Thomas Cook will open its second flagship Concept Store in Edinburgh in July.
The Hanover Street shop was closed in July 2012 following a fire in a nearby restaurant.
Staff were relocated to other retail outlets while the store was being refurbished.
It will re-open in time for the Edinburgh Festival as a sister to Thomas Cook’s Leeds concept store.
Like Leeds, it will have ambient music and video and will offer "social media technologies so customers can share personalised, holiday-related content".
But it will also have a welcoming VIP Lounge, which Thomas Cook claims is a first for travel retail.
"Retail is such an important part of Thomas Cook’s omni-channel approach," said retail director Joanna Wild.
Thomas Cook, which is closing 195 shops across the UK and is looking to move to 50% online bookings, said research indicates that 46% of holidaymakers want to deal ‘face-to-face with an expert before booking their holiday’.
"The concept store is all about enabling our customers to book exactly what they want how they want," added Wild.
"Whether it’s via the new technologies that will be available to all, or the ‘human touch’ where expert advice is on-hand if our customers need it, the aim of our new ‘stores of the future’ will be to make sure that we provide the very best consumer interaction on the high street, both within and without travel."
by Bev Fearis
