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  • SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO!

    SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO!

    16th September 2020

    For obvious reasons, there haven’t been much in the way of events so far this year, so it’s encouraging to note some upcoming open days at a brace of Birch’s Parks… Fancy a spacious, detached home at a waterside location…

  • More good news for the staycation

    More good news for the staycation

    9th September 2020

    Data from new internet research has revealed the top ten most Instagrammed staycation locations… Due to Covid-19’s impact on the travel industry, it’s no surprise to see a 156 per cent increase for the search term ‘UK staycation’ compared to…

  • Inspiring confidence

    Inspiring confidence

    2nd September 2020

    Keen to help people get out and enjoy the hospitality and holiday sector in the post-lockdown period, the AA has launched its ‘Covid Confident’ scheme. This applies to hotels, restaurants, self-catering accommodation, B&Bs, and campsites, who can register for the…

  • High holiday demand

    High holiday demand

    26th August 2020

    Many of the UK’s holiday parks are now experiencing a boom in ‘staycations’ Continuing with the ‘carry on camping’ theme, major caravan and motorhome dealer, Salop Leisure, which has sales centres in Shrewsbury, Machynlleth and Stourport-on-Severn, has reported high demand…

  • Tech-savvy seminars

    Tech-savvy seminars

    18th August 2020

    Provider of software solutions to the UK’s holiday park sector, Elite Dynamics, has been running a series of free ‘webinars’, in a bid to make sure holiday parks are best prepared to deal with holiday bookings under the new social-distancing…

  • Cleanliness not a priority?

    Cleanliness not a priority?

    11th August 2020

    With the coronavirus crisis, many more people are choosing to holiday in the UK, rather than travelling abroad, and self-catering accommodation such as holiday caravans and lodges are seen by some as the safest option. A consumer survey carried out…

  • Linda’s loving the lifestyle!

    Linda’s loving the lifestyle!

    29th July 2020

    Celebrity interior designer, Linda Barker, has revealed that she is ‘excited’ by her upcoming involvement in next year’s new Lifestyle 2021 event taking place in Shropshire in August… Linda Barker, with her enormous career in interior design, is excited to…

  • Keeping track

    Keeping track

    23rd July 2020

    With touring caravans and motorhomes out of use during the lockdown, www.tracker.co.uk and specialist insurers Caravan Guard took the time to jointly remind owners to protect themselves and their pride-and-joy. Although they may not on the road or at a…

  • Haven offers peace of mind

    Haven offers peace of mind

    16th July 2020

    Major holiday operator, Haven, has introduced its ‘Coronavirus Book with Confidence Guarantee’, meaning customers can book their holiday, safe in the knowledge that they are covered if the Coronavirus pandemic interrupts their plans. The guarantee is for all bookings in…

  • Carry on camping

    Carry on camping

    9th July 2020

    Due to the Coronavirus lockdown, this year the Camping and Caravanning Club rebranded its annual camping week celebration, instead calling it ‘The Stay Home National Camping and Caravanning Week’. The event ran at the end of May, with Club members…