Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett - file photo
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Jamaica's Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and Peter Fankhauser, chief executive of Thomas Cook
The Tourism Ministry has said every effort is being made to prevent a major fallout from the collapse of one of the world's oldest and largest travel companies, Thomas Cook.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett told RJR News he will be heading to London on Tuesday to hold discussions with the teams there. The discussions will surround the further implications to the market that Thomas Cook served.
Mr. Bartlett said his ministry will be "working feverishly over the next few weeks to mitigate the impact of it and to ensure that the fallout to our market will be minimised."
Thomas Cook transports thousands of passengers to Jamaica annually.
The more than 150,000 holidaymakers who have been affected, including more than 300 in Jamaica, are being repatriated by the British government, which has hired dozens of charter planes to fly customers home free of charge.
It was revealed Sunday night that a meeting with representatives of Thomas Cook, its lenders and creditors in London failed to thrash out a last-ditch deal to keep the company afloat.
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said the tour operator had ceased operations with immediate effect.
Peter Fankhauser, Chief executive of Thomas Cook, has apologised to staff and customers after the holiday firm collapsed.
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