For generations, Spirou’s family has been proud to work in the hotel business. Even so, when his mom tells him he’ll be starting at the prestigious bellhop academy for the upcoming school year, Spirou doesn’t feel quite ready to follow his family’s tradition. Before the end of classes at his current school, the 12-year-old boy wants to profess his love to his classmate Suzette, by offering her a trip around the world aboard a vehicle he’s building in secrecy, with the help of his friends Vertignasse, Cassius and Ponchelot.