Hen and stag specialist acquires rival
Brighton-based travel group Redseven has acquired rival Eclipse Leisure in a cash acquisition.
Redseven has bought Eclipse Leisure’s assets, including the company name and its forward bookings.
There will be no redundancies as a result of the deal, which will see Eclipse’s staff move into Redseven’s offices. Eclipse is also Brighton based.
Redseven specialises in hen and stag weekends, holidays and honeymoons.
Ian Lucas, founder and MD of Redseven, said: "It’s a very exciting time for the hen and stag market right now. Both Eclipse and Redseven are bucking the trends in the travel industry, and we have seen increased demand and recorded growth of 35% this year.
"Now is the time to consolidate, streamline costs and sustain this growth into the future, as the upturn in demand filters through into additional profit. Our acquisition of one of our like-minded competitors will help us achieve that goal and I am delighted to welcome Eclipse to the Redseven Leisure Group."
by Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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