What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Thomas Cook 1808-1892 pioneer of modern tourism lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Leicester City Council.
Thomas Cook was a British travel entrepreneur who founded Thomas Cook & Son, the world's first travel agency, pioneering the concept of package holidays and significantly influencing the development of modern tourism.
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