A UK-based travel company is offering hundreds of former Thomas Cook workers a free holiday, on the back of losing their jobs earlier this month.
Park Holidays UK said it has invited more than 600 Thomas Cook staff and their families to enjoy a weekend by the seaside so that they can say "a proper goodbye".
The holiday park group will pick up the tab for their accommodation in holiday homes for up to three nights, and will lay on complimentary entertainment at its Broadland Sands Holiday Park in Suffolk on 8-11 November.
Park Holidays UK marketing director Geoff Barnes said it would be a chance for staff to swap memories and let their hair down after Thomas Cook suddenly went into liquidation in September.
"The immediacy of the announcement meant that there was little time for many staff at Thomas Cooks' Peterborough headquarters to say a final farewell," said Geoff.
"As members of the holiday industry ourselves, we were also deeply saddened by the news and wanted to reach out to try and soften the blow in some way.
"We thought the best way to help would be to open one of our most popular parks, Broadland Sands, for a long weekend and to offer free stays to staff and their partners and children.
"Within one day of making the opportunity known to Thomas Cook staff, we were delighted to have taken bookings for all of the park's 150-plus holiday homes.
"It means that we'll be welcoming over 600 guests in total for between two and three nights, and we hope it will create a truly memorable experience for everyone.
"I'm sure there will be some nostalgic moments, but overall we simply want all the Thomas Cook team, and especially the children, to share a very happy time," added Geoff.
It's hoped that other businesses will also rally to support the weekend with donations of competition prizes or by providing free activities or pampering sessions such as nail treatments or massages.
Britain's oldest travel agent, Thomas Cook, went bust on September, 20, after mounting debts forced it into liquidation.
The firm's demise put more than 20,000 jobs at risk, including 9,000 in the UK, and left 150,000 Brits stranded abroad.
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