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The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues that most matter to you - from bills and bad customer service, to holidays and food.

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Rip Off Britain: Holidays Series 8: Episode 8

Episode 8

Holidays Series 8

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What the collapse of Thomas Cook and the rise of online booking means for future holidays.

What the collapse of Thomas Cook and the rise of online booking means for future holidays. Does it spell the end of the traditional package holiday?

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville continue their investigations into your consumer woes. Today, it's the collapse of Britain’s oldest tour company, Thomas Cook, and what it might mean for our future travel planning. Will the boom in online bookings spell the end of the high street travel agent and the traditional package holiday? Plus the shocking story of the online travel agent whose cut-price trips to Disneyland Paris turned out to be too good to be true, leaving dozens of customers in the lurch and their dream trips in tatters. And a host of travel hints and tips you won't want to miss.

Rip Off Britain: Holidays Series 8

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The Rip Off Britain team investigate disastrous holidays and troubles with travel.

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