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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. […]
ITV report alleges illegal gatherings being held in UK Airbnbs
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A report on ITV Meridian has revealed that a number of UK Airbnb hosts are continuing to accept bookings from groups of more than six people. This goes directly against the UK government’s rule of six, limiting groups of over two households to six people. ITV Meridian searched through properties across the south west of […]
Tight lockdown restrictions to come into force in England
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Coming into force Monday 14 September, social gatherings of more than six people in England are to be banned by law following anxiety over the sharp rise in coronavirus cases, in a further tightening of lockdown restrictions. As of next week, a £100 fine can be issued by the police to those groups which exceed the […]
Chichester named best UK summer staycation destination
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Holiday rental search engine Holidu has announced its list of the best destinations for a “safe and sunny” staycation this summer, with Chichester in West Sussex topping the list. The company, which closed a €40 million Series C funding round last September, compiled the list by polling cities around the country, taking into account factors […]
Airbnb to restrict under-25 rentals in UK, France and Spain
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: Airbnb has announced a trial that will restrict guests in the UK, France and Spain under the age of 25 from booking entire homes in an area close to where they live, in order to clamp down on antisocial behaviour and unauthorised rowdy parties in various neighbourhoods. Starting with immediate effect and lasting for […]