Thomas Cook’s chief executive met with the Tunisian Prime Minister as he strived to reassure customers that they are safe to book their holidays, it has emerged.
Peter Fankhauser met with Habib Essid this month following tourist attacks in the country.
The attack and fears over the Greek economy will hit its annual profits by £25 million, the tour operator said today.
Shares in Thomas Cook fell by almost 3% in early trading as it said that foreign currency movements would also hit profits by £39 million.
Thomas Cook repatriated 15,000 holidaymakers from Tunisia in June, and re-booked a further 200,000 people, after the foreign office advised that Britons should no longer travel to the North African country.
Fankhauser said: “We are operating in a volatile environment but this sort of thing could happen anywhere.
“We were reassured to see that the Tunisian government is doing a lot to protect our guests.”
Fankhauser said that customers were more attracted to a package holiday, having seen what a tour operator will do to help in the event of a problem.
