Thomas Cook, the loss making listed tour operator, has decided to close 195 travel shops in the UK and Ireland to cut losses and to adapt its business model to growing use of the Internet by is customers.

Thomas Cook, which is headquartered in London,  is a major retailer of cruises.

The store closure will affect 902 retail sales personnel, while 115 of the stores to be  closed trade as The Cooperative Travel and the remaining 80 as Thomas Cook, Travel Weekly reports in a newsletter.