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Goboony reports surge in summer 2021 motorhome bookings
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: RV rental agency Goboony has reported a 30 per cent surge in UK summer bookings [July – September] for motorhomes, highlighting the growing interest for the segment during the pandemic. The sharp spike comes after the recent announcements concerning vaccinations, hotel quarantine following overseas travel, and the easing of lockdown restrictions. The motorhome rental specialist […]
STR: Short-term rental segment proves resilience in UK
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Performance data from an ongoing pilot study released by data intelligence and global benchmarking platform, STR, shows that the short-term rental sector has proven to be more resilient than most accommodation sectors during the coronavirus pandemic. Trade body the UK Short-Term Accommodation Association [STAA] believes this suggests that short-term rentals will be fastest out of […]
Hospitality businesses called on to manage safe hospital transfers
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Hospitality businesses, including guest houses, B&Bs and self-catered accommodations, are being called on to work with NHS hospitals across the UK to conduct safe patient and key worker transfers during the pandemic, as high numbers of patients remain in intensive care with Covid-19 or other emergencies. NHS hospitals in London, Carlisle, Cumberland, Devon, Hampshire, […]
STRz podcast 22: Dale Smith, Host & Stay
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Host & Stay founder and director, Dale Smith, speaks to ShortTermRentalz to discuss lessons learned from 2020, the company’s new Lux brand, booking trends and factors that will have an impact on traveller choices in 2021.
Holidaycottages.co.uk sees 2021 staycation bookings soar
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Self-catering accommodation provider holidaycottages.co.uk has reported seeing a marked increase in demand for holidays since the end of last week, suggesting that UK travellers are starting to feel more confident about planning their staycation this year. Bookings taken by the company since Saturday 16 January are 85 per cent up compared to the previous week, whilst […]
Michael Paul Holidays buys Caravan Sitefinder
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Michael Paul Holidays has acquired Caravan Sitefinder, an online portal for caravan, camping and holiday parks across the UK.It bought the site from from Tribalogic, developers of holiday park property management system Bookster, for an undisclosed sum. Attracting almost a million visitors a year, Caravan Sitefinder will benefit from “a major investment package to […]
“Center Parcs-on-sea” holiday park due to open in Cleethorpes
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A new £57 million holiday park, dubbed as “Center Paris-on-sea”, is due to open in 2022 in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, providing another destination for staycationers and domestic travellers to visit should a planning application be approved. Under plans drawn up by developers, the park would hold 250 eco lodges, a 148-room hotel, a […]
UK camper van sharing economy business launches
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Indie Campers, a new business aiming to become the Airbnb of camper vans, has announced its plans for launch. The company, who currently owns a fleet of over 1,200 vans, has announced the opening of a marketplace to facilitate rentals between van owners and renters. Indie Campers was founded in 2013 in Portugal, by […]
UK tourism and recreation sector registers outright decline in output
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The UK tourism and recreation sector was one of just two UK sectors to register an outright decline in output in September, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker. In addition, the sector was one of just three UK sectors behind the global benchmark for economic recovery from coronavirus as it was buffeted […]
Hospitality “on its knees as unfair government grants are non-starter”
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Hundreds of struggling small hospitality businesses are being denied crucial funding promised by the government today, according to Mark Simpson, the founder of UK-based hospitality and short stay rental accommodation marketing website, Boostly. Small businesses in tourism and hospitality are encouraged to apply for second rounds of the UK government’s £10 million Kickstart Tourism Grant scheme. […]