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Business travel slump hits Holiday Inn parent

Holiday Inn owner InterContinental hotels, the world's largest hotelier, warned a slump in fourth-quarter bookings had continued into 2009 with "no...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Scotsman, 18/02/2009

Scarborough water park rethink

Yet another masterplan is being drawn up for The Sands development at Scarborough’s North Bay.  Scarborough Council’s private sector partner...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 18/02/2009

Sunlight Projects has got the go ahead for a 137 unit ‘apart-hotel’ in south London.

Developer Sunlight Projects, advised by Weston Williamson, has obtained full planning permission to redevelop a former antiques warehouse on Tower...

Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Property Week, 16/02/2009

UK tourism suffers recession blues

The UK experienced a drop in foreign visitors last year as the effects of the global economic downtown became more apparent, according to new...

Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 13/02/2009

Pontin’s unveils £50m development plans

Pontin’s owner, Ocean Parks, has revealed plans to invest £50m in developing and refurbishing its holiday centres across the UK in a bid to increase...

Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 03/02/2009

Sussex ice rink in Brighton to make way for six-storey building

A six-storey hotel is planned for the site of a disused ice-rink.  Brighton and Hove City Council is expected to confirm a deal with an as-yet...

Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: The Argus, 07/02/2009

Pontin’s closes Hemsby park

Pontin’s has announced it is closing its Hemsby holiday park in Norfolk, blaming ‘limited potential, declining bookings and escalating costs’.

Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: NCC Magazine, 13/02/2009

Devon Cliffs creates jobs

Around 250 jobs are to be created in Exmouth as Devon Cliffs Holiday Park launches its biggest ever recruitment drive.  The park reports a surge...

Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: NCC Magazine, 13/02/2009

Encouraging times ahead for the Camping and Caravanning Club

Latest Statistics have revealed that over 53,000 new members joined the Camping and Caravanning Club last year and more than 20,000 of them had at...

Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: NCC Magazine, 13/02/2009

Caravan Club bookings hit the headlines

Bookings for 2009 are up by 40 per cent on last year, according to the Caravan Club.  In just five days in December, more than 50,000 bookings...

Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: NCC Magazine, 13/02/2009