Travelworld takes on Laika - Practical Motorhome

Staffordshire-based dealership Travelworld has added another Erwin Hymer Group brand to its portfolio by taking on the franchise for Italian manufacturer Laika.

This also means it will be selling any pre-owned Laikas under its Elevation X Approved Used programme, as well as servicing and repairing models in its state-of-the-art onsite workshops, with staff fully trained on specific EHG brands.

Laika was a winner at the recent Practical Motorhome Awards 2024, thanks to the Kreos H 5109, which our judging panel picked out as the best A-class motorhome, while the motorhome brand has also updated its budget Kosmo range for the 2024 season.

Travelworld MD Ross Edwards said: “We are delighted to be adding Laika to our portfolio, giving customers more options when searching for their dream motorhome. Laika has a long history of creating stylish, practical campervans, low-profiles and A-class motorhomes. We have selected vehicles that we know will prove very popular with the UK market and can’t wait to let people have a look.”

“Being part of the Erwin Hymer Group gives us and our customers unrivalled access to its best vehicles. We are now the country’s largest Hymer dealership, the only privately owned Erwin Hymer Centre in the world – and the UK Centre of Excellence for the brand.”

“While we continue to be the go-to location for these famous German brands, I’m sure our customers will be very excited that we have extended our offering by partnering with Italian industry leader Laika.”

This has come at a time when Bailey has announced it is extending its dealer network in the UK too. Another UK dealer, Marquis, has had to temporarily close its Sussex branch, following a fire as well.

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nickharding

Nick’s first caravanning memory is his younger brother falling out of the bunk bed above him. That was over half a century ago. Around a decade later, his first driving experience was taking the family campervan across a field on his uncle’s farm. He’s now well into his fourth decade as a journalist specialising across the whole leisure vehicle sector. In that time, he’s worked for a wide variety of publications, testing literally thousands of vehicles and visiting almost as many different places throughout the UK, Europe and even beyond. These days, he’s never happier than when he’s out reviewing new or pre-owned motorhomes or researching and writing touring articles for Practical Motorhome. Or, failing that, you may well find him pitching near you in his latest campervan, a Volkswagen California (more often than not with his short, suffering partner, Lin, and crazy sprocker spaniel, Bonnie).