The number of overnight stays in Belgian tourist accommodations amounted to 2,025,977 in January 2023. At national level, most overnight stays were in hotels (58%), holiday homes and apartments (13%) and holiday parks (16%).
The number of overnight stays in January 2023[1] was 32% higher than in January 2022 (1,537,632) and 7% higher than in January 2020 (1,898,413).
In the Walloon Region, there were 428,206 overnight stays, which represents an increase of 12% compared to January 2022 and of 27% compared January 2020.
In the Flemish Region, there were 1,158,622 overnight stays, which represents an increase of 23% compared to January 2022 and of 9% compared January 2020.
In the Brussels-Capital Region, the number of overnight stays was 439,149. This is an increase of 105% compared to January 2022. The Brussels-Capital Region recorded a decrease of 12% compared January 2020.
Remark
Holiday parks and camping sites had to close from 3 November 2020 to 7 February 2021. Hotels and B&Bs could stay open, but restaurants and bars had to close. Meals had to be taken in the room.
As of 8 February, holiday villages and camping sites were allowed to reopen but their pools, common indoor areas and facilities such as restaurants and bars had to remain closed.
On 8 May 2021, outdoor cafés were allowed to reopen. From 9 June 2021 horeca inside was also allowed.
Swimming pools were allowed to reopen on 8 May 2021. In practice, this was often not (yet) the case in holiday parks due to the 1.5 metre rule. Camps and school trips with overnight stays were not allowed up to and including June 2021.
Indoor playgrounds, subtropical swimming pools and recreational parts of swimming pools had to close from 26 December 2021 to 27 January 2022. This had an impact on holiday parks.
Sports camps were only allowed to take place without overnight stays from 26 December 2021.
[1] When interpreting the evolution between the same months of consecutive years, it is important to take into account the differences in the number of holidays, school holidays or weekends between these two months.