BroadScot Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I actually liked the wooden hireboats, think the last one we hired was Highlight from Herbert Woods in August 1983 - I was 11 ! The Summercraft boats in particular were probably in better condition than most of the GRP boats ! As one who hired from Summercraft I could not agree more Neil. They all handled a dream, apart from Grovener Girl she had a tupperware hull and was hard work keeping it straight in windy conditions. She was wooden topped though from memory. Iain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbroadslover Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It has always amazed me that an organisation working on behalf of many others can dictate the prices that those others should charge. Is it more like "we know how much we want to earn in commission so working from that we can tell the boatyard what they need to charge so we get what we want" They even expect THIER commission if the boatyard takes a booking direct. I cannot ever recall a travel agent telling a holiday supplier what price to charge Jeff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireAdventurer Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I Wonder how long it will be before Richardsons take over Hoeseasons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It has always amazed me that an organisation working on behalf of many others can dictate the prices that those others should charge. Is it more like "we know how much we want to earn in commission so working from that we can tell the boatyard what they need to charge so we get what we want" They even expect THIER commission if the boatyard takes a booking direct. I cannot ever recall a travel agent telling a holiday supplier what price to charge Jeff. I think this is is totally unfair/untrue. The operators sets the price not Hoseasons, so it does not work any differently to what you expect so I do not know where this comes from? Some companies across lots of industries use agencies some industries more than others. If that is the new brand logo for boat hulls I am rather suprised (especially as it doesn't match their publiised new logo!) but I think Hoseasons have got a bit of a kicking here! Incidentally, blaming them for emptying of pubs in the second half of the 70s seems especially harsh on the basis of them targeting the high street (entering travel agents?) as I am pretty sure this action didn not happen until into the 80s. When a company has had such a great figurehead and leader as James Hoseason it is an act that will never be followed in the same way. The company has changed and adapted though and that is what it should do to survive. If it didn't I suspect we would all be here critscising its demise for that very reason! Dan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbroadslover Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I think he has enough to keep him occupied just now ! lol Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Incidentally, blaming them for emptying of pubs in the second half of the 70s seems especially harsh on the basis of them targeting the high street (entering travel agents?) as I am pretty sure this action didn not happen until into the 80s. Dan Dan, remember, I was in the trade at that time. By the 'high street', Hoseason's term at that time, I don't necessarily mean the use of travel agents but rather their targeting of different customer groups. Mind you, there were other factors, not least the development into residential of many boatyard sites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDH Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Have to agree with Dan here. The denigration of Hoseasons does seem to be a little undeserved. Take a look at the attached screenshot below which shows how Hoseasons earn their boat booking commissions. It costs around 80p per click to advertise like this on Google which as Andy at Freedom has said, puts the boating holiday concept in front of the consumer. The average success rate is one booking per 100 clicks so you can see it is an expensive exercise. It allows exposure for some of the yards which otherwise would not be seen, like Summercraft, Bridgecraft, Royalls, Alpha, Swancraft Sandersons etc and also adds value for the larger yards like Richardsons and Barnes Brinkcraft. Regards David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 To the best of my knowledge it is the new logo that is getting the brunt of the criticism, and within Hoseasons the idiots that went along with it. The company won't be dented by this, and even with a tiny bit of luck, won't make the same mistake again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireAdventurer Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I personally think they should have just re-designed the original bird logo it's a bit like kellogs getting rid of snap,crackle and pop on rice krispies and replacing them with something totally different 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loribear Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 hi all, i'm definitely not a fan of that sign, it does'nt even look like anything nice, just a funny shape thingy, lol . lori 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatmadmike Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 I think that hoseasons would realised what they have done and bring back the blue bird wing's and scrap the new logo Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDH Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Looking at the images posted on another thread about Alpha Hurricane, it appears Hoseasons have NOT changed their logo - unless Alpha are renegades! Regards David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Quite a few boats around still sporting the old logo! Swancraft are another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel falcon Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 We ve been around surlingham ,brundel this weekend, and have seen the new logo, strange as it may seem i actually noticed it more than the old one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quo vadis Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Tango Whiskey etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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