Flamingo acquires Buccaneer Bay!

Cornish-based Flamingo Marketing has acquired the Buccaneer Bay visitor attraction in Newquay.

The specialist visitor attraction marketing consultancy has taken over the running of the pirate-themed attraction this month.

Buccaneer Bay has now re-opened to the public for the summer months and will remain open throughout the season and the new owners are looking at a variety of new features and initiatives to develop the business over the coming months and years.

The attraction will also act as a permanent base for Flamingo’s consultancy business.

Flamingo Marketing’s Managing Director Nikki Smith said: “This is our first visitor attraction acquisition and it’s very exciting. Buccaneer Bay is a well-established business within Newquay and our aim is to look at ways to grow and develop the attraction. The interaction with the Pirate performers is a fantastic opportunity to really develop memorable experiences for all visitors.

“It will also provide an ideal base for our existing attraction marketing consultancy as we have outgrown our current office,” she added.

Flamingo is a specialist marketing agency for visitor attractions and the leisure industry which was set up 5 years ago. Clients include very special and diverse destinations throughout the UK including The Treasure Houses of England, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Wedgwood, Blenheim Palace, Burghley House and Arcelor Mittal Orbit at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The head office is based in Cornwall and represents local clients including Flambards.

Prior to launching Flamingo Marketing Ltd, Nikki was the Marketing Director of Aspro UK – a leading European leisure company. She moved to Newquay 15 years ago and managed the re-brand and development of the Newquay Sea Life Centre to Blue Reef Aquarium so has first-hand experience of the resort.