We children of camping: generational switch at the campsite

If you saw them, you wouldn't call them children. But they are children nonetheless, namely those of (former) campsite owners. The "next generation" of Luxembourg tourism, i.e. Bernard, Jean and Jos Speller from Camping Belle-Vue 2000, Jennifer in't Groen from Camping Kautenbach, Boris Licina from Camping auf Kengert and Florence Kirtz-Bertemes from Tintesmühle, aged 35, 38, 46, 33, 24 and 51 respectively. And then there's Ina Müller, 42, who didn't grow up on a campsite per se, but is nevertheless one of the new faces in the sector.

What they all have in common, apart from their love of accommodation far removed from AirBnB and hotel rooms, is that they have or are in the process of taking on a succession – that of a campsite. A challenge for the young entrepreneurs, because in addition to financing and renewing all licences, they have to convince their parents and the often long-standing guests of their management skills. "For many, I'm still 'the little one', because people still remember how I used to cycle around the campsite as a child, " says Jennifer in't Groen, who is preparing to completely take over Camping Kautenbach together with her brother Kevin.