26th June 2023 Jucy / The InterviewJucy chief executive and co-founder Dan Alpe on why the campervan and motorhome rental company has been working hard on its employer brand.
30th May 2023 JucyIt will be a big comeback for the operator, which struggled through the pandemic but is now preparing for significant growth.
30th May 2023 Jucy / PeopleFormer Ngāi Tahu Tourism chief executive and ex-board member for Tourism Industry Aotearoa, Quinton Hall, has joined Jucy as an independent director.
27th March 2023 Jucy / RecoveryAging products, a lack of capital investment during the pandemic, and staff shortages will be key challenges for New Zealand’s tourism industry, says Jucy cofounder and LyLo managing director Tim Alpe.
14th December 2022 Apollo / JucyJucy Group’s $50m acquisition of the Star RV premium motorhome brand could double the operator’s annual revenue in the near term, says the company’s chief executive.
25th November 2022 Jucy / LyLoThe operator says it is seeing “huge demand” for the lifestyle budget accommodation experience in Australia and expects New Zealand to follow.
28th October 2022 JucyJucy is conducting a brand refresh across its vehicle rental fleet, including a name change from Jucy Rentals to Jucy, and a new design for its vehicle fleet that features the tagline ‘find your happy’.
30th September 2022 Jucy / THLThe campervan company says the deal will lead to new jobs and increase its locations across Australasia.
31st August 2022 EVT / JucyEVENT Hospitality & Entertainment has revealed how much it had paid for taking 100% ownership of Jucy Snooze and its phased takeover of Rydges Latimer Christchurch.
9th August 2022 Jucy / M&AThe operator plans to buy 1,000 new vehicles to meet expected demand, which is returning much faster than expected.
22nd June 2022 Hostels / JucyThe operator reopens its hostels tomorrow, with strong demand and new patterns of bookings coming through.
6th April 2022 Jucy / RentalsA global shortage of new vehicles and industry rationalisation has seen rental inventory fall by 30%-40%, says the operator.
13th December 2021 Jucy / Scenic CruiseMilford Sound’s JUCY Cruise has rebranded to Pure Milford and altered its product mix for the recovery.
22nd September 2021 JucyThe Jucy co-founder is back at the helm of the accommodation business after EVENT Hospitality takes full control.
17th February 2021 Jucy / RentalColin Neal’s Polar Capital snapped up most of the group’s assets, which were valued at around $20m.
16th June 2020 Jucy / Recovery“We’re going to be a smaller business – that’s the hardest part, dealing with people I’ve known for years,” says the group’s CEO.
10th June 2020 Incident / JucyPolice have recovered 90 of the 98 Jucy rental vehicles that were stolen from a car yard in April.
21st February 2020 Accommodation / JucyFollowing the signing of a joint venture with EVENT, JUCY’s CEO tells the Ticker what his plans are for the new entity.
19th February 2020 Corporate / JucyThe Alpe family’s JUCY group has sold a 50% stake in its pod-hotel business to Australian-listed EVENT Hospitality & Entertainment to kick-start expansion across “New Zealand, Australia and beyond.”
5th March 2018 JucyJUCY was among the winners at the Ports of Auckland Round the Bays event.
17th May 2017 InterCity / Jucy / Southern DiscoveriesInterCity Group has ended its commercial relationship with Southern Discoveries Milford Sound cruises and will instead feed its passengers on to JUCY vessels.
