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Brighton venue to be replaced

A major conference and concert venue in Brighton, East Sussex, is to be replaced by a new world-class convention centre under plans revealed by...

Added/updated: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Opportunities, 22/01/2009

South East pubs most likely to defy the crunch

Pubs in the South East of England will prove to be the most resilient to the credit crunch, according to new research.  Romford, in Essex,...

Added/updated: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: The Publican, 26/01/2009

UK hotels see another slow month

Preliminary figures for December 2008 show room rate, occupancy and rooms yield or revenue per available room (revPAR) all fell...

Added/updated: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: e-tid, 26/01/2009

Chester Zoo reveals massive £225m development plans

Chester Zoo has revealed details of a £225m multi-phase development plan. The first phase of the project – called Natural Vision – will be a £90m...

Added/updated: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 27/01/2009

Spy museum site sought in London

HLL Humberts Leisure is looking for a location for a new attraction called The London Spy Museum.  A worldwide team of experts – including...

Added/updated: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 12/01/2009

UK holidays…the new attraction for hard-up Britons

Twice as many Britons are planning to spend their holidays in the UK this year compared with last, according to research that shows the downturn is...

Added/updated: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: The Guardian, 15/01/2009

Golf hotel plans for Scottish Border

Plans for the first £50m five-star hotel in the Scottish borders, in West Linton, Peniculk have been given the green light.  Rutherford castle...

Added/updated: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 13/01/2009

Aspro enjoys profitable summer

Spanish visitor attraction operator Aspro, which owns a number of UK sites, has reported a 13 per cent increase in revenue for the 2007-08 financial...

Added/updated: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 13/01/2009

Business Prospects…According to the holiday industry

Clubs

 

The Caravan Club has reported healthy bookings throughout 2008 at its sites and advance bookings for next year are up by a significant...

Added/updated: Friday 05 December 2008
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: NCC Business Magazine, 24/11/2008

Comments from people who had stand space at the Caravan and Motorhome Show at the NEC

Tony Clish

Park Holidays

 

“2008 has been a mixed year.  Caravan sales have been hard work, but we have continued to build market share and...

Added/updated: Friday 05 December 2008
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: NCC Business Magazine, 24/11/2008