Hotelplan UK acquires Regaldive, Explore Worldwide
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Hotelplan UK has acquired escorted adventure tours specialist Explore Worldwide and its sister company Regaldive from their parent company Holidaybreak Group for an undisclosed sum.
Explore has operated small group adventure holidays since 1981, and currently operates 500 tours across 120 countries on all seven continents.
Regaldive was founded in 1988 and is one of the UK’s leading specialist diving tour operators. The company is based in Ely and offers both liveaboard and resort-based holidays for beginners and experienced divers to Europe, the Red Sea, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Far East.
At Hotelplan UK, the two companies join the Group’s existing portfolio of activity and experience holiday companies, which includes Inghams (whose range comprises Ski, Lakes & Mountains, Lapland and specialist Italy holidays), family skiing market leader Esprit Holidays, chalet specialist Ski Total, Santa’s Lapland short breaks, and self-guided walking and cycling experts, Inntravel.
Hotelplan UK’s CEO, Andy Perrin, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome two such highly respected companies to our existing family of specialist travel brands. Hotelplan UK has a strong tradition of excellence and high standards of quality and service, so as successful, growing businesses with tremendous customer loyalty and highly experienced teams with incredibly deep product expertise, both Explore and Regaldive fit perfectly with the overall philosophy, direction and ambition of the Hotelplan Group.”
No personnel or location changes are planned, and Explore Worldwide and Regaldive will continue to operate from their current offices in Farnborough in Hampshire and Ely in Cambridgeshire respectively, under the continued leadership of Ashley Toft at Explore and Andreas Elia at Regaldive.
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