Who are we?
We are Oskar and Marjolein Beumers, both born and raised in Twente inthe east of The Netherlands. We studied together in Amsterdam; Oskar at the Academy of Physical Education and Marjolein at the Amsterdam Academy of education for the financial sector. After our studies we lived a winterseason in St. Anton am Arlberg to teach ski lessons and where we were infected with mountain life. Back in the Netherlands, we both started “serious” jobs.
We have three children, our oldest daughter Sophie, now 15 years old, was born in Oldenzaal where we lived with great pleasure. 14 years ago we ended up in Deventer, where Anne (13 years) and Bas (10 years) were born. Oskar has worked in the sports industry for years, at the ski brands Atomic and Head. Oskar has been active with Double Dutch for a few years now for all kinds of events and activities in the snow at the mountains. Marjolein has worked for a long time at VvAA, a consultancy for doctors and paramedics to advise them on starting and running their own practice. In recent years, Marjolein has worked at Amplifon.
As a family, we have always had a preference for Austria and therefore went skiing in Austria with our children every winter. We know St. Anton am Arlberg well and like to come there, but we have also visited other villages in the Austrian Alps, Switzerland and Italy. And of course we could also be found in the Austrian mountains in the summer. Wonderful for walking, mountain biking or at the racing bike to explore the mountains and the surrounding area. Enjoy the mountains!
Summer holiday Afritz am See 2020
Our summer vacation 2020 was a summer vacation with a mission. We thought about moving permanently to Austria, as we call it. Actually it is emigrating but that sounds so great. The destination became Afritz am See, near Villach, in sunny and beautiful Carinthia, where a good friend of ours, Ramón Wismans, bought a holiday park. An existing park with about 25 holiday houses, which will be demolished. 35 beautiful new holiday houses and apartments will be build at the same place. The park is being rebuilt in the style that is so characteristic of Austria with a lot of wood and natural stone. Initially it started with a joke and eventually became a serious question whether we would like to do the management for this holiday park for him. And we are going to do that!
Ramón Wismans has his own company in dormer windows and has been very successful with it for many years. Since a few years he has bought a house in Hermagor in Carinthia with various apartments and built a new building with luxury apartments next to that house. HausDual was a fact. Close to the Nassfeld ski area and the Presseggersee, which is a wonderful holiday destination, especially in the summer months. Ramón is always looking for a new challenge and has therefore bought the holiday park in Afritz am See. Until 2017, the park was a busy holiday spot in the summer months. DualPark Afritz am See will be built in the same look and feel as HausDual.
Time of departure July 2021
At the end of July 2021 we left with our family and all our belongings from the Netherlands to our new “heimat” in Austria. A beautiful place at the Afritzersee with its crystal clear water, between the beautiful rolling mountains of the Nockberge Alps and in winter around the corner from the ski areas of Gerlitzen and Bad Kleinkirchheim. In the first months we will be very involved in the construction of the park and we will have time to integrate, get to know people and companies that we can work with in the future.
We have been in Austria for exactly a year now and we like life here very much. The children have had their first school year and this has gone unbelievably well for all three and have already settled in nicely, speak German quite well and are also getting to know their new hometown, the mountains, the school and other children. Due to the Corona crisis, the new construction of the park has been somewhat delayed, but despite this, we delivered the first houses in July 2022.
The first rental of the holiday homes will take place from summer 2022. We look forward to receiving our first guests and would like to see you at our park for a wonderful summer holiday in the mountains or for a nice week of winter sports in the sunny south of Austria.
Greetings Oskar, Marjolein, Sophie, Anne and Bas Beumers
The first rental of the holiday homes and apartments will take place from March 2022. We are looking forward to welcome our first guests and would like to see you at our park for a wonderful summer holiday in the mountains or for a nice week of winter sports in the sunny south of Austria.
Greetings Oskar, Marjolein, Sophie, Anne and Bas Beumers
