The 555 stores that Thomas Cook had on the high streets of this country have been bought by Hays Travel. This has also seen Hays offer 600 Thomas Cook employees employment with further offers to the rest of the employees being purported in the press (time will tell if they will employ all 2,500 as stated in most press articles as Hays won't be hampered by TUPE, with contracts terminating on the making of the winding-up order)