu\u1ed3n v\u1edbi doanh nghi\u1ec7p ti\u00ean phong trong l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 ngh\u1ec9 tr\u1ecdn g\u00f3i v\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c du l\u1ecbch kh\u1ea3 thi v\u1edbi h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi”. Su\u1ed1t 178 n\u0103m l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p m\u00e0 Thomas Cook mang l\u1ea1i cho vi\u1ec7c du l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi.Thomas Cook l\u00e0 doanh nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t theo t\u00ean c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp . \u00d4ng sinh ng\u00e0y 22\/11\/1808, m\u1ea5t ng\u00e0y 18\/7\/1892 t\u1ea1i V\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Anh. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp ra Thomas Cook Travel Inc \u2013 c\u00f4ng ty du l\u1ecbch l\u1eef h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, \u00f4ng Cook c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ph\u00e1t minh l\u00e0m thay \u0111\u1ed5i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i du l\u1ecbch. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Cook kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn du l\u1ecbch. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee3 l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn r\u1ed3i th\u1ee3 m\u1ed9c. Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 1841, Cook m\u1edbi khai sinh ra m\u1ed9t ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng kinh doanh m\u1edbi. \u00d4ng t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i cho 570 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thu\u00ea t\u1eeb h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh t\u1eeb Leicester \u0111\u1ebfn Longborough. \u0110o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ec9 35 km n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft l\u00ean m\u1ed9t trang s\u1eed d\u00e0i cho ng\u00e0nh du l\u1ecbch to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u. Cook li\u00ean h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng ty \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 thu\u00ea \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00e0u v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 v\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. \u00d4ng cung c\u1ea5p th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc u\u1ed1ng cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong su\u1ed1t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i. T\u1ea1i Longborough, Cook\u00a0c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi lo c\u00e1c kh\u00e2u kh\u00e1c cho 570 h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch. To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i du l\u1ecbch ng\u00e0y nay \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1eefng ti\u1ec7n \u00edch n\u00e0y nh\u01b0ng \u1edf 180 n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9t ph\u00e1. \u0110\u00e2y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u m\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a tour tr\u1ecdn g\u00f3i, b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0nh l\u1eef h\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y nay. Ch\u1ec9 4 n\u0103m sau, Cook m\u1edf m\u1ed9t h\u00e3ng l\u1eef h\u00e0nh \u1edf Leicester. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta coi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u00e3ng l\u1eef h\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. N\u0103m 1851, Cook b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed cho 150.000 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i t\u1edbi tham gia tri\u1ec3m l\u00e3m Great Exhibition \u1edf London, m\u1ed9t con s\u1ed1 k\u1ef7 l\u1ee5c. 4 n\u0103m sau, Cook t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c tour \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ra n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a 2 nh\u00f3m t\u1edbi th\u0103m B\u1ec9, \u0110\u1ee9c v\u00e0 Ph\u00e1p tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac t\u1ea1i Paris cho kh\u00e1ch d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m l\u1edbn. N\u0103m 1865, khi cu\u1ed9c N\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfn k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u1edf M\u1ef9, Cook m\u1edf tour du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. 6 n\u0103m sau, Cook m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng sang ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 Canada. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng kinh doanh m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf ra hotel coupon v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1868. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c in trong cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn d\u00e0nh cho du kh\u00e1ch nh\u01b0ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng t\u00e1ch l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a cho kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. Nh\u1eefng Coupon n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n ho\u1eb7c qua \u0111\u00eam \u1edf nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n m\u00e0 Cook li\u00ean k\u1ebft. N\u0103m 1872, Cook thi\u1ebft l\u1eadp quan h\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00e1c v\u1edbi con trai v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ean c\u00f4ng ty th\u00e0nh Thomas Cook & Son. Tuy nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn n\u1ea3y sinh gi\u1eefa \u00f4ng v\u00e0 con trai. M\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ec9 k\u1ebft th\u00fac khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi con thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Thomas Cook ngh\u1ec9 h\u01b0u v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1878. \u00d4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Leicester, s\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng y\u00ean b\u00ecnh cho t\u1edbi khi qua \u0111\u1eddi n\u0103m 1892.
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