Travel Counsellors is hosting a series of events aimed at supporting travel industry professionals affected by the collapse of Thomas Cook.
The ?Thomas Cook Care Events? will begin this week and next.
The events will feature practical steps to job hunting, including impartial advice and support for those seeking new job opportunities, CV workshops and interview skills, with a major focus on boosting mental wellbeing.
The company's support team is aiming to assist and advise as many people as possible with their next career move, including ?drop-in? sessions at the company?s Trafford headquarters, with many of these sessions already being taken advantage of by ex-Thomas Cook staff this week.
Steve Byrne, CEO of the company, said: ?It is extremely sad news for Thomas Cook customers, and of course the thousands of staff that have been made redundant.
?Our priority has been to ensure customers, both in resort and due to travel, have been kept fully informed as the situation developed. We?re now also turning our attention to supporting former Thomas Cook employees whose livelihoods have been significantly impacted by the group?s collapse.
?We have a genuine passion and care for the industry and its people, and we want to ensure dedicated, knowledgeable professionals, who have been great assets to Thomas Cook in the past, can remain in an industry they love.
?We?re keen to highlight the opportunity to take control of your own career, even in adverse circumstances, either by building a business as a Travel Counsellor, or sourcing another opportunity that works for them.
?Our Travel Counsellors come from a variety of backgrounds and with ex-Thomas Cook employees already carving out a career by using our platform and global community to grow their own business, we?re committed to helping others make an informed decision on what is right for them, and offer the opportunity for a brighter future out of the huge amount of uncertainty and upset caused by the group?s collapse over the past few days.?
The company is also looking at ways it can support ex-Thomas Cook employees in launching and growing their own leisure or corporate travel businesses.
Byrne added: ?This is a very difficult, emotional time for many people, made worse by the financial uncertainty caused by losing their income. Travel Counsellors is waiving the joining and management fees for new Travel Counsellors with leisure travel experience joining from Thomas Cook?s retail division. In such trying times for so many people, it?s simply the right thing to do.?
Travel Counsellors series of Thomas Cook Care Events is being staged at a number of locations across the UK, including Peterborough, Nottingham, Glasgow, Liverpool and Belfast.
For more information, go to thomascook.travelcounsellors.co.uk or call 01614-645040.
