About EuroParcs
At EuroParcs, we invest in your enjoyment and relaxation so that you can truly savour the precious moments with your loved ones. EuroParcs believes that holiday homes are about unforgettable experiences, not just financial profit. All our holiday homes are designed to offer you the ideal holiday experience with luxury and comfort in diverse and unique locations.
Find out more about the values, history, locations and structures of this long-established Dutch company in the leisure sector.
Vision
EuroParcs has more than 40 years of experience in the professional management of vacation parks. The company quickly had a clear goal: the vacation parks should offer their guests a wonderful vacation. The owners of the vacation homes should also benefit as much as possible from the parks.
The concept has been popular for many years - and this has allowed the initially small company to grow: over 1,300 people now work for EuroParcs. The company now operates vacation parks at over 50 locations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and, more recently, Germany. The head office of the Dutch company is located in Amersfoort. Activities within Germany are coordinated from the Düsseldorf office.
EuroParcs stands for all-round service
The most important goal of EuroParcs is good service. The company wants to make buying a home and renting it out to guests as convenient as possible for property owners. The experts at EuroParcs are available to vacation home owners not only before and during the purchase of a home, but also at any time after the purchase. Questions about a purchased property or vacation park are always welcome.
Investors should also benefit from their purchase without having to invest a lot of time themselves. As a reliable partner for property owners, EuroParcs takes on almost all work relating to the property. This includes maintenance and repair work on the properties, garden care, house cleaning after vacation guests' visits, rental management and much more.
EuroParcs employees do everything they can to make property owners feel at home. Over 40 years of experience have helped the company to build up structures that are perfectly tailored to the needs of property owners.
The second, equally important focus is on comfort for vacation guests. EuroParcs wants to make a stay in the vacation parks a unique and enjoyable vacation experience for everyone - for families, couples and older people. To achieve this, the company develops a special concept for each vacation park, which includes a high level of living comfort, plenty of nature and relaxation as well as a wide range of exciting leisure activities. Of course, these differ from park to park, as each holiday park from EuroParcs is unique.
The company has been very successful in achieving its goals for decades. The large number of satisfied customers has ensured that the company has been able to grow and expand from the Netherlands into other countries. Buying a home at EuroParcs makes it possible to combine relaxation and return on investment.
Sustainability is a corporate goal
Another important vision that EuroParcs is pursuing is that of a sustainable vacation park. The company buys up existing parks and converts them to make them more environmentally friendly. To this end, EuroParcs' park concepts use modern innovations such as energy-saving technologies, solar panels and heat pumps.
Purchased parks are equipped with photovoltaic systems, for example, which are used to supply the park with green electricity. When building new parks, EuroParcs took care to integrate the accommodation into the natural surroundings in the most environmentally friendly way possible.
Wherever possible, the vacation homes are made from natural materials or durable materials. Acting and thinking sustainably is one of the goals of the employees. They are constantly trying to reduce the vacation parks' CO2 footprint.
Facts and figures
The Dutch EuroParcs Group is one of the most innovative European operators of vacation parks. Headquartered in Amersfoort in the Netherlands, the company was founded at the turn of the millennium and now has over 50 locations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria. With its high-quality vacation parks, EuroParcs aims to create significant added value for regional tourism.
Key figures of the EuroParcs Group:
More than 50 vacation parks in four different countries
Over 14,000 accommodations
Almost 250,000 reservations in 2023
Over 800,000 guests in 2023
Over 1,300 employees
History
The Dutch EuroParcs Group is one of the most innovative European operators of vacation parks today. The aim is to offer modern and sustainable concepts for vacation parks in addition to outstanding all-round service. Across Europe, more than 1,300 employees create surprising and unforgettable vacation experiences for around 700,000 guests every year.
The company's story began over 40 years ago. In 2001, Dutch entrepreneur Wim Vos Senior introduced the current brand name EuroParcs. Between 2001 and 2013, his two sons, Wim Vos Junior and Wouter Vos, joined the company. The company's new headquarters in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, was inaugurated in 2016.
As an internationally growing company, EuroParcs has been part of Waterland Private Equity Investments since 2019. This decision enabled further expansion of vacation parks in various European countries. The aim today is to be the most innovative brand of vacation parks in Europe.
In addition to innovation, the basis for success is also cooperation with local partners - from authorities to tourism associations and suppliers. EuroParcs aims to create significant added value for regional tourism with high-quality vacation parks.
Entering the German market in 2020 enables the EuroParcs Group to offer vacation properties with the highest level of living comfort and to design and implement parks according to modern and sustainable principles.
In December 2023, the international headquarters were relocated to Amersfoort. EuroParcs and the Vos family parted ways in November 2024. Andries Bruil takes over as the new CEO.
Milestones from more than 40 years of history at a glance:
1981: Wim Vos Senior, founder of EuroParcs, enters the recreation industry as an entrepreneur.
2000: The first vacation park is purchased by company founder Wim Vos Senior: Landgoed Ruighenrode in Lochem.
2001: The company is renamed EuroParcs. Wim Vos Junior takes over his father's business for the first time.
2007: The company now has three vacation parks in the Netherlands. The aim is to continue to grow.
2013: Wouter Vos, the youngest son of Wim Vos Senior, joins the management team. EuroParcs invests primarily in the central facilities and infrastructure of the now twelve vacation parks.
2016: EuroParcs consolidates its brand - with a new logo and a new look. An overseas project in Bonaire is implemented. The new headquarters and information center are inaugurated in Apeldoorn.
2017: EuroParcs grows ever faster. Four new vacation parks are purchased and/or developed. The number of vacation parks operated and developed by EuroParcs increases to 14.
2018: EuroParcs acquires the vacation parks Zilverstrand in Belgium and Riviera Beach from the Oostappen Group. Both vacation parks are given a new name and a higher-quality leisure offering.
2019: EuroParcs and Waterland Private Equity Investment join forces. The collaboration makes it possible to implement new projects across Europe.
2020: Droomparken (14 vacation parks) in the Netherlands is acquired by the EuroParcs Group. EuroParcs continues to expand abroad with new locations in Austria. The panorama campsite Gulperberg and the glamping resort Hoge Kempen in Belgium also become part of the company. EuroParcs opens up Germany for possible further vacation parks.
2001: The company continues to grow within Europe, the 1,000th employee is hired.
2022: The realization of Germany's first vacation park, EuroParcs Biggesee in Sauerland, is pushed ahead.
2023: Sales start at the new EuroParcs Biggesee in Sauerland: for the first time, customers in Germany can purchase a home at EuroParcs. In December, the international headquarters move to Amersfoort.
2024: Vos family and EuroParcs part ways. Wouter Vos hands over the baton to Andries Bruil.
