Butlin’s: Price changes fail to stop holiday resort chain entering the red Business Holiday resort chain Butlin’s entered the red in the year after it was sold for £300m despite changing its pricing strategy, it has been revealed. The company has posted a pre-tax loss of £24.4m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The loss comes after the business, which runs sites in Bognor Regis, [...]
Booking.com: Wages and bonuses surge as UK sales jump Business Wages and bonuses surged at the UK arm of Booking.com as its turnover jumped by £50m during its latest financial year. The division’s wage bill jumped from £20.7m to £32.2m in 2023 because of a surge in salaries and bonuses handed out to top staff. The increase comes as its headcount grew to almost 300 [...]
Parkdean Resorts suffers £100m slump as post-pandemic holiday competition heats up Business The return of short-haul travel following the Covid-19 pandemic contributed to holiday park operator Parkdean Resorts’ pre-tax loss widening by almost £100m during its latest financial year. The business, which is headquartered near Newcastle upon Tyne, has reported a loss of £135.2m for 2023, having previously posted a loss of £36.4m in 2022. The last [...]
Secret Escapes: Post-pandemic demand helps significantly cut loss September 19, 2024 A surge in post-pandemic demand helped sales at jump by more than £60m at Secret Escapes in a move that helped to significantly cut its pre-tax loss. The London-headquartered group has reported a revenue of £170m for 2023, up from the £108m it posted for 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House have also revealed that [...]
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