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[WACCOE]

See Bird Holidays has ceased trading very sad.
How many have gone bust during the pandemic?

 

[Mysticete]

Sunbirds also closed down, as well as the Asa Wright Birding Lodge. My impression though for some of these companies that other factors were also at work, including the death of the folks running the company (Sunbirds) or the pandemic being the straw that broke the economic back of businesses already struggling (Asa Wright).

 

[Allen]

Wildwings also but I just saw from their website that they have been acquired by Limosa so will now continue.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Wildwings also but I just saw from their website that they have been acquired by Limosa so will now continue.

That is good news, if only for the girls who work there.

 

[Farnboro John]

That is good news, if only for the girls who work there.

Not necessarily, Limosa may feel they have an adequate base and staff, and just asset strip the tour information and other intellectual property, guides' contracts (if any) and bin the physical site.

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

Not necessarily, Limosa may feel they have an adequate base and staff, and just asset strip the tour information and other intellectual property, guides' contracts (if any) and bin the physical site.

John

Not really a takeover then is it, just the aquisition of intellectual property. You'd think that any owner worth their salt, would try and guarantee the jobs of their staff, I think there are only three, max four. Most have very long service and are real specialists in what they do, it would be silly not to aquire that knowledge too.

 

[Farnboro John]

Not really a takeover then is it, just the aquisition of intellectual property. You'd think that any owner worth their salt, would try and guarantee the jobs of their staff, I think there are only three, max four. Most have very long service and are real specialists in what they do, it would be silly not to aquire that knowledge too.

No, I think I would just take the client list and introduce the clients to the Limosa way of doing things. "One company two systems" is inefficient, and Limosa has just demonstrated that its system is superior by surviving well enough to buy Wildwings.

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

No, I think I would just take the client list and introduce the clients to the Limosa way of doing things. "One company two systems" is inefficient, and Limosa has just demonstrated that its system is superior by surviving well enough to buy Wildwings.

John

Well I don't see how that can be trumpeted as a genuine takeover.

 

[Mysticete]

No, I think I would just take the client list and introduce the clients to the Limosa way of doing things. "One company two systems" is inefficient, and Limosa has just demonstrated that its system is superior by surviving well enough to buy Wildwings.

John

It is hard to imagine them needing two separate sets of office staff...

 

[Andy Adcock]

It is hard to imagine them needing two separate sets of office staff...

Wouldn't this depend upon the workload?

Will they offer additional tours or just hope to bump their revenue through additional clientele across their existing schedule?

 

[Steve Lister]

As I understand the Wildwings/Limosa situation both companies folded and closed down but then both were acquired by an individual well known in the birdtour, and especially wildlife cruise, business. What exactly he intends doing has yet to be revealed as far as I know.

Edit: just found this www.wildwings-tours.com which explains the situation

 

[Farnboro John]

Well I don't see how that can be trumpeted as a genuine takeover.

History is written by the winners.

John