US government announces vaccine mandate dropped from 11th May

Harry Hastings Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Ocean Florida said “We are thrilled that the vaccine mandate for all UK travellers to the USA is being dropped from 11 May 2023. As the UK’s largest independent operator to Florida, we’ve witnessed 20% of our cancellations since borders opened attributed to members of the travelling party being unvaccinated. […]

The Hastings and Ox brothers celebrating twenty years of Ocean Holidays at the US Embassy in London

Ocean Holidays Group Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Prizes and Rebrand

Learn more about our year of celebrations, including giveaways, competitions and fresh new branding to mark Ocean Holidays’ 20th anniversary.

Harry Hastings Co-CEO of Ocean Holidays

Ocean Holidays Group Hails the Trade as They Report Record-Breaking Peak Booking Period

Romford, 02 February 2023: Ocean Holidays has confirmed a record-breaking January with sales up more than 50% compared to 2020, the last peaks experienced prior to the pandemic. Ocean Holidays group, the long-haul and luxury specialists, also reported that 20% of their January revenue came from trade distribution compared to 10% pre-pandemic.  Harry Hastings, Co-Founder, and […]

Long haul holiday scuba diving

Long Haul Holidays Set for Boom as Short Haul Continues to Suffer Further Disruption

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As Europe’s largest Florida travel specialist, and the UK’s fastest-growing travel business*, we are seeing demand for long-haul holidays skyrocket as consumers seek better value holidays with less risk of disruption:

Best Companies Survey Upgrades Ocean Holidays from ‘One to Watch’ to ‘One Star Accreditation’

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Ocean Holidays is delighted to announce it has achieved 'One Star' status from Best Companies, improving on its previous accolade of being 'One to Watch' in 2021.
Angus Bond, Strategy Consultant

Ocean Holidays appoints Angus Bond as Strategy Consultant

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Ocean Holidays announces the appointment of Angus Bond, ex-Virgin Holidays, as a Strategy Consultant on a contract basis.

DREAM JOB: Theme Park Tester shares top five insider tips.

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After a whopping 63,401 applications, Alexandria shares what life was like as Ocean Florida’s ‘Theme Park Tester’

Optimisation is the key for success for the travel industry

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Co-CEO Daniel Ox was asked by travel technology website and magazine – Travolution - to discuss how Ocean Holidays has become the fastest growing travel business in the UK, and how optimisation has been pivotal to our success.