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Forest resort chain Center Parcs learns why you don't just delete your account
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Forest resort chain Center Parcs learns why you don't just delete your account

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Mar 29, 2025
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Center Parcs, the British holiday the weather can't spoil

Center Parcs, the chain of liminal forest resorts in Britain and Ireland, deleted its Twitter account in January. But it didn't realize that meant the name would become available for registration, and it was soon squatted. Fortunately for the company, the IT consultant who nabbed the handle, Carl …

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