Thomas Cook Group plc Update - Arcandor AG

10 June 2009

Dear Customers and Suppliers,

Thomas Cook Group plc is one of the world's leading leisure travel groups traded on the London Stock Exchange FTSE 100. This week, the German conglomerate Arcandor AG who owns 52.8% of the Thomas Cook Group plc shares announced that it had applied for insolvency proceedings.

This announcement will have no impact on Thomas Cook’s financial or operational performance as it is a standalone company and is completely independent from Arcandor.

There is no impact whatsoever on our people, our aircraft or our relationships with hotels and other external suppliers. Neither will there be on holidays and services we provide for our customers.

Further information relating to this announcement can be found on the Thomas Cook Group plc website
www.thomascookgroup.com

Kind regards,

Mounir Kamal
Managing Director
Egypt & Middle East