All the surnames listed as ‘undesirable’ by Pontins to block guests booking holidays – the full list

By Ethan Shone
Published 2nd Mar 2021, 12:20 BST
Updated 3rd Mar 2021, 09:21 BST
A UK holiday park refused bookings from people with certain surnames to stop Traveller and Gypsy families staying there (Photo: Anthony Devlin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)A UK holiday park refused bookings from people with certain surnames to stop Traveller and Gypsy families staying there (Photo: Anthony Devlin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A UK holiday park refused bookings from people with certain surnames to stop Traveller and Gypsy families staying there (Photo: Anthony Devlin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A holiday park company in England used a blacklist of common Irish surnames in a bid to prevent Traveller and Gypsy families staying at its resort, according to inews.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) carried out an investigation which concluded that Pontins had been operating a policy of refusing bookings by Gypsies and Travellers.