The UK Holiday Group Ltd. or simply referred to as UKHG is a British privately owned package holiday company based in Norwich, United Kingdom specialising in holidays for elderly couples.
| Company type | Private company |
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| Industry | Travel and Tourism |
| Founded | Norwich, Norfolk (1983) |
| Founder | Paul Bennett |
| Headquarters | The Old Bakery, Queens Road, Norwich , United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 9 hotels (2018) |
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Key people | Paul Bennett (Chairman), Neal Fletcher (Operations Director), Harold Burke (Sales Director), |
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| Website | theukholidaygroup |
History
editThe group was founded in 1983 by Paul Bennett when he was 23 with his £500 life savings.[1]
The coaches subsidiary Glenton was launched in 2005 by Steve Turbill, Harriet Stamp and Paul Bennett.[2][3]
In 2010, the year it purchased the Daunceys Hotel in Weston-Super-Mare, the group's sales rose 11% to £26 million with 100,000 annual visitors.[4][5]
In November 2012, the group bought the bookings of the defunct Bowen Travel Group (coaches).[6]
In March 2012, the group closed down the Warwick Hotel in Blackpool.[7] In October 2014, the group announced its intention to demolish the Mount Sorrel Hotel in Barry, and build houses on the lot instead [8] (the hotel was revived in 2016 when a new owner bought it[9]). In 2018, the group sold two of its hotels: the Historic Lake District hotel in Kendal for £975k,[10] and the historic Daunceys Hotel in Somerset for £995,000.[11]
Description
editEach year, the hotel group welcomes more than 250,000 overnight guests.
Subsidiaries
edit- Grand UK Hotels: 6 hotels
- Grand UK Holidays: Cruises, coach tours, holidays by air and rail tours
- Sunrise Direct: Coach tours and cruises
- Glenton Holidays: Based in Glasgow, Scotland. Coach tours and cruises during Scottish holidays.
- Anglia Hosts: Standalone subsidiary that manages the Best Western George Hotel Swaffham, Norfolk, purchased in 2013[12]
Locations
editThe group operate 9 hotels throughout England and Wales. Eight are traded under Grand UK Hotels, one under Anglia Hosts
| Name of Hotel | Location | No. of Bedrooms | Traded under |
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| Glen Usk Hotel | Llandrindod Wells, Wales | 79 | Grand UK Hotels |
| Hotel Richmond | Torquay, Devon | 48 | Grand UK Hotels |
| Nelson Hotel | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | 50 | Grand UK Hotels |
| County Hotel Skegness | Skegness, Lincolnshire | 40 | Grand UK Hotels |
| George Hotel | Swaffham, Norfolk | 28 | Anglia Hosts |
References
edit- ^ "Coach Trip Holidays Galore". 1 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via PressReader.
- ^ "With the demise of some of the airlines and hotels closing overnight, there is a big comfort in booking with an operator who will look after everything". Insider.co.uk. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Scottish holiday firm set for another year of record growth". Coachholidaynews.com. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Janet Harmer (15 March 2010). "Grand UK Hotels snaps up Dauncey's in Weston-super-Mare". Thecaterer.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Elaine Maslin (30 March 2011). "Holidays company upbeat after seeing sales surge". Edp24.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Bowen bookings taken on by UK Holiday Group". Travelweekly.co.uk. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Elizabeth Brought (7 March 2012). "Shock at Promenade hotel closure". Blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Peter Collins (7 October 2014). "Landmark Barry hotel faces demolition after firm who saved it left 'haemorrhaging money'". Walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Chris Pyke (28 October 2016). "New hotel for Barry as former Mount Sorrell is being revived". Walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Zoe Monk (17 September 2018). "Historic Lake District hotel sold to group operator for almost £1". Boutiquehotelier.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Jillian MacMath (9 March 2018). "Big changes are in store for Weston-super-Mare seafront hotel bought by housing developer for £1million". Somersetlive.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Shaun Lowthorpe (12 January 2013). "Swaffham's The George Hotel rescued by Norwich-based UK Holiday Group". Edp24.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Our Hotels". grandukhotels.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.