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Campsite booking platform JetCamp secures €500k in funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Delft-based online camping guide JetCamp, which lists campsites and holiday parks for bookings, has announced that it has raised €500,000 in investment to accelerate its growth in the European camping market, currently valued at €5 billion. Hotel and apartment operator and tourism product developer, Falkenstein Michaeler Tourism Group [FMTG], and Cunningham Holding led the […]
Away Resorts acquires Coppergreen Leisure Resorts
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UK holiday park operator Away Resorts is continuing to grow its domestic portfolio after announcing the acquisition of Sheffield-based Coppergreen Leisure Resorts. It follows Away’s purchase of Aria Resorts from investment firm Angelo Gordon in August, with the two companies agreeing to a merger that would create a new “£600 million staycation powerhouse” driven […]
Holiday parks to house homeless people in Cornwall
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Cornwall Council is to buy two unnamed holiday parks in the county that will house homeless people and families, as part of a £15 million package of measures to increase the amount of temporary accommodation amid the housing shortage. According to the BBC, the two parks are located in the Hayle and Helston areas, […]
CVC invests £250m in Away Resorts
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has invested £250 million in UK holiday park operator Away Resorts to secure a majority stake in the business. According to sources close to the transaction, the investment is close to four times the amount invested by buyout firm Freshstream in 2019. Away Resorts founder and chief executive, […]
Roompot to acquire Landal GreenParks
Reading Time: 2 minutesEU: About 100 holiday parks under the Landal GreenParks name is to be sold by Awaze to Roompot for an undisclosed sum. Awaze has reached a ‘definitive agreement’ on the sale of its Landal GreenParks portfolio, comprising around 100 holiday parks across Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the UK, Hungary, The Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic and […]
Roompot and Break Away Concepts launch Cuber
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: Holiday park provider Roompot and Break Away Concepts have joined forces to launch their new millennial-focused holiday concept, Cuber. Cuber is expected to open its first 30 luxury design Outdoor Suites this year, despite the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, at the foot of the Home Veluwe National Park in Gelderland, as well […]
Roompot to add 14 parks in France and Spain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Roompot, Europe’s second-largest holiday park provider, is adding at least 14 parks in Spain and France to its portfolio for 2021. The additions bring the company’s number of new parks added this year to 51, bringing it to a total of 182. Roompot has reached an agreement with British Lifestyle Holidays, which has more […]
Celtic Holiday Parks adds 54 holiday homes
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Celtic Holiday Parks in Pembrokeshire has announced that it will be constructing an additional 54 holiday homes across its three sites. The self-catered accommodation operator has acquired a six-figure loan from HSBC in order to fund the properties. Funding was secured as a part of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme [CBLIS]. Celtic Holiday […]
Park Leisure names Richard Bates as new CEO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Luxury holiday park provider Park Leisure has appointed Richard Bates as its new chief executive officer. Bates joins Park Leisure with 30 years of industry experience, including 16 years at Haven Holidays. He previously held the managing director role at both Butlins and Warner Leisure Holidays. Following a challenging start to the year due to the […]
Holiday park director banned over £19m failed investment scheme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The director of holiday park firm Walsham Chalet Park Ltd, Simon Moir, has been banned from running a business for 14 years over a £19.4 million failed investment scheme in luxury lodges. According to Accountancy Daily, Moir’s company, which went into creditors voluntary liquidation last September, was brought to the attention of the Insolvency […]