Thomas Cook Egypt holiday bookings are up as company prepares to open two new hotels in El Gouna

British travel company Thomas Cook’s summer bookings in Egypt are up 15% y-o-y, while winter 2019/2020 bookings have increased 57% y-o-y, the company’s chief of tour operating said in a press release. The company also confirmed that it will open two new hotels in El Gouna later this year. The Cook’s Club will open its doors in August and the Casa Cook will open in October. A subsidiary of Orascom Development Egypt in December announced that it would work with the travel company to develop the Casa Cook hotel and rebrand Arena Inn into the Cook’s Club.