Free P&O Ferries return ferry crossing for all visitors who buy at International Caravan and Motorhome 2010 

Caravan and motorhome enthusiasts who buy a new caravan or motorhome at this year’s International Caravan & Motorhome 2010 with P&O Ferries from 12 –17 October at the NEC in Birmingham qualify for one free return ferry crossing as part of a major new sponsorship deal.

To celebrate the sponsorship deal and the launch of their brand new ships in 2011, Spirit of Britain and Spirit of France, P&O Ferries is offering visitors one free return crossing between Dover and Calais when buying a new touring caravan or motorhome*. By buying now at the show, visitors will also get the best prices and beat the January VAT increase to 20%, saving at least £300 on an entry level caravan and from £600 on a motorhome.

The owners of a holiday park, who embarked on a multi-million investment programme at the peak of the recession, have recorded a record year.

Experts had advised Pure Leisure Group to postpone the building of a £2.5 million restaurant and leisure complex at its five star Fell End Caravan and Holiday Park back in 2008, but bosses ploughed ahead to avoid disappointing holidaymakers.

One year after the state-of-the-art facility opened at the South Lakeland site, the company has recorded its busiest year ever – with the number of reservations doubling during 2009/10 and a record number of tourers visiting from Europe.

A major holiday parks group is offering guests the chance to win a national cooking accolade and a range of prizes - by proving that they are among Britain's biggest Spam fans.

Park Holidays UK has become the official park sponsor of the 2010 Spam Cook of the Year competition to find  winning recipes featuring one of Britain's best-loved convenience foods.

Helping the group to launch the Spam challenge to holidaymakers is TV chef Phil Vickery who will be judging the shortlisted entries at a London cook-off this autumn.

 Meanwhile, guests at Park Holidays UK have until 31 August to create a unique dish in which Spam is a star

Caravan and Motorhome insurance specialists Caravan Guard, incorporating holiday home sister brand Leisuredays, have recently been named finalists for not one but two categories in the 2010 UK Broker Awards.

The company battling it out against some of the UK’s most successful insurance brokers in the “Customer Service Provider of the Year” and “Personal Lines Intermediary of the Year” (which names the UK’s best broker that offers insurance to the general public).