{"id":5533,"date":"2024-02-29T20:55:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leuvenleisure.com\/?page_id=5533"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:09:21","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.leuvenleisure.com\/en\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5533\" class=\"elementor elementor-5533\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a8c41f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25a8c41f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37eb72fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37eb72fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680ce965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"680ce965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is us, the Leuven Leisure team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3130e736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3130e736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Our mission?<br \/><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Leuven Leisure offers high-quality activities and wants to excel in creativity and innovation!<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344dfe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"344dfe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473b34ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"473b34ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33db7f75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33db7f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14713071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14713071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Teamwork ,<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17df6bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17df6bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7\/7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1337c057 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1337c057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Leuven Leisure started as Leuven Walks in the spring of 2013. Founder Sebastiaan Cloet (Leuven, \u00b01984), Master in History and Tourism from KU Leuven, saw the opportunity for a better, more high-quality tourist experience.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Real quality, with vision, was in his opinion lacking in his city.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Today, Leuven Leisure is a collaboration between the non-profit association Gidsen 3000 and the company Flanders Leisure, where groundbreaking work has been carried out for twelve years now in terms of content and guiding technique.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Today, Leuven Leisure offers the highest quality and the best experience within the local leisure offering.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Thanks to the combination of our own guide training program and our professional operation, unique in Leuven, we succeed in consistently delivering the highest quality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Our daily operations are provided by:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ms. Iris Verheyen <\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Event Coordinator<br><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Aneta Piekarz <\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Managing Partner Business Development<br><\/em>associate Flanders Leisure<em><br><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Henri Laurent&nbsp; <\/strong><em>Managing Partner Coaching &amp; Content<\/em> <br>president of the board of directors of Gidsen 3000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Sebastiaan Cloet&nbsp; <\/strong><em>Managing Partner Operations &amp; Quality<br><\/em>associate-CEO of Flanders Leisure<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">They manage the team of around forty-five guides, and a steering group focuses on fine-tuning the guide-technical and content aspects of the activities.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Our guides are interesting, knowledgeable locals.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Their talent and drive guarantee memorable activities and tours!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1122e4a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1122e4a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fdbab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24fdbab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72271096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72271096\" 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