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Lucketts Travel Strengthens Long-Standing Partnership with Hampshire Cricket as Official Coach Travel Partner

Lucketts Travel is proud to announce an enhanced partnership with Hampshire Cricket and Utilita Bowl, building on a successful relationship spanning more than a decade.

As part of this new agreement, Lucketts has officially become the coach travel partner for Hampshire Cricket and Utilita Bowl, further cementing its position as a trusted transport provider for elite sport in the South of England.

Lucketts Adds Two New Scania Touring Coaches to Fleet

Lucketts is pleased to welcome two brand-new Scania Touring coaches to its fleet, further enhancing the quality, comfort, and reliability of its coach travel services.

The new vehicles arrive as part of The Coach Travel Group’s wider FY26 investment programme, which will see 55 new coaches introduced across the Group. This continued investment underlines a strong commitment to delivering excellent customer service while supporting long-term, sustainable growth.

Lucketts Travel Continues to Drive Success with Eastleigh FC Partnership

Eastleigh Football Club is now in its second year of travelling in style with Lucketts Travel, as the partnership between the club and the coach operator continues to go from strength to strength. 

Having secured the contract in 2024, Lucketts has been responsible for providing first team transport in a high-spec VIP coach, ensuring players and staff travel to away fixtures in comfort, safety and reliability throughout the season. 

Lucketts Strengthens Long-Standing Partnership with Portsmouth Football Club

Lucketts is proud to continue providing end-to-end coach transport solutions for Portsmouth Football Club, supporting the club across First Team fixtures, Academy travel, and Away Supporter journeys. 

The partnership, now in its 11th year, has grown into a highly valued relationship built on trust, reliability, and professionalism. Lucketts ensures every journey from training sessions to matchday travel runs smoothly, allowing players, staff and fans to focus on what matters most: the game. 

Lucketts Partnership Extended Beyond 10 Years with Southampton Football Club

We are proud to announce the renewal of our partnership as the Official Coach Travel Provider to Southampton Football Club for a further three years, taking the relationship beyond a decade. 

The new agreement strengthens a long-standing partnership that has now been running for over 10 years, underlining our shared commitment to delivering safe, reliable and high-quality coach travel across the country. 

Lucketts Successfully Delivers Major Transport Operation for South Coast Derby

Lucketts Travel successfully supported one of the largest and most high-profile fixtures on the South Coast football calendar at the weekend, acting as Official Transport Partners for a local club during the Portsmouth vs Southampton derby. 

The major local derby saw the safe and coordinated transport of approximately 2,700 Southampton supporters, delivered through a large-scale, multi-operator operation across The Coach Travel Group. 

Lucketts Travel Returns Home to Its Family Roots

Lucketts Travel is proud to announce its return to family roots, joining The Coach Travel Group in a move that brings one of the South Coast’s most loved coach operators back under family influence. 

Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth Football Club (PFC) reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup which was played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur on 7th January 2023.

Hampshire Cricket

Hampshire Cricket are a well-decorated first-class county club and were the first British domestic side to win the Twenty20 competition in 2010, has won 12 limited-overs titles, and most recently the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup triumph.

Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth

For over a decade, Lucketts Travel, part of The Coach Travel Group, has proudly provided transportation services for the prestigious Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth. Since 2010, we have been a trusted partner, ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of the band to various events and rehearsals, including major Royal and military occasions.