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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
Park Holidays UK hits 1m bed nights
Park Holidays UK provided more than 1 million holiday bed-nights last year. It is promising ‘last-minute prices for early bookers’ with the...
Added/updated: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: NCC Magazine, 13/02/2009
England confirms World Cup bid
England has entered the bidding process to host the 2018 World Cup, after the Football Association (FA) submitted its letter of intent to FIFA....
Added/updated: Monday 02 February 2009
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Management, 30/01/2009
Pub failure rate on the increase
The pub sector’s problems have been highlighted in new research which shows the failure rate in the sector is on the increase. According to...
Added/updated: Monday 02 February 2009
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: The Publican, 02/02/2009
Newbury development gets green light
West Berkshire Council has approved plans for a £70m mixed-use development at a Newbury industrial park earmarked for regeneration in a local...
Added/updated: Monday 02 February 2009
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 27/01/2009
Regeneration 'can survive the crunch'
A government report published today has concluded that with the right leadership and resources, regeneration schemes in the UK should be able to ride...
Added/updated: Monday 02 February 2009
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Property Week, 30/01/2009
SoCo plans given the go-ahead
Plans for the £40m mixed-use redevelopment of the derelict Cowgate district in Edinburgh have been approved by the city council. The SoCo...
Added/updated: Monday 02 February 2009
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 28/01/2009
Five-star is cheaper than Travelodge as hotels slash prices
Luxury hotels in London are slashing their rates to such an extent that it can now be cheaper to stay in a five-star hotel than a Travelodge....
Added/updated: Monday 02 February 2009
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterersearch, 01/02/2009
Hotel insolvencies double; worse to come
Insolvencies in the hotel sector doubled in the final months of 2008 as the UK economy went into recession and things are set to get much worse,...
Added/updated: Monday 02 February 2009
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterersearch, 02/02/2009