Turnover: 27 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

Unlicensed riverboat rental company operating in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland and Germany

Owner of Nicols Yacht

News

Locaboat and Nomade Aventure combine river tourism with cycling and marc 26/08/2024

  • - Number of destinations offered for the first season: 10
  • - Number of countries covered: 5 (France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Ireland)
  • -Turnkey tours combining boat and bike
  • - Partners: Locaboat and Nomade Aventure (Voyageurs du Monde group)
  • - Locaboat :
    • Number two in France
    • - Number of rental weeks marketed in France in 2023: 6,375 weeks
    • - Number of passengers represented by these rentals in 2023: Approx. 35,000, of whom 30% French
    • - Number of Locaboat Group employees in France: 140
    • - Locaboat Group sales last year: Approx. 27 million euros
    • - Acquisition of the Nicols brand in 2022, also a member of the Locaboat Group

River tourism: Locaboat takes over competitor Nicol's Yacht 15/12/2022

  • With this acquisition, Locaboat generates sales of €27 million and employs around 120 people
  • Locaboat has 700 boats at 43 rental bases in seven European countries
  • Nicol's Yacht manages nearly 300 speedboats from 25 bases in France, posting sales of €10.5 million this year, up 12%.
  • In 2018, this group took over Carrickcraft, Ireland's number one in unlicensed river boating.
  • Locaboat entrusts production to Dutch shipyard Linssen

Studies mentioning this company

The boat rental market - France

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