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ParkBooker raises AU$600k in pre-seed funding
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: ParkBooker, an independent online travel agent that is aiming to “make camping, holiday and caravan park bookings as easy to discover and book as hotels”, has raised $600,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed round.
Pontins issues apology over Irish Traveller discrimination
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: British holiday park operator Pontins has apologised to Irish Travellers and the Gypsy community for previously refusing to allow guests with surnames of Irish descent to stay at its parks.
Seventy Ninth Group launches £500m bond for holiday parks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Asset management firm Seventy Ninth Group has launched a £500 million real estate bond in order to fund to acquisition and development of leisure and holiday parks across the UK.
Software solution Elite Dynamics secures £5m in investment
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Elite Dynamics, a specialist management software solution for the holiday home, holiday park and marina industries, has secured £5 million in investment.
Pontins closes third holiday park in a month
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: British holiday park operator Pontins has shut its site close to Southport in Merseyside – its third park closure in the space of a month.
Pontins closes two UK parks with immediate effect
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: British holiday park operator Pontins has closed two of its parks, in Prestatyn, Denbighshire in North Wales, and Camber Sands in East Sussex, “with immediate effect”.
Seventy Ninth Group to buy two holiday parks in Scotland
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Southport-based asset management company Seventy Ninth Group has agreed terms to buy two holiday parks in Scotland for acquisition and subsequent redevelopment.
STRz Summit 2023 session focus: Redefining the outdoor lodging segment
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: In our seventh session focus feature ahead of the inaugural STRz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we take stock of the fortunes in the outdoor lodging segment with ‘Redefining the outdoor lodging market, what’s next?’.
Roompot to complete Landal GreenParks acquisition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Dutch vacation parks company Roompot will complete its scheduled acquisition of Landal GreenParks on Tuesday 18 April.
Thornley Leisure Parks adds tenth site to portfolio in Caernarfon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: North Wales-based Thornley Leisure Parks has acquired Morfa Lodge Holiday Park near Caernarfon to add to its portfolio.