Cottage holidays - 20.000 holiday homes and apartments

Business segment

Tour operator. Rental of holiday cottages, apartments and complexes in Europe and Florida/ USA. Main areas: France, Italy and Spain (summer) and the Alpine countries (winter).

POLAR: holiday cottages in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
CASA: Premium-Programme with selected villas and quality cottages in Europe and Florida.

Number of holidaymakers

Approx. 785,000 per annum

Turnover

Approx. € 117 million per annum

Staff

170; 20 of whom live abroad

Managing director

Michael Heines

Registered office

Freiburg, HRB 1149

Founded

1974

Business year

1 November to 31 October

Shareholders

HRS Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH [administration and shareholding] (100%) in Freiburg

Customer money security

Zürich Agrippina

Member of DRV (German Association of Travel Agents)

Over 20,000 holiday cottages and apartments in Europe and Florida/USA presented on the Internet and in six brochures:

Summer – main brochure
6,000 holiday cottages & and apartmens
Published middle of November
Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Portugal,  Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands.      

France brochure
5,000 holiday cottages & apartments
Published middle of November
Provence, Camargue, Languedoc-Roussillon, Côte d’Azur, Corsica, Brittany, Normandy, Charente-Maritime, Vendée, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Ardèche, Limousin, Burgundy, Périgord/Gascogne, Loire

Italy brochure
5,000 holiday cottages & apartments
Published middle of November
Adriatic Sea, Colli Euganei, Friuli, Marche, Abruzzo, Gargano, Sardinia, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Calabria, Tuscany, Upper Italian lakes, Piedmont, Liguria, Dolmits/Southern Tyrol.

POLAR Scandinavia brochure
1,000 holiday cottages & apartments
Published beginning of November
Norway, Sweden and Finland

CASA - Premium brochure
Published beginning of October
Villas and cottages, private holiday complexes, individual hotels in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Florida

Winter brochure
5,000 holiday cottages & apartments
Published beginning July
Ski & Snowboard holidays in the best winter sport locations in the Alps and in the German low mountain ranges, in the Czech Republic, Sweden and Norway.
Fur sun lovers: Florida, Majorca and Tenerife.

Sales

Approx. 70% of turnover through over 8,000 travel agencies in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries.

Internet

Complete range of over 20,000 holiday cottages and apartments available to book online.

Other services

Ferry and hire car reservations for Majorca, Corsica, Sardinia and Scandinavia.

Travel cancellation insurance

In cooperation with the Europäische Reiseversicherung AG

Contact

INTER CHALET Ferienhausgesellschaft mbH
Postfach 5420, 79098 Freiburg, Germany

INTER CHALET-Haus, Heinrich-von-Stephan-Str. 25
79100 Freiburg, Germany
Telephone: + 49 – (0)761 – 21 00 77

Fax: + 49 – (0)761 – 21 00 154

E-mail: info@interchalet.com

Internet: www.interchalet.com