VillaVibes

Name

VillaVibes

Legal name

VillaVibes

Website

https://villavibes.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VillaVibes organizes group travel packages and single-themed social events for higher-educated Dutch and Belgian singles aged 25-69, offering 200+ trip variations with guaranteed group composition across active, beach, weekend, and adventure categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Singles Group Travel Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Country/Regional Circuit Tour Operators (THAKADAK)

Keywords

• Group travel services
• Singles group tours
• Social vacation packages
• Active holiday trips
• Weekend getaway tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnhem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Single Trip Bookings: VillaVibes generates revenue through one-time transaction fees for individual group travel bookings. Customers pay a trip fee per person plus mandatory booking costs (€29.50) and an SGR contribution (€5.00). Optional extras include cabin baggage (from €60) and room upgrades. Revenue is earned per booking event, with no recurring subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

VillaVibes organizes and sells organized group travel packages exclusively for higher-educated singles (HBO/university level) in the Netherlands and Belgium. The portfolio spans 200+ trip variations across weekends, week-long holidays, active trips (hiking, cycling, sailing, surfing, padel, skiing), beach vacations, camping, and adventure tours to European and select African/Middle Eastern destinations, all sold at a fixed per-person fee with a guaranteed group composition covering age band, education level, gender balance, and group size.

Product overview

VillaVibes operates a single travel platform offering over 200 distinct group travel products for higher-educated singles. The portfolio includes activity-based sub-brands (Hike of Bike, PadelVibes, SailVibes, SurfVibes, SnowVibes), vacation-type sub-brands (BeachVibes/Zonvakanties, CampingVibes, Glamping), destination-specific offerings (Wandelvakanties, SpecialVibes for adventure travel), and event products (DinnerVibes, WeekendVibes). All products share the core Leuke Groep Garantie concept guaranteeing age-appropriate groups, balanced gender ratios (max 60-40), hbo/wo educational level of participants, and guaranteed departure. The SnowVibes (wintersport) line includes destinations across Austria, Switzerland, and France with ski safari options. Products range from weekend trips (3-4 days) to week-long vacations, with pricing from €395 to €2,195.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeekendVibes: Short weekend getaways for singles, including destinations like Ardennen, Veluwe, and Heuvelrijk.
• BeachVibes
• CampingVibes
• SnowVibes
• SailVibes
• Hike of Bike
• PadelVibes
• SpecialVibes
• DinnerVibes

Products and services

• WeekendVibes Weekend trips (2–4 nights) for singles, including destinations such as Ardennen, Veluwe, and Heuvelrijk, organized by age band and bundled with accommodation, activities, and travel leadership. Prices per person from approximately €395.
• Hike of Bike Active hiking and cycling trips for singles in destinations including Oostenrijk (Filzmoos), Slovenië, Molveno (Italië), and Mallorca, with guided routes and age-banded group composition.
• BeachVibes (Zonvakanties) Beach and sun vacation packages for singles to destinations including Cyprus, Sicilië, Kreta, Montenegro, Gambia, Egypte, and Kaapverdië.
• SailVibes (Zeilvakanties) Sailing vacations for singles in Griekenland (Athene, Lefkas) and Kroatië, with catamaran and sailing yacht experiences.
• SnowVibes (Wintersport) Winter sports vacations for singles including skiing and snowboarding trips to destinations in Oostenrijk (Saalbach, Serfaus, Kirchberg, Zell am See, Sankt Anton, Flachau) and Zwitserland (Arosa), with ski safari activities and all-inclusive packages.
• PadelVibes (Padelreizen) Sports travel combining padel tennis with vacation for singles, including trips to Mallorca and Costa Calida (Spanje) at approximately €1,395 per person.
• CampingVibes Camping trips for singles including family camping in Bujaleuf (Frankrijk) with group activities and campfire evenings.
• Glamping Zweden Glamping experience in Sweden for singles with nature accommodations and outdoor activities, priced at approximately €995 per person.
• SurfVibes (Surfvakanties) Surfing vacations in Ericeira (Portugal) and Montalivet (Frankrijk) for singles, accommodating different skill levels.
• SpecialVibes (Avontuurlijke Reizen) Adventure travel for singles including round trips to Marokko, Jordanië, Albanië, and Villa Toscane (Italië).
• DinnerVibes Single dinner events with a party as memorable conclusion, organized in 2019 alongside the Beach Festival (1,500 singles) as a lower-commitment community entry point.
• Wandelvakanties Hiking vacations for singles including trips to Noorwegen (up to €1,995 per person), Madeira, and Fiuggi (Italië) with guided routes.
• KerstVibes Christmas and New Year vacation packages for singles, including KerstVibes Vechtdal.
• Single Reizen (Algemeen) Core group travel packages exclusively for singles with higher education (HBO/wo level), organized by age category (25-39, 30-45, 35-49, 50-69), with guaranteed group composition, balanced gender ratio, and the Leuke Groep Garantie.

Quantifiable outcome

• 58,000+ singles have traveled with VillaVibes over 22 years
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANVRcoreOthersVillaVibes is a member of ANVR (Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging van Reisorganisatie), the Dutch association of travel organizations. ANVR membership subjects VillaVibes to industry standards and dispute resolution mechanisms, providing consumer confidence and regulatory compliance.
• SGRcoreOthersVillaVibes is registered with SGR (Stichting Garantiefonds Reisgelden), the Dutch travel guarantee fund. SGR ensures that customers receive their money back if VillaVibes becomes insolvent. Customers pay a €5 SGR contribution per booking. This is a mandatory consumer protection partnership required for Dutch travel operators.
• CalamiteitenfondsminorOthersVillaVibes contributes to the Calamiteitenfonds (Disaster Fund), providing additional consumer financial protection for travel cancellations due to emergencies.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• VakantiePiraten: Dutch travel deals and inspiration platform reaching the same Dutch leisure-traveler demographic. Acts as a discovery and price-comparison layer rather than a direct tour operator; relevant as a marketing channel and competitive pressure on price visibility.

Broad incumbents

• TUI Nederland: Largest mainstream tour operator in the Netherlands offering package holidays across Europe. Competes for the same Dutch vacationer wallet but at much broader scale; VillaVibes' singles-focused social guarantee targets an underserved slice of TUI's broader audience.
• D-reizen: Established Dutch retail-based tour operator with physical agency network. Competes for the same Dutch holiday budget but with conventional package holidays rather than singles-curated group travel.
• ANWB Reizen: Travel arm of the Dutch ANWB mobility association, offering packaged and custom trips to Dutch consumers. Shares the Dutch middle-class vacationer base with VillaVibes but serves members broadly rather than a curated singles demographic.
• Corendon: Dutch tour operator with strong sun and beach holiday offering aimed at Dutch travelers. Comparable on package structure and supplier relationships (airline baggage add-ons, resort inventory) but operates at mainstream rather than singles-niche positioning.
• Sunweb Group: Major Dutch OTA and package tour operator serving Dutch and Belgian customers with beach, ski, and city trips. Overlaps with VillaVibes on destinations and demographic but lacks the singles-curated social group guarantee.
• Prijsvrij.nl: Dutch online tour operator offering package holidays across Mediterranean and winter sport destinations. Overlaps with VillaVibes on product type (ski, sun, weekends) but competes purely on price and convenience rather than curated group composition.

Emerging players

• Contiki: Global youth/young-adult group tour operator with similar age-banded, social-cohort-based travel product. While Contiki targets 18–35 English-speaking markets, its group-composition and social-guarantee model mirrors the core mechanic VillaVibes uses for Dutch singles.

Direct peers

• Single2Travel: Dutch tour operator organizing group trips for singles, directly overlapping with VillaVibes' core offering. Comparable in target demographic, pricing model, and group-trip product structure, making it the closest direct competitor in the Dutch singles travel niche.

Regional players

• Single Travel International: International singles-focused tour operator offering group trips across multiple continents. Conceptually adjacent to VillaVibes but operating primarily in North American/English-speaking markets rather than Dutch-speaking Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/villavibes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/villavibes
• Instagraminstagram.com/villavibes_singlereizen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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