The “no kids” trend (or “no children”) touches its end in France. This summer, hotels and restaurants will have to comply with the new rules to properly welcome parents and their children.
We apply this trend “adult only” or “no kids”. Travelers who are looking for a quiet vacation favor children’s hotels and cruises, to find a little tranquility by the sea or the swimming pool. Despite the bad image possible, some restaurants even assume to display a “no kids” sign at the entrance to their establishment. We have also seen a Turkish-Dutch Airline Company offer flights reserved only for adults.
A practice judged “discriminating for parents and children“, Reacts Frédéric Martz, co-founder of Welcome Family, who makes every effort to rethink our spaces to adapt them to children, notably by offering umbrella beds, high chairs, changing tables or even coloring pages, hotels, holiday clubs and restaurants. At the time, when he started to penalty the providers, the latter were rather refractory families.Twice out of ten, the restaurateurs showed us that they did not want children at home: it’s turbulent, it runs everywhere, it makes the pots fall, and they are exposed to the risks of accidents like one of them who brought his bouillabaisse “he tells us.
Some beach restaurateurs, brasseries and tourist restaurants have even told him to tell families that they are full when parents call to book a table with six children. And then there is also the financial argument: the children’s menu is much cheaper than à la carte dishes for adults. “”That said, the trend is reversed today since more and more restaurants and hotels make sure to welcome families properly, which also has the advantage of retaining this customers“.
The Haute-Commissioner for Children Sarah El Haïry took the subject with the body to restore the children in our society. From July 5, a dedicated platform will allow parents to recommend an establishment offering child pricing or adapted developments. “”We will launch a tool, a sticker, which allows us to say that this establishment “yes, it welcomes children, you are welcome, we will not look at you as a way”Sarah El Haïry said on TF1. This round red sticker will mention “the choice of 2025 families”, with the logo of a stroller.
A label that could change the situation to tourism professionals. According to several criteria, each establishment must “Propose child pricing, offer at least one event for children per year, have benevolent staff with regard to young audiences or have suitable arrangements (chairs, children’s toilets, games space …) “added the High Commission. The objective: to make France a country Family Friendly, where each child is welcomed and respected.
