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General information

Roompot is the largest holiday facilities operator in the Netherlands, totalling 93 holiday parks and 19 campsites. There are Roompot locations outside the Netherlands too, with holiday parks, resorts and campsites in Germany, Poland and Denmark.

Mission

The Roompot mission is described by its director, Mr Koeveringe, as follows:
“The provision of premium quality holiday accommodations. The quality of both services and staff are the key to ensuring that guests have a perfect holiday. Constant innovation allows us to offer a service that directly reflects the wishes of the guest”.

Facts & Figures

Number of parks (independently managed) per country
30 holiday parks in the Netherlands
10 holiday parks in Germany
8 holiday parks in Denmark
1 holiday parks in Poland

Turnover details
Planned turnover in 2008: € 180 million

Guest info 2007

Number of guests:	Ca. 920.000
Number of overnight stays:	Ca. 6.440.000
Average length of stay:	Ca. 7 nights

Number of employees
Ca. 1,800 (fulltime & part-time)

History

Roompot is a concept unto itself, and one that truly defines the recreational tourism branch. The name is derived from the tideway and sandbank in the mouth of the Eastern Scheldt estuary, called ‘De Roompot’.
Over the past 40 years, the enterprise has grown from a simple campsite to an umbrella organisation comprising some 35 businesses, most of them in the form of private limited liability corporations. The core business consists of providing qualitatively perfect holidays for the following target groups: families with young children, two-person households (50+), villa guests, campsite guests, Dutch and German guests, businesses and communities.

A few highlights of Roompot history:

Till 1960	Recreation and tourism were traditionally concentrated around the Walcheren coast, the coast of Schouwen-Duiveland and the Zeeland coast of in Flanders. Following completion of the Delta Works and the creation of the Veerse lake, the former island of Noord-Beveland is more easily accessible for many more people.
1965	Mr van de Maas and Mr P. Kortekaas begin developing 3 hectares of land bordering the Eastern Scheldt near the town of Kamperland. On 1 April 1965 they establish a campsite there: ‘De Roompot’.
1975	Expansion of the campgrounds to 1400 campsites, construction of a new restaurant (now a buffet restaurant) and completion of the first covered swimming pool of any camping facility in the Netherlands – all on 27 hectares of land. The expansion earns the campsite the highest number of ANWB (Royal Dutch Touring Club) stars and flags upon introduction of this ratings classification.
1983	A new investment: opening of the first-ever subtropical swimming paradise and wave pool in the south-western Netherlands.
1986	Following completion of the Delta Works, the newly constructed work harbour can be developed as the Roompot Marina, situated right alongside the campsite with its swimming paradise. Villas can be built abutting the harbour, giving a view out onto the changing tides. With the construction and sale of these villas, Roompot real estate is born, later to become Orisant Makelaardij. This estate agency has a strong position in the holiday and residential property market in Zeeland.
1990	Completion of the Kamperland Roompot, now known as Roompot Beach Resort. This year also sees the development of plans for the new villa park of Zeeland Village in Scharrendijke. This park comprises 220 villas plus a facilities centre. Acquisition and renovation of De Zandput camp grounds in the village of Vrouwenpolder, which now has a total of 600 campsites, a facilities centre and a beach pavilion. Acquisition of the Rabo in Zeeland Flanders, with a portfolio of 300 rental villas on the Zeeland Flanders coast. Today it operates under the name Vlaanderen Vakanties, with offices in Nieuwvliet and Cadzand-Bad.
1996	Acquisition of Hof Domburg (150 villas, 450 campsites and 60 beachside studios) and De Parel leisure centre (swimming pool, theatre, dining facilities and health and sports facilities).
1997	Building works begin for the construction of 500 luxury villas situated in the unique location of De Banjaard in Kamperland, bordering the North Sea, Eastern Scheldt and Veerse lake.
1998	Acquisition of the ‘Neeltje Jans’ jetty. Establishment of the Recreanet company, with rapid development of automation and information technology in the recreation sector.
1999	Opening of the newly completed country cottages at Buitenhof Domburg. Launch of the Tourist Shops in Middelburg and Domburg, specialising in everything connected to ‘holidays, living and leisure’. Establishment of Bouwgoed B.V. for building project support. Takeover of management and operations at Breskens Beach Park, Camping Zeebad and the sports and leisure centre and swimming pool at Scheldeveste in Breskens.
2000	Acquisition of Camping Dishoek (with 275 campsites) in Koudekerke (municipality of Veere).
2001	Opening of De Standhoeve horseback-riding centre in Kamperland. Acquisition of the villa parks De Soeten Haert and Klein Poelland in Renesse. Work begins on Cape Helius, a park with luxury residences along Helius harbour in Hellevoetsluis, and on the layout of Droomland at the Efteling amusement park. The holiday accommodations will have a fairy tale look and feel and be built in the style of castles and knights’ fortresses.
2002	Acquisition of Zilverperkparken B.V. and of the management and operation of Grandorado Bungalowpark Weerterbergen in Weert.
2003	Takeover of management and operation of Recreatiecentrum Pannenschuur B.V. in Nieuwvliet-Bad.
2004	Acquisition of De Katjeskelder villa park and campsite in Oosterhout.
2005	Acquisition of 8 Euroase B.V. villa parks and campsites. Acquisition of ’t Vosseven in Stramproy. Construction of a marina and the last of the villas at Cape Helius park. Completion of the new access road at Roompot Beach Resort, together with expansion on the site of ‘De Zeeuwse Duintjes’ with 72 rental caravans.
2006	Acquisition of Klein Vink holiday park, nestled away in the scenic beauty of Maasduinen Natural Park in Limburg, Acquisition of Sarcon holiday tour operators in Hamburg, which runs 12 rental accommodation parks in Germany and Denmark Construction of the Cochem Holiday and Golf Resort.
2007	Opening of both Marinapark Volendam in Volendam and the Cochem Holiday and Golf Resort. Purchase of 3 holiday parks in the region of Bavaria in Southern Germany.