RoosterMonday afternoon noon. Center Parcs in De Haan will then also close its doors due to the announced lockdown. “We call on anyone who would arrive from Monday to stay at home”, Marthijn Tabak of Center Parcs makes clear. For those who are already in the holiday park, it immediately means a very short autumn trip. “But we make the best of it,” says Lies Heytens from Tielt.
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At the entrance of Center Parcs in Wenduinesteenweg, cyclists and walkers are still coming and going. Getting a breath of fresh air by the sea or walking through the woods is a favorite pastime for many tourists. And of course there is a pleasant dinner in the evening to start the holiday well. But that vacation is admittedly of a very short duration. Campsites and holiday parks will have to close due to the lockdown from Tuesday 3 November, but Center Parcs will close all its parks the day before at 12 noon, so that no one can check in on Tuesday morning.
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Quote Why are those measures announced so late? We are here from Friday afternoon. Had we known we had to leave on Monday, we would never have traveled
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We went to take a look at the entrance of the park. The majority had only booked for a weekend, so there was little to worry about. It is different for those who had ticked a full week in the calendar. “We had booked a stay until Friday. So now nothing of that comes into the house. It’s a shame, but so be it ”, Ann and Francine from Molenbeek sigh. “We were safe and sound in our own bubble in our detached holiday home. No rules were broken here. Anyway, you fully understand the measures. We have already received vouchers to make up for our remaining days another time. ” Lies Heytens and her husband Nico De Vrieze come with their children Arjana, Aeren and Athan from the West-Flemish Tielt. They too had booked for a full week. “We arrived here on Friday afternoon. I actually do not understand that the measures are communicated so late in the day every time. We packed up a whole day to hear the news of the lockdown here. Sin. Had we known that, we would never have finished. Now, we make the most of it. The children are having a good time, we will have to plan the holiday differently. Whether we have already received vouchers for our canceled days? Well, no, we don’t know about that. We have not received any further news via the Center Parcs app on how to proceed.
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Center Parcs De Haan has a total of 519 accommodations. They do not want to say exactly how large the occupancy rate is. But the company emphasizes that these are “good figures” that are higher than the 60 percent that the hotel sector was allowed to record. “Most guests have only booked for this weekend, so they can finish their stay as planned. The restaurants are closed, but we do offer take-out and / or delivery service “, says spokesman Marthijn Tabak.” Earlier this week we already received phone calls from travelers who abandoned their plans. We explicitly ask visitors who would arrive from Monday to stay at home. . We will inform our guests as soon as possible by text message and e-mail. We look for a suitable solution for our guests, how the procedure works is in the e-mail or text message. People really do not have to worry And if you have any questions, you can always contact us. However, we expect a lot of phone calls, which means that the waiting time will be longer than usual. ”
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