The UK Holiday Group explained
| The UK Holiday Group Ltd. |
| Type: | Private company |
| Foundation: | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Founder: | Paul Bennett |
| Location City: | The Old Bakery, Queens Road, Norwich |
| Location Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locations: | 9 hotels (2018) |
| Key People: | Paul Bennett (Chairman), Neal Fletcher (Operations Director), Harold Burke (Sales Director), |
| Industry: | Travel and Tourism |
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.
History
The 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
Each year, the hotel group welcomes more than 250,000 overnight guests.
Subsidiaries
- 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
The group operate 9 hotels throughout England and Wales. Eight are traded under Grand UK Hotels, one under Anglia Hosts
List of The UK Holiday Group's hotels[13] | Name of Hotel | Location | No. of Bedrooms | Traded under |
|---|
| 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 | | 28 | Anglia Hosts | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Coach Trip Holidays Galore. PressReader. 1 June 2018. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: 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. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Scottish holiday firm set for another year of record growth. Coachholidaynews.com. 29 January 2009. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Grand UK Hotels snaps up Dauncey's in Weston-super-Mare. Thecaterer.com. 15 March 2010. Janet Harmer. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Holidays company upbeat after seeing sales surge. Edp24.co.uk. 30 March 2011. Elaine Maslin. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Bowen bookings taken on by UK Holiday Group. Travelweekly.co.uk. 9 November 2012. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Shock at Promenade hotel closure. Blackpoolgazette.co.uk. 7 March 2012. Elizabeth Brought. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Landmark Barry hotel faces demolition after firm who saved it left 'haemorrhaging money'. Walesonline.co.uk. 7 October 2014. Peter Collins. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: New hotel for Barry as former Mount Sorrell is being revived. Walesonline.co.uk. 28 October 2016. Chris Pyke. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Historic Lake District hotel sold to group operator for almost £1. Boutiquehotelier.com. 17 September 2018. Zoe Monk. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Big changes are in store for Weston-super-Mare seafront hotel bought by housing developer for £1million. Somersetlive.co.uk. 9 March 2018. Jillian MacMath. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Swaffham's The George Hotel rescued by Norwich-based UK Holiday Group. Edp24.co.uk. 12 January 2013. Shaun Lowthorpe. 23 October 2019.
- Web site: Our Hotels. grandukhotels.com. 19 April 2014.
