The European Leader

The Pierre & Vacances Group has been designing, developing and managing holiday homes and apartments for 40 years, anticipating European property and tourism trends.

The Group's development strategy has led to the acquisition of Center Parcs Continental Europe, Europe's number one provider of short breaks.

Pierre & Vacances takes a visionary approach to the world of holiday accommodation, and has, since the birth of the Avoriaz development in 1967, continued to grow in France and throughout Western Europe.

The undeniable market leader in residential tourism, the Pierre & Vacances Group has developed a complete range of short and long stay holidays, with a choice of hotel and leisure services designed to meet every requirement of today's European consumers.

With a presence in France, Northern Europe, Italy and Spain through its three main brands - Pierre & Vacances, Center Parcs Europe and Maeva - the Pierre & Vacances Group occupies, with a turnover of 1.5 billion euros, an unparalleled position in the European tourism industry.

Pierre & Vacances in numbers...

A tourist network of 45,000 apartments and houses
210,000 beds - by the sea, in the mountains, in the countryside, and city centre
3 main brands: Pierre & Vacances, Center Parcs Europe and Maeva
6.5 million customers per year
8,500 employees.

Since launching the "Nouvelle Propriété" in 1979, Pierre & Vacances has offered private investors the opportunity to enter the lucrative real estate rental market by becoming a freehold owner of a holiday property with a leaseback.

The Pierre & Vacances Group is quoted on the Paris Stock Exchange and is a member of the SBF 120 (French equivalent of the FTSE100)