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Center Parcs Europe N.V. (formerly Center Parcs) is a European network of holiday villages that was founded in the Netherlands in 1968, and is currently operated by Pierre & Vacances. History [ edit ]
Groupe Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs (French pronunciation: [ɡʁup pjɛʁ e vakɑ̃s sɑ̃tœʁ paʁk]) specializes in tourism services, providing holiday and entertainment villages, leisure activity residences and hotels under the brands Pierre & Vacances, Maeva, Center Parcs, [3] Sunparks, and Adagio (the last in partnership with Accor).
In July 1987, [5] Center Parcs opened its first UK resort at Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. At that time, "Center Parcs" (under that name, with no regional qualifier) was a single global company owning both UK and continental European resorts. In 1989 it opened its second village in the UK at Elveden Forest. [4]
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The project, near Hawick, promises an investment of £350m and could create 1,200 jobs.
At the beginning of 2002, Pierre & Vacances became the overall owner of the Gran Dorado company. Shortly after, P&V took over the Center Parcs-chain from Scottisch & Newcastle. By that time, the two largest holiday villages companies were in the same hands. Halfway through the year, Center Parcs and Gran Dorado merged.
Center Parcs may refer to: Center Parcs UK and Ireland, a short-break holiday company based in the United Kingdom and Ireland; Center Parcs Europe, a short-break ...
He has led some of Blackstone’s most successful investments like SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Merlin Entertainments (the owner of the Legoland theme parks, the London Eye, Madame Tussauds and many other well known visitor attractions), Center Parcs and Southern Cross. Before joining Blackstone, Baratta worked for investment firms Tinicum ...