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As a group, we are made up of the largest operators of static caravan and lodge holiday park businesses in the UK, who account for 30% of our sector.

We welcomed Total number of Track and Trace Covid cases across Northumberland 0 out of & County Durham during 94,411 visitors 94,411 the 2020 season: visitors to our parks in Northumberland & County Durham in 2020 Did you know? Our parks benefit from rural, isolated locations. In Northumberland & They are not located in densely populated urban areas, County Durham, we employ which makes it easier for people to avoid close social proximity. people on average each year. It is All units are located at least 5m away from each other and enjoy their own services predicted that if restrictions continue and facilities, which allows our customers and owners to be independent. throughout 2021, there will be a 30% Each unit is separate with no shared doors or communal areas and they are, in our reduction in employment across our view, more suited to social distancing/isolation than many flats, shared houses or group of companies. terraced houses. 1,442 (Stats based on seasonal and established employees)

Working in collaboration... Save the Easter Holidays HELPING REBUILD NORTHUMBERLAND & COUNTY DURHAM’S ECONOMY

“If the COVID crisis has made anything clear, it is that hospitality and tourism businesses are vital parts of communities and will be essential in rebuilding the economy next year and beyond. Coastal and lakeside communities need to be at the heart of plans to bounce back strongly. “Seaside and lakeside hospitality is some of the best the UK has to offer. Importantly, these businesses tend to account for a significant proportion of the revenue raised in their areas. They are vital attractions for visitors, important hubs for communities and crucial drivers of inward investment.”

Kate Nicholls, Chief Executive of UK Hospitality

“Without further assistance many businesses and jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors will not exist by Spring 2021. Without these vital industries, coastal and lakeside areas across the UK will be thrown into penury.”

Steve Double, Chair of the Hospitality and Tourism All Party Parliamentary Group

’Tourism is hugely important across the United Kingdom and especially in the – it creates jobs, boosts local economies and provides opportunities in communities across the country. It is absolutely crucial that our tourism industry is given the support it needs to ensure it can quickly recover from the coronavirus crisis once it is safe to do so.’’

Richard Holden MP for North West Durham

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