Pontins issues apology over Irish Traveller discrimination
UK: British holiday park operator Pontins has apologised to Irish Travellers and the Gypsy community for previously refusing to allow guests with surnames of Irish descent to stay at its parks.
Butlin’s linked to closed Pontins site purchase in Prestatyn
Wales: A Pontins holiday campsite in Prestatyn which closed last year is being touted for a sale to holiday camp chain Butlin’s.
Pontins closes third holiday park in a month
UK: British holiday park operator Pontins has shut its site close to Southport in Merseyside – its third park closure in the space of a month.
Pontins closes two UK parks with immediate effect
UK: British holiday park operator Pontins has closed two of its parks, in Prestatyn, Denbighshire in North Wales, and Camber Sands in East Sussex, “with immediate effect”.
Home Office “scraps” plans to house asylum seekers in Southport Pontins
UK: The Home Office is no longer considering housing asylum seekers in a Pontins holiday park in north west England, according to a report by the BBC.
Plans to house migrants in holiday camps met with backlash
UK: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to house Channel migrants in disused holiday camps and empty university halls of residence have provoked a backlash from MPs across the political divide.
Pontins “undesirables” blacklist condemned by tourism industry
UK: A blacklist allegedly circulated by holiday park operator Pontins, which appears to highlight “undesirable” guest surnames of people of Irish descent who should not book with the company, has been condemned by travel and hospitality industry leaders. As reported initially in the i newspaper, the list included name such as Gallagher, Boyle, McGuinness and […]