Parkdean Resorts’ holiday parks on the Isle of Wight are set to reopen on Monday (6th July), with a range of new COVID-safe measures.
The UK’s largest operator of caravan, lodge, cabin, glamping and camping holiday resorts, operates 4 parks on the Island: Thorness Bay, Lower Hyde, Nodes Point and Languard.
The reopening of holiday parks will be a major boost for the local economy, which relies heavily on tourism, with 400 jobs at Parkdean’s parks on the Island now secured, and additional new roles created around the country.
In preparation for what the group anticipates will be one of its busiest summers ever, Parkdean Resorts has recruited an additional 1,500 team members spread across the careers’ spectrum, including accommodation, food and beverage, and security. The new recruits take the group’s total number of employees across the UK to just under 8,000 – a record for the company.
In addition, the returning holiday trade will provide much-needed income for local suppliers, shops, pubs, restaurants, cafes and visitor attractions, which had all been forced to close during the lockdown.
To ensure a safe reopening, all holiday parks have introduced a number of stringent safety and hygiene processes and procedures, in adherence with the latest Government guidelines and instructions, including:
- Implementing and enforcing a social distance policy: drive-thru check-ins, one-way systems, and clear social distancing markers.
- Ensuring in-depth cleaning procedures: deep cleaning each caravan between every new customer visit, and making hand sanitiser available throughout the park.
- Restricting access to communal facilities: Limiting capacity at facilities in order to meet the Government’s ‘1 metre plus’ social distance requirements.
- Operating self-sufficient facilities: Opening facilities such as convenience shops, allowing people to stay on park without accessing local shops.
Parkdean Resorts’ teams on the Isle of Wight have been working hard to ensure the great British holiday is the best it has ever been, and to capitalise on the high demand for UK staycations and accompany the reopening, the company is launching its biggest ever marketing campaign. The £4.5m campaign, featuring TV personality Stephen Mulhern, will launch today, promoting Parkdean Resorts as the ideal place to go for holidays and holiday home ownership.
Steve Richards, Chief Executive of Parkdean Resorts, said:
“We are ready and waiting to warmly welcome holidaymakers who want to enjoy a well-deserved break whilst seeking fresh air, open spaces and safe, beautiful locations. Our team has worked hard to ensure that whilst social distancing and health and safety measures are adhered to, our holidaymakers’ experience will be the best yet.”
It’s been open all the time people living on site and cars from the mainland coming and going it has not been closed
How do you no are you a spy.or just nosey.
I know people that are living there they have lived there for a very long time and have seen people staying there throughout the lockdown
So yo have spy’s in the park. Did you go around the island taking photos whilst on lockdown. And putting them on the echo.ohh no.no
Need to get your facts straight one or two people were on site at lockdown and not allowed to travel home due to regulations. Also nodes point had the barrier locked and people were only allowed out for about two hours a day for shopping and essentials.
Park Dean need to sort out their customer service first.Trying to get in touch with them is near impossible.
I tried on Saturday, Sunday and Monday to contact customer services,I spent around 9 hours yes 9 hours listening to on hold music and a lady giving details of opening in a Geordie accent that needed an interpreter to understand,on each call I gave up after 55 mins because i Get charged after 59 mins,I finally spoke to someone on Monday after being on hold on that call for 54 mins,it took all of 1min 30secs to deal with my enquiry. So yes parkdean resorts sort your customer services out,unless you really don’t want any holiday makers
It’s all the lazy parents dumping there kids in ballpark and play areas when on holliday with no supervision that concerns me can’t see Much social distancing there COVID through the roof