GLG Network Survey: Holiday Parks II

SURVEY DETAILS

GLG interviewed 60 senior executives working at Holiday Parks in Europe (UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and Belgium).

What will you learn from this survey?

• Respondents discussed the COVID-19 impact on the market and provided their predictions for recovery to pre-COVID-19 levels.
• The survey also looked into the outlook for 2022 and maintenance programmes for holiday parks in Europe.
• Lastly, experts provided their views on the ongoing restrictions and their impact on the business capacity for the rest of 2022.

Examples of findings:

• The majority of respondents (60%) expect that elevated cleaning costs will continue post-COVID-19.
• The trend for ‘local’ vacations is set to continue, with 93% expecting customers will continue to forego foreign travel in the next 12 months.
• Parks expect to continue initiatives such as providing park vouchers (65%) and further limited offers (65%).

DELIVERABLES

The GLG Surveys team drafted the questionnaire with the support of GLG Network Member, Graham White, Former Chief Executive Officer of Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work.

The standard deliverable includes: 

• 1 x Individual responses (“raw data”) in Excel.
• 1 x PPT report with aggregated data.
• Executive summary with key takeaways and highlights from the raw data.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

• Thinking about the maintenance programmes for holiday parks, what trend do you think will take place over the next 18 months in your region?
• How will revenues be affected in your region in the following 6 months?
• What accommodation demand trends are you noting for the remainder of 2022 compared to previous years?
• In your view, what initiatives or strategies to secure bookings for 2023 and beyond could holiday parks apply?
• How likely do you think that increased levels of competition in the holiday market will adversely affect businesses in your region?
• In your region, what was the effect on capital expenditure during the past 18 months?

This survey is available to subscribers of the Consumer Goods and Services (CGS) sector (Limited subscriptions and above). This offer includes the raw data file and a high-level presentation through PowerPoint. Please contact your GLG representative for details on your firm’s access.

Request other available and upcoming Network Surveys within the sector:

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  • Questionnaire was drafted by Lila Benatoff, former Global Director at Deliveroo.

• GLG Tracker: Supply Chain Disruption II ​– New! 
  • Second survey to follow the first wave conducted in December 2021. 35 senior executives within the UK retail space discussed the ongoing supply chain disruption for retailers. Respondents evaluated the ongoing risk factors to the supply chain including Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Questionnaire was drafted by Graham Wilkie, Managing Partner of Geodia.

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