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Sandaya: acquires Les Tropiques 4-star campsite, the first in the Eastern Pyrenees

Mondo Camping 26 May 2025

The Sandaya Group, one of the leading players in the high-end open-air hotel sector, founded in 2010 by François Georges and Xavier Guilbert, is broadening its horizons even further by adding yet another excellence. After the last two acquisitions in recent months in Brittany and Occitania, the

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France: SFHLL, the union of lightweight leisure house manufacturers, is born

Mondo Camping 20 February 2025

When we talk about “light leisure houses,” we mean chalets e bungalows with square footage of less than 35 m². These are the most popular open-air accommodation solutions for tourists to spend a vacation in close contact with nature but at the same time with all the comforts and the right intimacy. “Light leisure houses,” […]

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European Camping Group: expands in Spain and strengthens its presence in France

Mondo Camping 15 January 2025

The group further strengthens its historical presence in the Iberian Peninsula and fortifies its roots in France. European Camping Group targets the Spanish and French markets with two strategic moves. The management of the ECG group emphasizes, “The opening of Neptuno under the Marvilla Parks brand in Spain is a milestone for European Camping Group. […]

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IODE 2025 show: the exhibition dedicated to tourism and leisure equipment is back

Mondo Camping 17 December 2024

The IODE 2025 Exhibition is a trade show specializing in outdoor, indoor, tourism and leisure equipment with great appeal for professionals and others. The French event symbolizes professionalism and innovation in these sectors, and after the positive balance of 2024, which recorded +7% visitors (2140 attendees walked through the doors of the 2024 fair on […]

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Sandaya, adds two new destinations in Brittany and Occitania

Mondo Camping 3 December 2024

Sandaya Group continues to grow. The year 2024 closes on a high note with excellent resolutions for the year to come: 2025 will see the opening of two new properties to be included in the brand’s catalog, a long list of highly selected facilities in France, and in Europe (Spain, Belgium, and Italy), located mainly […]

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Loire Valley: autumn outdoors, among castles, vineyards and bike paths

Elena Bittante 26 September 2024

As the early cold weather begins to tease, warm colors gild the landscapes and a toast warms the atmosphere. A glass of Chinon, “S’il vous plaît,” before heading out to discover some magnificent châteaux mirrored along the flow of the Loire River. This French region, only an hour from Paris, is a UNESCO World Heritage […]

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France: new HPA national attendance and reservation barometer site online

Mondo Camping 24 June 2024

It was developed by Atout France in collaboration with ADN Tourisme and the FNHPA , the new HPA National Attendance and Reservation Barometer website. A practical and useful, free and participatory online service that monitors the French camping season in real time. Atout France, FNHPA and ADN Tourisme invite open-air industry professionals to participate in […]

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Bordeaux, between good wine, camping and nature

Elena Bittante 24 June 2024

France’s sixth largest city is an invitation to bien vivre. A toast in Bordeaux is not just joy to share but tradition made into art, capable of driving one of the most thriving sectors of the French economy. In vino veritas: the city is the queen of French oenology, an established and world-famous reality. But […]

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Inspire Villages continuing expansion: acquires six Slow Village campsites

Mondo Camping 24 June 2024

A young but promising group, Inspire Villages was founded in 2021 and has experienced continuous growth in recent years. This is also confirmed by this latest move involving the management of the six Slow Village campsites, which will continue to use their brand name for this season, in conjunction with that of Inspire Villages. The […]

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Sandaya group acquires two new campsites

Mondo Camping 14 April 2024

They enter Sandaya campsites Les Rivages e Maguide , two French facilities that meet the group’s requirements: service excellence and immersion in nature. With these two new entities, the chain expands its offerings to 64 self-managed facilities, mostly located on French soil, from north to south of the country, but also present in Italy, Spain […]