I'm convinced it was all apart of an elaborate cover-up. I think there was a thread at one time that discussed the location, but I can't find it now. I personally think not only taking all those children on an "adult" vacation was strange, but also the location. Think of all the beautiful (English speaking) vacation spots in the world. Think of 6 (or however many) little children who are just getting a firm grasp on their language skills. Why go on a family vacation to a non-English speaking country, where you know you will be dropping your kids off at a day care every day, where they probably can't communicate with the staff.
err - you dont know much about Brits and their holiday habits then !
Milliions of Brits travel to Spain and Portugal every summer because it is close - about 2hr flight tops and also because you have gauranteed sunshine unlike the UK -
Mark Warner is a british company - the resort would have been full of brits - most of the creche staff were british as well . nuff said