Gran Dorado

Gran Dorado was a holiday villages company based in the Netherlands. Until the merger in 2002, it was the biggest holiday villages company of Europe. Today's owner is the French company Pierre et Vacances, and is merged with the Center Parcs company.

Gran Dorado Resorts
IndustryTourism
PredecessorVendorado
Founded
  • 1980: Vendorado
  • 1989: Gran Dorado
Defunct2002
SuccessorCenter Parcs
Headquarters
Number of locations
40
Area served
Belgium, Germany, Netherlands

History

Gran Dorado Resorts was originally found by the owner of the Dutch chain store company Vendex, famous for the Vroom & Dreesmann company. Therefore, the first name of the company was Vendorado. Vendorado Leisure N.V. was founded in 1980, in 1989, the name was changed to Gran Dorado Lesure N.V.

At the beginning of 1996, the company had 6 big holiday villages. In the same year, Gran Dorado took over another Dutch holiday villages company, called Creatief Vakantieparken. The company immediately grew to a company with 40 holiday villages and around 7500 bungalows, and was by then the biggest holiday villages company of Europe. The two companies were operating 2 years under the name Gran Dorado/Creatief, in 1998 the company acquired the new name Gran Dorado N.V.

Merger with Center Parcs

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. The Netherlands Competition Authority did not allow a merger with all 40 holiday villages, so the following was decided:

  • 5 of the original Gran Dorado-villages will transfer to Center Parcs
  • 1 original Gran Dorado-village will transfer to RP Holidays
  • the remaining 34 villages, of which a large part belonged to Creatief Vakantieparken, will transfer to Landal Greenparks.

Note: when nothing is written in either the column "Today's owner" or "Today's name", then the name of owner and park is still the same as in the columns "Name after merger" and "Owner after merger". A * indicates that the holiday village was first owned by Creatief Vakantieparken.

Overview of all holiday villages of Gran Dorado
Country Name City Region Opening Added to portfolio Owner after merger Name after merger Present owner Present name
Gran Dorado Domaine de Chodes* Malmedy Luik  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Domaine de Chodes Novasol Vakantieparken Domaine de Chodes
Gran Dorado Domaine Long Pré* Stavelot Ardennes  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Domaine Long Pré
Gran Dorado Village les Gottales* Trois-Ponts Ardennes  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Village les Gottales
Gran Dorado Heilbachsee Gunderath Rhineland-Palatinate 1982 1984 Center Parcs Center Parcs Park Heilbachsee Sunparks Sunparks Eifel
Gran Dorado Hochsauerland Medebach North Rhine-Westphalia 1994 1994 Center Parcs Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland
Gran Dorado Parc Sandur Emmen Drenthe 1999 1999 Landal Landal park Sandur Center parcs Center parc Sandur
Gran Dorado Het Hart van Drenthe* Zwiggelte Drenthe  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Het Hart van Drenthe Hogenboom Vakantieparken Hogenboom Het Hart van Drenthe
Gran Dorado Het Land van Bartje* Ees Drenthe  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Het Land van Bartje
Gran Dorado Hunerwold State Wateren Drenthe  ? 1997 Landal Greenparks Landal Hunerwold State
Gran Dorado Ameland State* Nes Friesland  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Ameland State
Gran Dorado Vitamaris* Schiermonnikoog Friesland  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Vitamaris
Gran Dorado De Berkenhorst* Kootwijk Gelderland 1975 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal De Berkenhorst
Gran Dorado De Groene Heuvels* Ewijk Gelderland  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal De Groene Heuvels Hogenboom Vakantieparken Hogenboom De Groene Heuvels
Gran Dorado De Veluwse Hoevegaerde Putten Gelderland  ? 1997 Landal Greenparks Landal De Veluwse Hoevegaerde
Gran Dorado Klein Ruwinkel* Scherpenzeel Gelderland  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Klein Ruwinkel
Gran Dorado Landgoed ’t Loo Oldebroek Gelderland 1997 1997 Landal Greenparks Landal Landgoed ‘t Loo
Gran Dorado Natuurdorp Suyderoogh* Lauwersoog Groningen  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Natuurdorp Suyderoogh
Gran Dorado Aerwinkel* Posterholt Limburg  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Landgoed Aerwinkel
Gran Dorado De Lommerbergen Reuver Limburg 1968 1997 Landal Greenparks Landal De Lommerbergen
Gran Dorado De Schatberg Sevenum Limburg  ? 1997 Landal Greenparks Landal Domein de Schatberg
Gran Dorado Het Roekenbosch* Blitterswijck Limburg  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Het Roekenbosch
Gran Dorado Loohorst America Limburg 1981 1981 CenterParcs Center Parcs Park Loohorst Sunparks Sunparks Limburgse Peel
Gran Dorado Reevallis* Vijlen Limburg  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Reevallis
Gran Dorado ‘t Vosseven* Stramproy Limburg  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal ‘t Vosseven eigen beheer Bospark ‘t Vosseven
Gran Dorado Weeterbergen Weert Limburg 1985 1985 RP Holidays Roompot Weeterbergen
Gran Dorado De Vers* Overloon North Brabant  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal De Vers
Gran Dorado Duc de Brabant* Diessen North Brabant  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Duc de Brabant
Gran Dorado Het Vennenbos* Hapert North Brabant 1970 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Het Vennenbos
Gran Dorado Beach Park Texel* De Koog North Holland  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Beach Park Texel
Gran Dorado Golf & Beach Resort Ooghduyne Den Helder North Holland  ? 1999 Landal Greenparks Landal Ooghduyne
Gran Dorado Bosch en Zee* De Koog North Holland  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Bosch en Zee Hogenboom Vakantieparken Hogenboom Bosch & Zee
Gran Dorado Zandvoort Zandvoort North Holland 1989 1989 Center Parcs Center Parcs Park Zandvoort Sunparks Sunparks Zandvoort aan Zee
Gran Dorado Beulaeke Haven* Wanneperveen Overijssel  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Beulaeke Haven / Waterpark Beulaeke Haven
Gran Dorado De Elsgraven* Enter Overijssel  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Landgoed de Elsgraven
Gran Dorado De Vlegge* Sibculo Overijssel  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal De Vlegge
Gran Dorado De Witte Bergen IJhorst Overijssel  ? 1997 Landal Greenparks Landal De Witte Bergen
Gran Dorado Resort Haamstede* Burgh-Haamstede Zeeland  ? \ 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Resort Haamstede
Gran Dorado Villapark Livingstone* Burgh-Haamstede Zeeland  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal Villapark Livingstone
Gran Dorado De Koornmolen* Zevenhuizen South Holland  ? 1996 Landal Greenparks Landal de Koornmolen
Gran Dorado Port Zélande Ouddorp South Holland 1990 1990 Center Parcs Center Parcs Port Zélande

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