A SURGE in the number of holidaymakers taking so-called
staycations saw profits increase at leisure firm Center Parcs, it emerged yesterday.
The company, which launched its holiday villages in the UK in 1987 – including the site at Elveden Forest in 1989 – saw pre-tax profits rise 17% to £28.9million in the year to April, it was reported.
Center Parcs, which is owned by US buyout firm Blackstone, saw sales climb 4% to £290.5m at its four holiday villages as cash-strapped families chose to holiday in the UK rather than go abroad.
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