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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

Leisure Winter 08 / Spring 09

The latest HLL Humberts Leisure bulletin – Leisure - is now available and includes a wide range of news, featured properties, summaries of our latest...

Added/updated: Monday 22 December 2008
Category: Leisure bulletin

Source/Contact: HLL Humberts Leisure

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

Summer visits to the UK fall by 3 per cent

VisitBritain has revealed that visitor numbers and spending during the summer – the peak period for inbound tourism – fell by 3 per cent to 9.3...

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

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 01/12/2008

Hilton plans 49 European Hotels

Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) has announced six new hotel deals in Europe is part of plans to open 49 properties by 2011, and 150 European hotels...

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

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 26/11/2008

Brighton stadium work to begin

Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club (BHAFC) has announced that work on its new stadium at Falmer, Sussex, is to get underway with an official...

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

Source/Contact: Leisure Management, 26/11/2008

Neptune unveils phase 2 of New Brighton scheme

Liverpool-based Neptune Developments has unveiled its proposals for the second phase of its £45m development at the seaside resort of New Brighton on...

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

Source/Contact: EGi, 27/11/2008

Falling assets take their toll but NEC optimism filters through

Touring Caravans

At least one third of dealers say demand for new tourers has fallen, regardless of the number of births or layout.

 

Holiday...

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

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

South Bank ‘aparthotel’ on track

The new Park Plaza Westminster Bridge ‘Aparthotel’ is on track for an early 2010 opening on London’s South Bank.  The £300m, 2,021-bedroom...

Added/updated: Friday 05 December 2008

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 01/12/2008