Game-changing ski instructor platform Maison Sport is among only a handful of travel businesses to secure finance from the UK Government’s Future Fund. The trio behind the innovative tech start-up, which connects skiers and snowboarders with some of Europe’s best instructors, set out to apply for the funding support in May 2020, at the height […]
The Bike Club, the UK’s first monthly kids bike subscription service, has today announced a new £7.5m debt facility funding with investment management firm, Triple Point. The purpose of the facility is to provide growth finance for the Bike Club – primarily for the purchase of new bikes in order to satisfy extraordinary levels of […]
Newcastle upon Tyne-based Wave Direct sells inflatable hot tubs online, direct to consumers. It has benefitted from the soaring popularity of hot tubs during the pandemic, experiencing a sales uplift of 1800% since Covid-19 emerged. With huge demand for its products, which it imports from China, the business wanted to buy in more stock from […]
With much of Scotland’s holiday accommodation sector reopening Chartered Accountants Wylie & Bisset has advised operators to prepare now for a busy summer. A recent survey from Barclays suggests that total UK spend on domestic holidays this year is anticipated to reach £31bn with 23 million Brits planning at least one staycation – with the […]
City centre hotels must change their route to market to help secure a greater share of pent-up demand says RSM. The predicted sustained increase in consumer spending over the coming months will see country and coastal operators better placed to enjoy a staycation boom. But city centre hotels, who rely more on the corporate and […]
A sunny summer is forecast for the UK’s tourist hot spots as new Barclays research reveals that millions of Brits are planning ‘staycations’ in 2021. The news comes as Barclays encourages people to get to ‘Know Your Nation’ and explore the British Isles, with the bank finding that the average UK resident has visited more […]
A £100k deal brokered by Bathgate Business Finance has helped bring a ten-year project to improve a rugby club’s player and community facilities to completion. The West Kirby-based finance specialist secured the funding for Eastham-based Anselmians RUFC after Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions delayed improvements to player and member facilities and the build of a high-end […]
Go Travelling Ltd, trading as On The Go Tours, global escorted group tour operator, has been supported with a £4.25m refinance package by leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, ThinCats. Established in 1999, On The Go Tours is an award-winning provider of global tours and tailor-made holidays, specialising in English speaking experience and adventure […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced its ranking as the most active agents in the hotel sector across Europe for 2020 based on the number of hotels sold, according to the latest rankings provided amongst tracked brokers on Real Capital Analytics (RCA). RCA’s latest figures released this month revealed that Christie & […]
New research from investment holding company MBH Corporation shows nearly one in 10 people (9%) plan to take a caravan holiday in the UK for the first time this year as tourists worry about potential Covid-19 risks when on vacation. That is three times the number who took a UK caravan holiday for the first-time […]
