@Leisure Group
Since December 1, 2008, the consumer brands of Belvilla, Euro Relais, Jules Villas and CityTrips-Europe are part of the holding company of @Leisure. The organisation is one of the largest players in the European market for holiday homes and is also market leader in the Benelux. @Leisure lets out 15,000 holidays homes in 17 European countries through its consumer brands and has a total staff of around 120 employees working in offices in Heerhugowaard, Eindhoven, Cologne, Innsbruck and Ibiza.
We have always been a direct seller that rents out holiday homes through websites and by phone. Our target group is primarily holidaymakers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. In 2007, 450,000 holidaymakers of 40 different nationalities booked a holiday home through one of our brands. A turnover of €57.8 million was achieved that same year.
The name @Leisure clearly reflects our business focus, with 'leisure' referring to the market itself and 'at leisure' referring to what we offer our customers. The 'at' symbol in @Leisure emphasises our online activities.
The @Leisure consumer brands:
- Belvilla was established in 1987 and is primarily active in the Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. It is the market leader in the Netherlands in the online rental of holiday homes. The organisation offers accommodations in both winter and summer holiday destinations in seventeen European countries.
- Euro Relais has been the home of holiday homes since 1980 and offers holidays in unique, high-quality holiday homes throughout Europe. Euro Relais holiday homes range from castles to country cottages, farms to windmills, mansions to chalets, not to mention cave dwellings, circus wagons and pigeon coops. The company is active in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Jules Villas rents exclusive holiday villa's in the perfect location with additional services and facilities in Ibiza, Italy and the Alps.
- The CityTrips-Europe.com theme website developed by Euro Relais provides detailed information on various European cities and offers self-catering city accommodations. The portfolio varies from traditional homes and attractive apartments in historic buildings to Bed & Breakfasts and even boats and houseboats. The website is available in both Dutch and English.
Guarantees
We are a member of the Dutch Thuiswinkel Organisatie, part of the European umbrella organisation EMOTA (European Mail Order and Distance Selling Trade Association). Belvilla and Housing International are also affiliated with the SGR (Travel Bookings Compensation Fund), Calamiteitenfonds (Calamity Fund) and ANVR (Netherlands Association of Tour Operators). In Germany we are affiliated with the VNT (Verband Neue Touristik) and the German website belvilla.de has been awarded the TÜV certificate.