[DOC] [TLE] Thomas Cook - Wikipedia [PAR] Nationality, British. Organization, Thomas Cook & Son. Religion, Baptist. Thomas 
Cook (22 November 1808  18 July 1892) of Melbourne, Derbyshire, England 
founded the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son (popularly nicknamed Cook's 
Tours) ... John Cook died when Thomas was three years old, and his mother... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Cook History [PAR] Thomas Cook began his international travel company in 1841, with a ... to carry 
the temperance supporters of Leicester to a meeting in Loughborough about four 
... During the next three summers Thomas arranged a succession of trips ... By 
this route, during the summer of 1855, Thomas escorted his first tourists to 
Europe. [DOC] [TLE] Travel History: The Tale of Thomas Cook, Father of Modern Tourism [PAR] Nov 5, 2013 ... In 1841, he would arrange for a special train to take over 500 people from 
Leicester to Loughborough to attend a temperance meeting. ... Then in 1845, he 
would organize his first railway excursion for profit, and the following ... His trips 
kept getting bigger and in 1851, Thomas got the chance to organize... [DOC] [TLE] Management Giants - Thomas Cook | Profit [PAR] In 1856, he introduced a railway tour of Europe and in the early 1860's he began 
the travel ... As a part of the temperance movement, he organized meetings and 
held ... On July 5, 1841, Thomas Cook arranged for the rail company to charge 
one ... travel, whereby the travelers went independently but his agency charged 
for... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Cook and the First Rail Excursion - TimeTravel-Britain.com [PAR] He was on his way to a temperance meeting in Leicester when he thought about 
the ... Other supporters at the meeting were very enthusiastic, so Cook arranged 
... When running on time, the trip takes only around 13 minutes. ... So, it was on a 
summer's evening in July 1841 that the first ever rail excursion finally took place. [DOC] [TLE] The founder of tourism - Telegraph [PAR] Jan 5, 2009 ... Telegraph.co.uk ... His Eureka moment came while walking to a Temperance 
meeting in Leicester: ... On July 5, 1841, Cook conducted his first excursion  a 
12-mile rail ... With his only son, John Mason Cook, he formed the travel agency 
... VIP treatments  all can be arranged as part of the escorted tour. [DOC] [TLE] temperance meeting / --  [ActualForum ... [PAR] Thomas Cook's first trip was in 1841 when he took 570 travellers on a short, 11 
mile jpurney from leicester to Loughnorough to attend a temperance meeting. ... 
began to arrange excursions on a regular basis, and in 1856 he led his first ... 
1860s he became an agent for the sale of travel tickets; with his son,... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Cook Travel Inc facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] Thomas Cook Travel Inc. is the third largest travel agency in the United States, ... 
a special train to take members of the society to Lough-borough for a temperance 
rally. ... His first tour was to Liverpool, England's gateway to North Wales and 
North ... Cook arranged more tours in Britain as excitement about travel and 
tourism... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Cook - Spartacus Educational [PAR] In 1840 Cook decided to make a career out of his temperance beliefs and 
founded the ... In 1841 Cook had the idea of arranging an eleven-mile rail 
excursion from Leicester to a Temperance Society meeting in Loughborough on 
the ... In his first year he arranged for 2000 visitors to travel France and 500 to 
Switzerland. [DOC] [TLE] Coming & Going: Travel agency Thomas Cook falters, 100 Miles of ... [PAR] Nov 25, 2011 ... British travel agency Thomas Cook could probably use a vacation about now  
but ... paid over, or if you're abroad, we'll arrange for you to finish your holiday 
and fly home. ... The company, whose eponym organized his first group 
excursion in 1841 (a rail journey to an English temperance meeting), has a... [DOC] [TLE] Home :: British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame Awards 2015

Question: In 1841 this British travel agent arranged his first excursion, a trip to a temperance meeting
Answer: Thomas Cook