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French maeva will rebuild Vacansoleil brand
The trustees of Vacansoleil have sold Vacansoleil's brand and domain name to maeva, through its label maeva campings. maeva is the online travel agency of the Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group. maeva will rebuild the camping offer on the Vacansoleil site following its bankruptcy two weeks ago.
Specific interest shown to continue Vacansoleil
The process of restarting Vacansoleil is going expeditiously. Serious offers have now been received by the curators. The goal of curators Ben Arends and Lodewijk Hox is to quickly sell Vacansoleil to a new owner and thus provide the company and its employees with a new future.
Process to restart Vacansoleil started
The process to restart Vacansoleil after its bankruptcy has begun. Many interested parties have contacted liquidators mr. Ben Arends and mr. Lodewijk Hox. Also contact was made with guests who are on holiday or leaving at shortly. And calls were held with various campsite owners in Europe to discuss options. Vacansoleil experiences a lot of support from customers and campsite owners.
Vacansoleil declared bankrupt
The East Brabant court has declared Vacansoleil bankrupt. The bankruptcy brings more clarity for employees and customers. Mr. Ben Arends and Mr. Lodewijk Hox have been appointed as curators.
Suspension of payments for Vacansoleil
The East Brabant court has appointed Mr. Ben Arends and Mr. Lodewijk Hox as trustees regarding the suspension of payments of Vacansoleil. The immediate concern of the trustees and management of Vacansoleil is for the employees and camping guests who are on holiday or are leaving at short notice.
Vacansoleil applies for suspension of payments
Today Vacansoleil applied for a suspension of payments at the Dutch court. A trustee will work with the management to look at future options for Vacansoleil's activities. Tour operator for camping holidays Vacansoleil has been under severe pressure in the recent period. Historically, the company carried a high debt burden. In addition sales of camping holidays collapsed during the Corona pandemic and additional financing had to be raised. Over the past months Vacansoleil ran into problems due to a combination of increased interest rates, inflation and the need to repay Corona debts.