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The fake money that saved Thomas Cook’s tourists

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Turns out getting aggressively mugged really ruins a vacation review. To stop his tourists from being robbed blind, Cook just printed his own fake money—Circular Notes—forcing international banks to play along with his proprietary tourist economy.

The fake money that saved Thomas Cook’s tourists
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