Thomas Cook, Britain's oldest tourism company, has collapsed in Britain. The company's bankruptcy cast a shadow over the tourism sector in a number of countries.

The announcement draws attention to 600,000 tourists stranded around the world, including about 150,000 British tourists who are preparing London for the largest peacetime contingency plan to bring them home.

Of these, 140,000 are Germans, 10,000 are French, 35,000 are from Scandinavia and 10,000 each from the Netherlands and Belgium.

According to Thomas Cook, 22,000 employees worldwide are unemployed, including 9,000 Britons.

Thousands of tourists trapped around the world after Thomas Cook's bankruptcy (Reuters)

Tunisia
In Tunisia, the Ministry of Tourism said that Thomas Cook owed Tunisian hotels about $ 66 million for the establishment of tourists in July and August, adding that 4,500 customers are still in the country on holiday.

Tunisia had expected to receive 50,000 British tourists through the bankrupt company between October and December this year.

Egypt
For its part, said "Blue Sky" agent "Thomas Cook" in Egypt on Monday that it was decided to cancel bookings until April 2020 for about 25 thousand tourists.

Turkey
The Turkish government also announced Monday that it will provide support to small businesses affected by the collapse of "Thomas Cook", pointing out that 21 thousand tourists from British company customers are currently in the country.

Cyprus
In Cyprus, authorities announced that 15,000 tourists dealing with "Thomas Cook" are stuck on the island.

Greece
In Greece, the number of tourists stranded 50 thousand, including 22 thousand in the island of Crete.

Thomas Cook is the world's oldest tourism company (Getty Images)

The oldest company
The pioneering travel company, which was launched 178 years ago, has for some time been facing difficulties caused by competition from websites, and attributed the crisis to the concern of travelers about the issue of Brexit.

The company has desperately tried to raise 200 million pounds (250 million dollars) from investors to avoid its collapse.

The large group is a tourist operator and airline at the same time.

The bankruptcy of "Thomas Cook" represents a resounding fall of a company that was listed on the London Stock Exchange on the "FTSE" index of the top 100 companies in 2010, and on the "FTSE" index of the top 250 companies last year.