Simon Altham - Managing Director of Hoseasons
We caught up with Simon Altham reporting on Tingdene's long standing partnership with Hoseasons and investment in the future of the UK staycation at Broadlands Park and Marina in Suffolk.
'Since acquiring Broadlands Park and Marina, Tingdene have transformed what was once a tired and dated holiday park, into a modern, luxury focused resort, which is very much in keeping with current customer trends. Tingdene and Hoseasons have a very close and long standing partnership which is reaping rewards for both parties and importantly also for the local community and local tourism. Not only does the park offer local people access to more improved facilities but more affluent holidaymakers attending the park will undoubtedly benefit local shops, restaurants and attractions. It is so encouraging to be working in close partnership with an operator who is so committed to investing in high quality and luxury accommodation which is still very much in short supply in the East Anglian region against the increasing demand we are seeing from our customers and industry data.'
Simon Altham - Managing Director
A holiday villa for the modern day staycation - with recent investment in recent interior and exterior refurbishments at Tingdene Broadlands Park & Marina.
TINGDENE GETS NOMINATED FOR HOSEASONS AWARD
Tingdene were lucky enough to be at the 2017 Hoseasons Conference at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales. The day was hosted by Daisy McAndrew and included guest speakers on all things UK holidays and being future ready in the digital world of travel.
Tingdene Broadlands Park & Marina, at the gateway to the Broads National Park in Suffolk, was nominated for a prestigious Hoseasons diamond award in the "Suffolk Relax and Explore" catagory.
The day saw a host of guest speakers including the Hoseasons team, former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Nick Longman of TUI, Google and Jamil Qureshi, dubbed the 'Mind Magician', who has coached numerous sport stars helping six of them reach number one rankings.
2016 Hoseasons conference
We attended the 2016 Hoseasons conference where a variety of guest speakers discussed the rising trends in staycations, holidays in the UK and the industry in general. Plus, for the second year in a row, Tingdene Broadlands won a Hoseasons Diamond Award!
Hoseasons started in the 1940's with one small boatyard on the southern broads owned and run by Oulton Broad harbourmaster Wally B Hoseason, moving onto holidays homes in the 1950's (marketing their wooden huts by the moorings) and expanding the business with self-catering holidays and even TV adverts over the next two decades! It's ever growing popularity to today means they are the UK's largest provider of self-catering accommodation.
We've been working with Hoseasons for a number of years for bookings across our current parks in North Norfolk and Suffolk and we’ve become a great team.